The Mercury Zephyr Sedan is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.9 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 3600 rpm and 338 Nm (249 lbft/34.5 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Mercury Zephyr Sedan weighs a claimed 1306 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 175 km/h, which is 109 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2680 | 105.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1438 | 56.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1448 | 57 | |
| Lengte | 4950 | 194.9 | |
| Breedte | 1803 | 71 | |
| Hoogte | 1361 | 53.6 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 111 | 4.4 | |
| 1.85 | |||
| Gewicht | 1306 kg | 2879 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Ford | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.33 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) bij 3600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
338 Nm (249 ft·lb) (34.5 kgm) bij 1800 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
20.8 kW/litre 28.3 ps/litre 27.9 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
68.39 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.4:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Fo 2150 D9BE-YB carb | ||
| 859.5 kPa (124.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 4000 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 617.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.69 kg/kW 21.2 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 4.100 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 5 x 14 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | B78 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | B78 x 14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 255 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 1778 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.7 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.73 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124784 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| 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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