This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) of power.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
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 | 2537 mm | 99.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4496 mm | 177 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1344 mm | 52.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2931 cc (178.861 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 78.7 mm
3.5 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 34.3 kW/litre 46.7 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 488.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.TLi.PR.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
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| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 11209 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Ford Tempo Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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