The Mercury Sable LS is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the front wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 4800 rpm and 217 Nm (160 lbft/22.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
Its stated kerb weight is 1437 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 | 2692 mm | 106 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 4882 mm | 192.2 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 142 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1437 kg | 3168 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 99U | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2986 cc (182.217 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
35 kW/litre 47.5 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
72.67 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC-IV fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 913.2 kPa (132.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.67 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 98.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.76 kg/kW 22.99 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 226 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.37 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 825704 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 54 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Mercury Sable LS added 2025-02-13. Last modified 2025-02-14. |
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