The Mercury Cougar V6 is a front wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The Mercury Cougar V6's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 6250 rpm, and maximum torque of 224 N·m (165 lb·ft/22.8 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
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 | 4699 mm | 185 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1326 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | 99L | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| 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 | 172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 224 Nm (165 ft·lb) (22.8 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49.8 kW/litre 67.8 ps/litre 66.8 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
88.05 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1106.5 kPa (160.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P205/60 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/60 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 774103 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Mercury Cougar V6 Automatic added 2022-11-13. Last modified 2022-11-13. |
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