The Ford Thunderbird Hardtop is a 2 door coupé style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 149 bhp (151 PS/111 kW) at 3800 rpm and 349 N·m (257 lb·ft/35.6 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1813 kg.
The Ford Thunderbird Hardtop is said to be able to manage a top speed of 170 km/h (106 mph).
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 | 2893 mm | 113.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 5517 mm | 217.2 inches | |
| Width | 1994 mm | 78.5 inches | |
| Height | 1341 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 128 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1813 kg | 3997 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5732 cc (349.788 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.8 mm
4 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
151 PS (149 bhp) (111 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
349 Nm (257 ft·lb) (35.6 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
19.4 kW/litre 26.4 ps/litre 26 bhp/litre 0.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
60.89 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 765.1 kPa (111 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.5 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.32 kg/kW 27.26 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 | 4.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.RA.TorqueA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2374 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59521 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop added 1996-11-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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