The Ford Mustang GT is a rear wheel drive car, with its motor located in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Its 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.6 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) at 5250 rpm and 410 Nm (302 lbft/41.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1468 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 | 2573 mm | 101.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4653 mm | 183.2 inches | |
| Width | 1857 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1468 kg | 3236 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 59.5 litres | 13.1 [15.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4601 cc (280.77 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.2 × 90 mm
3.55 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
410 Nm (302 ft·lb) (41.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
42.1 kW/litre 57.3 ps/litre 56.5 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
89.11 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1119.8 kPa (162.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 179.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 177.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.57 kg/kW 12.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.620 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ARB | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 77539 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Ford Mustang GT added 2001-03-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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