This vehicle has a 4 door saloon type body with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 6.6 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) at 4000 rpm and 449 Nm (331 lbft/45.8 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 2222 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Californian, USA domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3231 mm | 127.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 5918 mm | 233 inches | |
| Width | 2032 mm | 80 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 132 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2222 kg | 4899 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.6 litre 6590 cc (402.146 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 101.6 mm
4 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
449 Nm (331 ft·lb) (45.8 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
20.5 kW/litre 27.8 ps/litre 27.5 bhp/litre 0.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
68.13 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ford 2150A 9510 D7AE-KA carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 856.2 kPa (124.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 823.75 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 | Higher is better 82.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.46 kg/kW 27.5 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.080 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TrailRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | JR78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | JR78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2679 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 163636 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Lincoln Continental added 2007-11-14. Last modified 2013-03-29. |
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