The Cougar S is a motor car from Mercury, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 196 bhp (199 PS/146 kW) at 6750 rpm and 228 Nm (168 lbft/23.3 kgm) at 5500 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1407 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2703 mm | 106.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4700 mm | 185 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1326 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1407 kg | 3102 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58.7 litres | 12.9 [15.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2544 cc (155.244 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.4 × 79.5 mm
3.24 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
199 PS (196 bhp) (146 kW) at 6750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
228 Nm (168 ft·lb) (23.3 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
57.5 kW/litre 78.1 ps/litre 77 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
89.62 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1126.2 kPa (163.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 424 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 141.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 139.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.63 kg/kW 16.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 77693 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Mercury Cougar S added 2001-03-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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