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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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
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| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2591 | 102 | |
| Vía delantera | 1422 | 56 | |
| Vía trasera | 1422 | 56 | |
| Longitud | 4704 | 185.2 | |
| Ancho | 1811 | 71.3 | |
| Altura | 1326 | 52.2 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 150 | 5.9 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.82 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1575 kg | 3472 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 61.8 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Ford | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 5.1 litre 5116 cc (312.197 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 96.52 × 87.4 mm
3.8 × 3.44 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.1 | ||
| Distribución | overhead valve (OHV)
2 válvulas por cilindro 16 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal | 228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) a 4600 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo | 439 Nm (324 ft·lb) (44.8 kgm) a 2600 rpm |
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| Potencia específica | 32.8 kW/litre 44.6 ps/litre 44 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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85.81 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 9:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| 1078.3 kPa (156.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 639.5 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 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 | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 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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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.CS. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | LA.SE. | ||
| Ruedas delante | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | 6.70-15 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 6.70-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1095 cm2 | ||
| Transmisión | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.31 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 272052 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| 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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