The Ford Granada Limousine is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the motor located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 73 bhp (74 PS/54 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 126 N·m (93 lb·ft/12.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Ford Granada Limousine weighs a stated 1240 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 147 km/h (91 mph).
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 | 2770 mm | 109.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4570 mm | 179.9 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1240 kg | 2734 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1700 cc (103.74 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.92 × 66.8 mm
3.54 × 2.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.35 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
74 PS (73 bhp) (54 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
126 Nm (93 ft·lb) (12.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32 kW/litre 43.5 ps/litre 42.9 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.12 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 931.4 kPa (135.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 425 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 147 km/h (91 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 59.69 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 43.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 58.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.78 kg/kW 38.05 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 67815 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Ford Granada Limousine added 1999-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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