This automobile has a 5 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 3.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) of power at 4400 rpm.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2934 mm | 115.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 5138 mm | 202.3 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3620 cc (220.906 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 72.9 mm
3.5 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
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| Specific output (gross) |
29.9 kW/litre 40.6 ps/litre 40.1 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 452.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
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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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.00 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 368786 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Mercury Meteor Custom Station Wagon V-8 added 2014-06-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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