The Zephyr V6 Estate is a passenger car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The Zephyr V6 Estate forms part of Ford's Zodiac/Zephyr Mk IV range of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.5 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 103 bhp (104 PS/77 kW) at 4750 rpm and 179 Nm (132 lbft/18.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual set of gears.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1385 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2920 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4720 mm | 185.8 inches | |
| Width | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1385 kg | 3053 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 3008 E | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2495 cc (152.254 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.66 × 60.35 mm
3.69 × 2.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
104 PS (103 bhp) (77 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
179 Nm (132 ft·lb) (18.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
30.8 kW/litre 41.9 ps/litre 41.3 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
71.74 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith 38 IVT carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 901.6 kPa (130.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 75.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.03 kg/kW 30.12 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.70-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 245 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 754006 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Zodiac/Zephyr Mk IV | ||
| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Ford Zephyr V6 Estate added 2022-07-25. Last modified 2022-07-25. |
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