This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.9 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 248 bhp (251 PS/185 kW) at 5000 rpm and 412 Nm (304 lbft/42 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1530 kg.
The Ford Falcon XR8 is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 233 km/h, or 145 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 | 2793 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1566 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4907 mm | 193.2 inches | |
| Width | 1870 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1437 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1530 kg | 3373 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 251 PS (248 bhp) (185 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 412 Nm (304 ft·lb) (42 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 37.4 kW/litre 50.9 ps/litre 50.2 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.37 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1047.6 kPa (151.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.15 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 233 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 164.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 162.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.27 kg/kW 13.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 86845 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Ford Falcon XR8 added 2001-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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