The Bobcat V6 is a motor vehicle from Mercury, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.8 litre, overhead valve 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 97 bhp (98 PS/72 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 187 N·m (138 lb·ft/19.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mercury Bobcat V6 weighs a claimed 1272 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Length | 4293 mm | 169 inches | |
| Width | 1763 mm | 69.4 inches | |
| Height | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1272 kg | 2804 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 49 litres | 10.8 [12.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.96 × 68.58 mm
3.66 × 2.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
98 PS (97 bhp) (72 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
187 Nm (138 ft·lb) (19.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
25.9 kW/litre 35.2 ps/litre 34.7 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
66.98 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Holley-Weber carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 841.7 kPa (122.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 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) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.59 kg/kW 29.37 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | B78-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | B78-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 236 mm | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 529738 | ||
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| RAC rating | 32.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Mercury Bobcat V6 Automatic added 2017-09-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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