The Thunderbird is an automobile from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) at 6000 rpm and 388 Nm (286 lbft/39.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 1712 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2723 | 107.2 | |
| Voies AV | 1537 | 60.5 | |
| Voies AR | 1529 | 60.2 | |
| Longueur | 4732 | 186.3 | |
| Largeur | 1829 | 72 | |
| Hauteur | 1323 | 52.1 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.74 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1712 kg | 3774 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 53% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | 2.08 m² | ||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4 litre 3950 cc (241.044 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 86 × 85 mm
3.39 × 3.35 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.01 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 388 Nm (286 ft·lb) (39.6 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 52.9 kW/litre 71.9 ps/litre 70.9 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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98.23 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.75:1 | ||
| Carburant | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.4 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 6500 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 493.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 165.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 121.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.2 kg/kW 13.7 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.SLA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.SLA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | P235/50 VR 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | P235/50 VR 17 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 300 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 287 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3032 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.71 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.58 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 103301 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 36.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Ford Thunderbird added 2002-12-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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