This car has a 2 door saloon type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Ford Lotus-Cortina is a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) at 5500 rpm and 146 N·m (108 lb·ft/14.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual set of gears.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 905 kg, the Ford Lotus-Cortina can dispense with the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 13.6 seconds and the standing-start quarter mile in 18.4 seconds.
The Ford Lotus-Cortina is claimed to attain a top speed of 174 km/h (108 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2499 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Length | 4275 mm | 168.3 inches | |
| Width | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Height | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 905 kg | 1995 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36.3 litres | 8 [9.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford/Lotus | ||
| Engine code | 125E/126E | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1558 cc (95.075 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.57 × 72.75 mm
3.25 × 2.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
146 Nm (108 ft·lb) (14.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.3 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
93.71 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Weber 40 DCOE18 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1177.6 kPa (170.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 389.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 13.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 43.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 174 km/h (108 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 117.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.56 kg/kW 19.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.00 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 247 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66704 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Ford Lotus-Cortina added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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