The Mercury Zephyr Sedan is a saloon (sedan) with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.3 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) at 4800 rpm and 160 Nm (118 lbft/16.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1167 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 154 km/h or 96 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2680 mm | 105.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4950 mm | 194.9 inches | |
| Width | 1803 mm | 71 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 111 mm | 4.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1167 kg | 2573 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2302 cc (140.477 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 79.5 mm
3.78 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
88 PS (87 bhp) (65 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
28.2 kW/litre 38.3 ps/litre 37.8 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
69.5 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Holley-Weber D9BE-AAA carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 873.4 kPa (126.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.5 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 | 154 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.99 kg/kW 30.05 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | B78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | B78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 255 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1778 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124553 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Mercury Zephyr Sedan added 2004-12-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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