The Falcon Ghia SP is a motor car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Ford Falcon Ghia SP's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.6 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 163 bhp (165 PS/122 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 304 N·m (224 lb·ft/31 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1243 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2781 mm | 109.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4732 mm | 186.3 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 179 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1243 kg | 2740 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3621 cc (220.967 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.5 × 87.9 mm
3.68 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
165 PS (163 bhp) (122 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
33.6 kW/litre 45.6 ps/litre 45 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
83.95 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1055 kPa (153 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 603.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 131.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.23 kg/kW 17.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101882 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Ford Falcon Ghia SP added 2002-11-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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