The Mercury Montego Hardtop is a coupé with a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 248 bhp (251 PS/185 kW) at 5400 rpm and 405 Nm (299 lbft/41.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1794 kg at the kerb.
The Mercury Montego Hardtop is claimed to attain a top speed of 185 km/h (115 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1598 mm | 62.9 inches | |
| Length | 5286 mm | 208.1 inches | |
| Width | 1996 mm | 78.6 inches | |
| Height | 1318 mm | 51.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1794 kg | 3955 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5752 cc (351.009 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.8 mm
4 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
251 PS (248 bhp) (185 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
405 Nm (299 ft·lb) (41.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.2 kW/litre 43.7 ps/litre 43.1 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.41 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Mo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 884.8 kPa (128.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 719 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 140.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 138.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.7 kg/kW 16.2 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.W.TrLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 63294 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Mercury Montego Hardtop added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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