This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Its 3.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 288 bhp (292 PS/215 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 345 N·m (254 lb·ft/35.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1800 kg.
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 | 2868 mm | 112.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1659 mm | 65.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Length | 5154 mm | 202.9 inches | |
| Width | 1935 mm | 76.2 inches | |
| Height | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1800 kg | 3968 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Duratec V6 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3496 cc (213.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.5 × 86.7 mm
3.64 × 3.41 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 292 PS (288 bhp) (215 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 345 Nm (254 ft·lb) (35.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.4 kW/litre 83.5 ps/litre 82.4 bhp/litre 1.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.68 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1240.1 kPa (179.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 582.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.38 kg/kW 14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.650 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P235/60 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/60 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.16 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 270413 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Ford Taurus (2013) added 2012-05-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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