The Sierra 3.0 GLX is a road car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, overhead valve 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 237 N·m (175 lb·ft/24.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Ford Sierra 3.0 GLX weighs a quoted 1271 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 195 km/h or 121 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 | 2608 mm | 102.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 4408 mm | 173.5 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1271 kg | 2802 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.67 × 72.42 mm
3.69 × 2.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
237 Nm (175 ft·lb) (24.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.4 kW/litre 46.7 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
79.16 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 994.7 kPa (144.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 32.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 110.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.35 kg/kW 20.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.0J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2104 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 145431 | ||
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| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Ford Sierra 3.0 GLX Automatic added 2006-09-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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