The Ford Gran Torino Sedan is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6.6 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 4200 rpm and 403 Nm (297 lbft/41.1 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1837 kg.
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 | 2997 mm | 118 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1598 mm | 62.9 inches | |
| Length | 5367 mm | 211.3 inches | |
| Width | 2014 mm | 79.3 inches | |
| Height | 1336 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1837 kg | 4050 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 6.6 litre 6555 cc (400.011 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 101.6 mm
4 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
403 Nm (297 ft·lb) (41.1 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
19.1 kW/litre 26 ps/litre 25.6 bhp/litre 0.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
61.48 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Mo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 772.6 kPa (112.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 819.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 92.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.66 kg/kW 24.49 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.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70576 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Ford Gran Torino Sedan added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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