The Ford Maverick Sedan Super is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 97 bhp (98 PS/72 kW) at 5400 rpm and 166 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.9 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1310 kg.
The Ford Maverick Sedan Super is said to be able to manage a top speed of 154 km/h (96 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 | 2620 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 4730 mm | 186.2 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1310 kg | 2888 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 | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2301 cc (140.416 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 79.4 mm
3.78 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
98 PS (97 bhp) (72 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
166 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.9 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
31.4 kW/litre 42.7 ps/litre 42.2 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
72.14 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 906.6 kPa (131.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.25 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 | 154 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.11 kg/kW 30.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | 6.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.95 S x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.95 S x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 591 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98329 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Ford Maverick Sedan Super added 2002-07-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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