The BF GT is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front placed engine, produced by FPV.
The BF GT forms part of FPV's BF series.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.4 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 389 bhp (394 PS/290 kW) at 5500 rpm and 520 Nm (384 lbft/53 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
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 | 2829 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1553 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 4944 mm | 194.6 inches | |
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| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Boss 290 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5408 cc (330.016 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.2 × 105.8 mm
3.55 × 4.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 394 PS (389 bhp) (290 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 520 Nm (384 ft·lb) (53 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.6 kW/litre 72.9 ps/litre 71.9 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.15 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1208.3 kPa (175.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 676 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 357.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 328 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 138149 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | BF | ||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 FPV BF GT Automatic added 2006-02-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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