The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 3 door saloon (sedan) body.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) at 6000 rpm and 277 N·m (204 lb·ft/28.2 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1220 kg.
Top stated speed is 230 km/h, which equates to 143 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 | 1220 kg | 2690 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 | 204 PS (201 bhp) (150 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 | 75.2 kW/litre 102.3 ps/litre 100.9 bhp/litre 1.65 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 | We-Mar 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 | 1 Garrett T3 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.5 s
@ 95 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 27.3 s
@ 196 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 167.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 164.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.14 kg/kW 13.6 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STCS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 2189 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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