The Ford Thunderbird is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.9 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 131 bhp (133 PS/98 kW) at 3600 rpm and 313 Nm (231 lbft/31.9 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
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 | 2753 mm | 108.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Length | 5090 mm | 200.4 inches | |
| Width | 1882 mm | 74.1 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66.3 litres | 14.6 [17.5] 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 | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
133 PS (131 bhp) (98 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
313 Nm (231 ft·lb) (31.9 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
19.8 kW/litre 26.9 ps/litre 26.5 bhp/litre 0.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
63.33 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 795.9 kPa (115.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.26 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 690349 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Ford Thunderbird added 2020-07-08. Last modified 2020-07-09. |
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