The Ford Thunderbird is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied motor vehicle with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5.1 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 245 bhp (248 PS/183 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1530 kg.
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 | 4608 | 181.4 | |
| Largeur | 1811 | 71.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1311 | 51.6 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.78 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1530 kg | 3373 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] 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 | 248 PS (245 bhp) (183 kW) à 4500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) à 3200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 35.7 kW/litre 48.6 ps/litre 47.9 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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87.96 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.7:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1105.3 kPa (160.3 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 | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.37 kg/kW 13.99 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 | 5 x 14 | ||
| Roues AR | 5 x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 279 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1135 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.10 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 272140 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Ford Thunderbird added 2012-05-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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