The Ford Mustang Grande is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.1 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 95 bhp (96 PS/71 kW) at 3200 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lbft/27.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 3 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1418 kg.
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 | 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 | 1418 kg | 3126 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 56.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 73.9 litres | 16.3 [19.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4091 cc (249.648 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.5 × 99.3 mm
3.68 × 3.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
96 PS (95 bhp) (71 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
17.3 kW/litre 23.5 ps/litre 23.2 bhp/litre 0.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
66 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter D3OF-BB carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 829.4 kPa (120.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 681.83 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) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 67.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.02 kg/kW 33.43 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 301147 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 65F | ||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Ford Mustang Grande added 2012-12-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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