The Thunderbird is a passenger car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.1 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) at 4600 rpm and 439 N·m (324 lb·ft/44.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1575 kg, the Ford Thunderbird can dispense with the 0-60 mph yardstick in 10.2 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 17.5 seconds.
Maximum speed quoted is 182 km/h (113 mph).
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2591 | 102 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4704 | 185.2 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1811 | 71.3 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1326 | 52.2 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 150 | 5.9 Zoll | |
| 1.82 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1575 kg | 3472 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 61.8 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Ford | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 5.1 litre 5116 cc (312.197 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 96.52 × 87.4 mm
3.8 × 3.44 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.1 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) bei 4600 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 439 Nm (324 ft·lb) (44.8 kgm) bei 2600 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 32.8 kW/litre 44.6 ps/litre 44 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
85.81 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 9:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1078.3 kPa (156.4 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 639.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | 7.4 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 10.2 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 31.8 s | ||
| 0-400m | 17.5 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 182 km/h (113 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.39 kg/kW 15.68 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.CS. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.SE. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Reifen vorn | 6.70-15 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 6.70-15 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 279 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1095 cm2 | ||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.31 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 272052 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Ford Thunderbird added 2012-05-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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