The Ford Thunderbird is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its powerplant positioned in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4.8 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 193 bhp (196 PS/144 kW) at 4400 rpm and 379 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.6 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels through a 3 speed manual transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 1425 kg.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2591 | 102 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4453 | 175.3 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1783 | 70.2 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1326 | 52.2 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.72 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1425 kg | 3142 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | |||
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Ford | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 4.8 litre 4785 cc (291.999 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 95.25 × 83.82 mm
3.75 × 3.3 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.14 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 196 PS (193 bhp) (144 kW) bei 4400 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 379 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.6 kgm) bei 2600 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 30.1 kW/litre 40.9 ps/litre 40.3 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
79.21 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.1:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 995.3 kPa (144.4 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 598.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 137.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 135.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.9 kg/kW 16.54 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.CS. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.SE. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | 5 x 15 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 5 x 15 | ||
| Reifen vorn | 6.70-15 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 6.70-15 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 279 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1129 cm2 | ||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.73 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71148 | ||
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| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Ford Thunderbird added 1996-11-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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