The Ford Mustang II King Cobra is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.9 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 139 bhp (141 PS/104 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 339 N·m (250 lb·ft/34.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1385 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 | 2443 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Length | 4445 mm | 175 inches | |
| Width | 1783 mm | 70.2 inches | |
| Height | 1278 mm | 50.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1385 kg | 3053 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.5 litres | 13.7 [16.5] 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 | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
141 PS (139 bhp) (104 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
339 Nm (250 ft·lb) (34.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
21 kW/litre 28.5 ps/litre 28.1 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
68.6 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Motorcraft carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 862 kPa (125 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 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 101.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 100.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.36 kg/kW 22.32 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 236 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 229735 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Ford Mustang II King Cobra added 2011-01-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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