The Mercury Zephyr Station Wagon is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied road car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 160 N·m (118 lb·ft/16.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1232 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 154 km/h (96 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 5 | ||
| 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 | 1382 | 54.4 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 121 | 4.8 | |
| 1.85 | |||
| Gewicht | 1232 kg | 2716 | |
| 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 | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2.3 litre 2302 cc (140.477 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 96 × 79.5 mm
3.78 × 3.13 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.21 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
88 PS (87 bhp) (65 kW) bij 4800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) bij 2800 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
69.5 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Holley-Weber D9BE-AAA carb | ||
| 873.4 kPa (126.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 5200 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 575.5 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 | 154 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.66 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.99 kg/kW 31.72 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 | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.08 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125719 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 22.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Mercury Zephyr Station Wagon added 2004-12-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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