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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2591 | 102 | |
| Voies AV | 1422 | 56 | |
| Voies AR | 1422 | 56 | |
| Longueur | 4704 | 185.2 | |
| Largeur | 1811 | 71.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1326 | 52.2 | |
| Garde au sol | 150 | 5.9 | |
| 1.82 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1575 kg | 3472 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 61.8 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.1 litre 5116 cc (312.197 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.52 × 87.4 mm
3.8 × 3.44 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.1 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) à 4600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 439 Nm (324 ft·lb) (44.8 kgm) à 2600 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 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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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1078.3 kPa (156.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 639.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 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 | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 6.70-15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 6.70-15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 279 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1095 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.31 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 272052 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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