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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Anzahl türen | 4 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2793 | 110 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1566 | 61.7 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1547 | 60.9 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4907 | 193.2 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1870 | 73.6 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1437 | 56.6 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.76 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1530 kg | 3373 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Ford | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 | ||
| Hubraum | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.33 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 251 PS (248 bhp) (185 kW) bei 5000 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 412 Nm (304 ft·lb) (42 kgm) bei 3500 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 37.4 kW/litre 50.9 ps/litre 50.2 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
83.37 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 9.1:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | EFi | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1047.6 kPa (151.9 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 617.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | |||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | 4.8 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.1 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 15.15 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | 10.90 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.DW. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | I.DW. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 5 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | |||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.45 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 86845 | ||
| Production total | |||
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| 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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