This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.8 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 82 bhp (83 PS/61 kW) at 4400 rpm and 175 Nm (129 lbft/17.8 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
The stated kerb weight is 1209 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2616 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 4615 mm | 181.7 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1343 mm | 52.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 132 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1209 kg | 2665 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2781 cc (169.707 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 74.68 mm
3.5 × 2.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
83 PS (82 bhp) (61 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
175 Nm (129 ft·lb) (17.8 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
22 kW/litre 29.9 ps/litre 29.5 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
62.93 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 790.8 kPa (114.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 463.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 68.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.77 kg/kW 33.03 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 5.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TrLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.79 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 63415 | ||
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| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Mercury Comet GT added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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