The Lincoln Versailles is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon body.
The Lincoln Versailles's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.9 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 133 bhp (135 PS/99 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 330 N·m (243 lb·ft/33.7 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The Lincoln Versailles weighs a claimed 1774 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2791 mm | 109.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Length | 5103 mm | 200.9 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1774 kg | 3911 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.7 litres | 16 [19.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
135 PS (133 bhp) (99 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
330 Nm (243 ft·lb) (33.7 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
20.1 kW/litre 27.3 ps/litre 26.9 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
66.77 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC-V fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 839.1 kPa (121.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 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 76.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.89 kg/kW 29.88 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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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | FR78-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | FR78-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 271 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 684827 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Lincoln Versailles added 2020-06-25. Last modified 2020-06-25. |
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