The Mercury Cougar XR7 is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.8 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) at 4000 rpm and 292 Nm (215 lbft/29.8 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
The Mercury Cougar XR7 weighs a claimed 1614 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 5077 mm | 199.9 inches | |
| Width | 1847 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1614 kg | 3558 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
292 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.8 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
28.5 kW/litre 38.8 ps/litre 38.2 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
77.02 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 967.9 kPa (140.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 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 91.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.93 kg/kW 24.93 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear 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 | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 249 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2130 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 440572 | ||
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| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 added 2015-09-20. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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