The Ford Galaxy 2.8 CD V6 is a front wheel drive road car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle bodyshell.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.8 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 172 bhp (174 PS/128 kW) at 5800 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1696 kg.
Top quoted speed is 195 km/h (121 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 17.6/9.7/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 305.0 g/km.
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 | 2835 mm | 111.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4617 mm | 181.8 inches | |
| Width | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1696 kg | 3739 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 15° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 90.3 mm
3.19 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 174 PS (172 bhp) (128 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.9 kW/litre 62.5 ps/litre 61.6 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
85.96 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1080.2 kPa (156.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.22 kg/kW 22.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.6/9.7/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.6/9.7/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/10.3/7.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/29.1/22.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/24.2/18.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 305.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 499675 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 24.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Ford Galaxy 2.8 CD V6 Automatic added 2016-11-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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