The Sierra Sapphire 1.6 is a motor vehicle from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 78 bhp (79 PS/58 kW) at 5500 rpm and 120 Nm (89 lbft/12.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its maximum speed claimed is 172 km/h (107 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) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4467 mm | 175.9 inches | |
| Width | 1698 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.98 × 77.62 mm
3.19 × 3.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 79 PS (78 bhp) (58 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 120 Nm (89 ft·lb) (12.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 36.4 kW/litre 49.5 ps/litre 48.8 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
75.09 Nm/litre
0.91 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) | 943.7 kPa (136.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 172 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 Sr 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 145772 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.6 added 2006-09-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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