The Mercury Sable Wagon is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied road car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, overhead valve 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) of power at 4900 rpm, and maximum torque of 251 N·m (185 lb·ft/25.6 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mercury Sable Wagon weighs a stated 1582 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2756 mm | 108.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Length | 5024 mm | 197.8 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1582 kg | 3488 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2982 cc (181.973 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 80.01 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 | 157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 4900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.8 kW/litre 52.7 ps/litre 52 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.17 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1057.7 kPa (153.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497 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 99.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.69 kg/kW 22.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.96 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151019 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Mercury Sable Wagon added 2007-01-01. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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