The Ford Zephyr Zodiac is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.3 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1144 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2642 mm | 104 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4366 mm | 171.9 inches | |
| Width | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1144 kg | 2522 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2262 cc (138.036 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.37 × 76.2 mm
3.12 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.4 kW/litre 31.8 ps/litre 31.4 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
67.2 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 844.4 kPa (122.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 377 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 62.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.61 kg/kW 36.09 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-Girling H | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66396 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 23.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Ford Zephyr Zodiac added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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