The Mercury Zephyr Station Wagon is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
The 3.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder that has an output of 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 208 N·m (153 lb·ft/21.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels through a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Maximum speed claimed is 160 km/h (99 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 1382 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 121 mm | 4.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3275 cc (199.853 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.5 × 79.5 mm
3.68 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
208 Nm (153 ft·lb) (21.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
19.1 kW/litre 26 ps/litre 25.6 bhp/litre 0.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
63.51 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca YFA carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 798.1 kPa (115.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 545.83 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125543 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Mercury Zephyr Station Wagon Automatic added 2004-12-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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