The Ford Freestar is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle bodyshell.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) of power at 4250 rpm, and maximum torque of 356 N·m (263 lb·ft/36.3 kgm) at 3650 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1939 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3068 mm | 120.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 5105 mm | 201 inches | |
| Width | 1946 mm | 76.6 inches | |
| Height | 1748 mm | 68.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1939 kg | 4275 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 98.5 litres | 21.7 [26] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4195 cc (255.995 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.8 × 95 mm
3.81 × 3.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) at 4250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 356 Nm (263 ft·lb) (36.3 kgm) at 3650 rpm |
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| Specific output | 35.7 kW/litre 48.6 ps/litre 47.9 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.86 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1066.4 kPa (154.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 699.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.94 kg/kW 21.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/BeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 145706 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Ford Freestar (2004) added 2006-09-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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