Ford Thunderbird is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Ford Thunderbird's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 7 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 211 bhp (214 PS/157 kW) of power at 4450 rpm, and maximum torque of 443 N·m (327 lb·ft/45.2 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 2150 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3058 mm | 120.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 5560 mm | 218.9 inches | |
| Width | 2024 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2150 kg | 4740 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85.2 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7033 cc (429.18 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.79 × 91.19 mm
4.36 × 3.59 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
214 PS (211 bhp) (157 kW) at 4450 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
443 Nm (327 ft·lb) (45.2 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
22.4 kW/litre 30.4 ps/litre 30 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
62.99 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rawsonville carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 791.5 kPa (114.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 879.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 99.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 98.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.66 kg/kW 22.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 230-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 230-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 303391 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 60.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Ford Thunderbird added 2012-12-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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