The Taunus 17M 1.5 is a rear wheel drive saloon motor car with a front placed engine, produced by Ford.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.5 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 54 bhp (55 PS/40 kW) at 4250 rpm and 111 Nm (82 lbft/11.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 880 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).
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