Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8 Turbodiesel GL is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8 Turbodiesel GL's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 1.8 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1145 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 157 km/h or 98 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 | 4467 mm | 175.9 inches | |
| Width | 1698 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1145 kg | 2524 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1753 cc (106.975 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 82 mm
3.25 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
31.9 kW/litre 43.4 ps/litre 42.8 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.71 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 21.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1089.6 kPa (158 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 438.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | Garrett T2 | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 16.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 157 km/h (98 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.47 kg/kW 34.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31955 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8 Turbodiesel GL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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