The Thunderbird is an automobile from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 3800 rpm and 292 Nm (215 lbft/29.8 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
The Ford Thunderbird weighs a claimed 1610 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 5088 mm | 200.3 inches | |
| Width | 1847 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1610 kg | 3549 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3797 cc (231.707 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.8 × 86 mm
3.81 × 3.39 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 (SAEnet) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
292 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.8 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
27.5 kW/litre 37.4 ps/litre 36.9 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
76.9 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 966.4 kPa (140.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 632.83 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 88.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.42 kg/kW 25.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 10956 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Ford Thunderbird added 1996-04-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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