The Mystique GS is a front wheel drive sedan/saloon car with a front mounted engine, from Mercury.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) at 5500 rpm and 176 Nm (130 lbft/17.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1296 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 | 2705 mm | 106.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1504 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4694 mm | 184.8 inches | |
| Width | 1755 mm | 69.1 inches | |
| Height | 1382 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1296 kg | 2857 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 993 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1986 cc (121.193 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.8 × 87.9 mm
3.34 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 176 Nm (130 ft·lb) (17.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.9 kW/litre 63.8 ps/litre 62.9 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
88.62 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1113.6 kPa (161.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.5 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 97.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.9 kg/kW 23.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 24/35 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.8/6.7 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 10.2/14.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 28.8/42.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 24.0/35.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 2.780 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 774312 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 66BA | ||
| RAC rating | 17.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Mercury Mystique GS Automatic added 2022-11-13. Last modified 2022-11-13. |
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