This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 157 bhp (159 PS/117 kW) at 5500 rpm and 260 N·m (192 lb·ft/26.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1321 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 199 km/h (124 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 | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1321 kg | 2912 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| 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 (ISO) |
159 PS (157 bhp) (117 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ISO) |
260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (ISO) |
39.1 kW/litre 53.2 ps/litre 52.4 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ISO) |
86.84 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lucas fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1091.3 kPa (158.3 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) | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 199 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.28 kg/kW 18.85 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 252 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25245 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Ford Sierra Sapphire 3.0i Ghia Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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