The Taurus AWD is a motor vehicle from Ford, with all wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 263 bhp (267 PS/196 kW) of power at 6250 rpm, and maximum torque of 337 N·m (249 lb·ft/34.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 1916 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| 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 | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1916 kg | 4224 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 | 267 PS (263 bhp) (196 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 337 Nm (249 ft·lb) (34.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.1 kW/litre 76.3 ps/litre 75.2 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.4 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1211.3 kPa (175.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6700 rpm | ||
| 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 139.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 102.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 137.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.77 kg/kW 16.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/26/20 US MPG EPA city/highwy/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.0/11.8 l/100km city/highwy/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/11.1/8.5 km/l city/highwy/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/31.2/24.0 UK MPG city/highwy/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/26.0/20.0 US MPG city/highwy/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.980 | ||
| 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 | 201091 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Ford Taurus AWD (2010) added 2009-08-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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