The Comet Cyclone GT is a rear wheel drive coupé motor car with a front positioned engine, sold by Mercury.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6.4 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 4800 rpm and 579 Nm (427 lbft/59 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1630 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2946 | 116 | |
| Voies AV | 1473 | 58 | |
| Voies AR | 1473 | 58 | |
| Longueur | 4976 | 195.9 | |
| Largeur | 1875 | 73.8 | |
| Hauteur | 1379 | 54.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1630 kg | 3594 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 6.4 litre 6399 cc (390.491 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 103 × 96 mm
4.06 × 3.78 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.07 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (gross) |
340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) à 4800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (gross) |
579 Nm (427 ft·lb) (59 kgm) à 3200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (gross) |
39 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.4 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
90.48 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1137 kPa (164.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 799.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
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| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 208.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 153.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 205.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.52 kg/kW 10.9 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 7.75 x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 7.75 x 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | |||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.25 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 63173 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 52.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT added before December 1995. Last modified 2014-11-03. |
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