This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2.3 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 244 N·m (180 lb·ft/24.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1402 kg.
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 | 2642 mm | 104 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 5019 mm | 197.6 inches | |
| Width | 1806 mm | 71.1 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 122 mm | 4.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1402 kg | 3091 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| 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) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
244 Nm (180 ft·lb) (24.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
47 kW/litre 63.9 ps/litre 63 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
106.04 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1332.5 kPa (193.3 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 104.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 77.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.97 kg/kW 21.66 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 ? | |||
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| 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 | P205/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 690899 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 63D | ||
| RAC rating | 22.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupé Automatic added 2020-07-08. Last modified 2020-07-08. |
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