The Ford Granada 2.8 V6 GL is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied automobile with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.8 litre, overhead valve 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 133 bhp (135 PS/99 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 216 N·m (159 lb·ft/22 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1330 kg.
Top claimed speed is 183 km/h, which equates to 114 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 9.0/11.5/14.9 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 | 1330 kg | 2932 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 | 135 PS (133 bhp) (99 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 216 Nm (159 ft·lb) (22 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 35.5 kW/litre 48.3 ps/litre 47.6 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
77.36 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 972.2 kPa (141 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 | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 100 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.41 kg/kW 22.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.0/11.5/14.9 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/11.5/14.9 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/8.7/6.7 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 31.4/24.6/19.0 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 26.1/20.5/15.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 639386 | ||
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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 V6 GL added 2020-02-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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