The Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupé is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) at 4600 rpm and 258 N·m (190 lb·ft/26.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1439 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2642 mm | 104 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1477 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 5019 mm | 197.6 inches | |
| Width | 1806 mm | 71.1 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1439 kg | 3172 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.7 litres | 18.4 [22.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2301 cc (140.416 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.04 × 79.4 mm
3.78 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
258 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
50.2 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
112.13 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1409 kPa (204.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| 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 | Higher is better 109.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.45 kg/kW 20.8 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.050 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 11462 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 63D | ||
| RAC rating | 22.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-02-04. |
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