The Gran Torino Squire is a motor vehicle from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
Its 7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that develops 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 436 N·m (322 lb·ft/44.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 2062 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2997 mm | 118 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Length | 5464 mm | 215.1 inches | |
| Width | 2007 mm | 79 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2062 kg | 4546 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7030 cc (428.997 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.7 × 91.2 mm
4.36 × 3.59 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
436 Nm (322 ft·lb) (44.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.7 kW/litre 29.6 ps/litre 29.2 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
62.02 Nm/litre
0.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Mo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 779.4 kPa (113 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 878.75 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 100.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.49 kg/kW 22.53 lb/bhp |
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| 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 manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 70488 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 60.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Ford Gran Torino Squire added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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