This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 415 bhp (421 PS/309 kW) of power at 6800 rpm, and maximum torque of 495 N·m (365 lb·ft/50.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1627 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 270 km/h (168 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4661 mm | 183.5 inches | |
| Width | 1857 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1326 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 86 mm | 3.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1627 kg | 3587 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 59.5 litres | 13.1 [15.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 2.13 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4997 cc (304.936 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 90 mm
3.7 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
421 PS (415 bhp) (309 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
495 Nm (365 ft·lb) (50.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
61.9 kW/litre 84.2 ps/litre 83 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
99.06 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC V fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1244.8 kPa (180.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 624.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13 s
@ 110 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 270 km/h (168 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 258.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 190.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 255.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.26 kg/kW 8.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9.0 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10.0 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | BFGoodrich g-Force 265/35 ZR 18 93Y | ||
| Tyres rear | BFGoodrich g-Force 295/35 ZR 18 99Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 103818 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Ford Mustang FR500 added 2002-12-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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