The Granada 2.8 Injection GL is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front mounted engine, sold by Ford.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 221 N·m (163 lb·ft/22.5 kgm) at 4300 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The stated kerb weight is 1350 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 193 km/h (120 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 8.6/10.9/15.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
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 | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1532 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Length | 4633 mm | 182.4 inches | |
| Width | 1791 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1416 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 68.5 mm
3.66 × 2.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 221 Nm (163 ft·lb) (22.5 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.2 kW/litre 57.4 ps/litre 56.6 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
79.15 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 994.7 kPa (144.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.04 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.46 kg/kW 19.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/10.9/15.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/10.9/15.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/9.2/6.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/25.9/18.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/21.6/15.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 639397 | ||
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| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Ford Granada 2.8 Injection GL added 2020-02-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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