The Ford Mustang Convertible is a rear wheel drive car, with its powerplant mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.8 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 259 bhp (263 PS/193 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 396 N·m (292 lb·ft/40.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1646 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2770 mm | 109.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4923 mm | 193.8 inches | |
| Width | 1882 mm | 74.1 inches | |
| Height | 1288 mm | 50.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1646 kg | 3629 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 73.9 litres | 16.3 [19.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5766 cc (351.863 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.9 mm
4 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
263 PS (259 bhp) (193 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
396 Nm (292 ft·lb) (40.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
33.5 kW/litre 45.5 ps/litre 44.9 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
68.68 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Motorcraft D3ZF-CA carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 863 kPa (125.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 720.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 159.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.52 kg/kW 14.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | E78-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | E78-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 301455 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 76D | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Ford Mustang Convertible added 2012-12-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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