The Thunderbird Super Coupé is a rear wheel drive coupé road car with a front mounted engine, produced by Ford.
Powering the Ford Thunderbird Super Coupé is an overhead valve, 3.8 litre supercharged 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) at 4000 rpm and 427 N·m (315 lb·ft/43.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 5050 mm | 198.8 inches | |
| Width | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1335 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 99R | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
427 Nm (315 ft·lb) (43.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
41.3 kW/litre 56.2 ps/litre 55.4 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
112.64 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1415.4 kPa (205.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Eaton Roots-type supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 7 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 636636 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupé Automatic added 2020-02-08. Last modified 2022-12-27. |
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