The Ford Taurus is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Ford Taurus weighs a quoted 1503 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2756 | 108.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1565 | 61.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1577 | 62.1 | |
| Lengte | 5019 | 197.6 | |
| Breedte | 1854 | 73 | |
| Hoogte | 1410 | 55.5 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.82 | |||
| Gewicht | 1503 kg | 3314 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Ford | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3 litre 2961 cc (180.691 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 88.9 × 79.5 mm
3.5 × 3.13 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.12 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 24 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) bij 5500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) bij 4500 t/min |
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| Specific output | 50.6 kW/litre 68.8 ps/litre 67.9 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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94.56 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | aluminium block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | SMPFi | ||
| 1188.3 kPa (172.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 493.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.03 kg/kW 16.75 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | transverse | ||
| Aandrijving | front wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 295 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 226 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.69 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.96 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 116842 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Ford Taurus (2004) added 2003-12-22. Last modified 2013-03-20. |
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