The Sierra XR4i is an automobile from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 3 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 216 N·m (159 lb·ft/22 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Ford Sierra XR4i weighs a stated 1175 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 210 km/h (130 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 | 4459 mm | 175.6 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1357 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1175 kg | 2590 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 68.5 mm
3.66 × 2.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
216 Nm (159 ft·lb) (22 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.5 kW/litre 53.7 ps/litre 53 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.36 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 972.2 kPa (141 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.65 kg/kW 17.78 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STCS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/60 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 2332 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Ford Sierra XR4i added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-01-31. |
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