This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 221 bhp (224 PS/165 kW) of power at 6250 rpm, and maximum torque of 278 N·m (205 lb·ft/28.3 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1498 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2718 mm | 107 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4862 mm | 191.4 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1498 kg | 3303 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Duratec 30 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2967 cc (181.057 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 79.5 mm
3.5 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 224 PS (221 bhp) (165 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 278 Nm (205 ft·lb) (28.3 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.5 kW/litre 75.5 ps/litre 74.5 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.7 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1177.4 kPa (170.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 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 149.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.09 kg/kW 15.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.5 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.5 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 299 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144727 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Mercury Milan V6 (2006) added 2006-08-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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