The Ford Thunderbird Hardtop is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) of power at 3200 rpm, and maximum torque of 386 N·m (285 lb·ft/39.4 kgm) at 1400 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1813 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2893 | 113.9 | |
| Voies AV | 1605 | 63.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1603 | 63.1 | |
| Longueur | 5517 | 217.2 | |
| Largeur | 1994 | 78.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1341 | 52.8 | |
| Garde au sol | 128 | 5 | |
| 1.91 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1813 kg | 3997 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.7 litre 5732 cc (349.788 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 101.6 × 88.8 mm
4 × 3.5 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.14 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) à 3200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
386 Nm (285 ft·lb) (39.4 kgm) à 1400 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
17.6 kW/litre 23.9 ps/litre 23.6 bhp/litre 0.39 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
67.34 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8.3:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 846.2 kPa (122.7 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 716.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.01 kg/kW 30.08 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 4.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.RA.TorqueA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | 2374 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.47 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59576 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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