The Orion Diesel is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) automobile with a front mounted engine, manufactured by Ford.
The Ford Orion Diesel's engine is a naturally aspirated diesel, 1.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 54 bhp (55 PS/40 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 95 N·m (70 lb·ft/9.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 950 kg.
Top quoted speed is 150 km/h (93 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4193 mm | 165.1 inches | |
| Width | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Height | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 950 kg | 2094 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1608 cc (98.126 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 80 mm
3.15 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
55 PS (54 bhp) (40 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25 kW/litre 34 ps/litre 33.6 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
59.08 Nm/litre
0.71 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 21.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 742.4 kPa (107.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 402 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 16.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 57.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.59 kg/kW 39.41 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LW.TRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26906 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Ford Orion Diesel added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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