The Taunus 17M is a road car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 4250 rpm and 129 N·m (95 lb·ft/13.2 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 974 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 125 km/h (78 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2604 mm | 102.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 4374 mm | 172.2 inches | |
| Width | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Height | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 974 kg | 2147 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1698 cc (103.618 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 76.6 mm
3.31 × 3.02 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 4250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
129 Nm (95 ft·lb) (13.2 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25.9 kW/litre 35.2 ps/litre 34.7 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
75.97 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 954.7 kPa (138.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 424.5 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 | 125 km/h (78 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 60.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.14 kg/kW 36.98 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.RA. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 110011 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Ford Taunus 17M added 2003-05-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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