The Lincoln Mark VIII is a 2 door coupé style motor vehicle with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.6 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) at 5500 rpm and 386 Nm (285 lbft/39.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1709 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 | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5265 mm | 207.3 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1709 kg | 3768 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4601 cc (280.77 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.2 × 90 mm
3.55 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
386 Nm (285 ft·lb) (39.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
45.4 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.9 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
83.89 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1054.3 kPa (152.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 166.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.19 kg/kW 13.67 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.ULW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.ULW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 9878 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Lincoln Mark VIII added 1996-05-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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