Ford Thunderbird 5.1 Manual (274 hp)
Generation 1 · 1955–1957
General
- Steering wheel position
- Left
Body
- Number of doors
- 2
- Number of seats
- 2
- Body type
- Coupe
Dimensions
- Length
- 5100 mm
- Width
- 1800 mm
- Height
- 1360 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2591 mm
- Curb weight
- 1530 kg
Engine
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine layout
- Front-wheel drive, longitudinal
- Engine capacity
- 5,116 cm³
- Boost type
- None
- Engine power
- 274 hp
- Max power (kW)
- 201 kW
- Max power RPM
- 4,800 rpm
- Maximum torque
- 454 Nm
- Max torque RPM
- 3,200 rpm
- Cylinder layout
- V
- Number of cylinders
- 8
- Valves per cylinder
- 2
- Aspiration
- Carburetor
- Compression ratio
- 9.7
- Bore
- 96.5 mm
- Stroke
- 87.4 mm
- Valvetrain
- OHV
Transmission
- Gearbox type
- Manual
- Number of gears
- 3
- Drive wheels
- Rear-wheel drive
Suspension & Brakes
- Front suspension
- Dependent, spring
- Rear suspension
- Dependent, leaf spring
- Front brakes
- Disc
- Rear brakes
- Drum
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 190 km/h
- Acceleration 0–100 km/h
- 6.9 s
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