This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 7 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 360 bhp (365 PS/268 kW) at 4600 rpm and 651 Nm (480 lbft/66.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5697 mm | 224.3 inches | |
| Width | 2027 mm | 79.8 inches | |
| Height | 1367 mm | 53.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercury | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7027 cc (428.814 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.74 × 91.2 mm
4.36 × 3.59 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
651 Nm (480 ft·lb) (66.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38.2 kW/litre 51.9 ps/litre 51.2 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
92.64 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1164.2 kPa (168.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 878.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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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 | |||
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| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
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| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 369083 | ||
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| RAC rating | 60.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Mercury Marquis added 2014-07-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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