This car has a 3 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 224 bhp (227 PS/167 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 277 N·m (204 lb·ft/28.2 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual set of gears.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1207 kg, the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 can dispense with the 0-60 mph sprint in 6.1 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 15.5 seconds.
Top claimed speed is 248 km/h (154 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| 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 | 4425 mm | 174.2 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1207 kg | 2661 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford/Cosworth | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1993 cc (121.62 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.8 × 76.95 mm
3.57 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 227 PS (224 bhp) (167 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 277 Nm (204 ft·lb) (28.2 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 83.8 kW/litre 114 ps/litre 112.4 bhp/litre 1.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
138.99 Nm/litre
1.68 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1746.6 kPa (253.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 248 km/h (154 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 188.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 138.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 185.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.23 kg/kW 12.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STCS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 2200 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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