Yaspaa: South Africa had the Sierra XR6 with the Essex 3.0-litre V6
Ford Sierra XR8 specs
| Car type | 4-door saloon |
| Curb weight | 1275 kg (2811 lbs) |
| Introduced | 1986 |
| Origin country | South Africa |
| Views | 24.3k |
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 6.7 s |
| Est. 0 - 60 mph | 6.3 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 17.8 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 10.3 s @ 80.8 mph |
| Est. 1/4 mile | 15.7 s @ 95.7 mph |
| Top speed | 231 kph (144 mph) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | V8, 16v, Holley Carb |
| Displacement | 4.9 l (302 ci / 4942 cc) |
| Power | 218 ps (215 bhp / 160 kw) |
| Torque | 330 Nm (243 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 44 ps (44 hp) |
| Power / weight | 171 ps (169 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 259 Nm (191 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | 5 |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Sierra XR8 competition
Rob Sprack 9y ago
They only made 250 of them and all were 5-door shells. It was some South African homologation thing, they had to build 200 minimum. I'm still trying to find out if they used the Windsor 302 or the Aussie Cleveland 302. =;-)X
Yaspaa 15y ago
This was only available in South Africa. The XR4 as it was known over there had a 3.0 essex engine.
Yaspaa 15y ago
Well Georg, you've got one right for once 243 lb/ft is right. However there has been more than one XR8, one of which had less power but maybe more torque.
LJUTICA, It's a lazy V8 which probably explains the relatively low torque figure for a V8.
