'83-'86 TurboCoupe SPECIFICATIONS

VEHICLE TYPE:    Front-engine, rear-drive; 2-door 5-passenger sedan

WHEELBASE:       F/R: 58.1/58.5 in

POWERTRAIN:     2.3L IL4 OHC, EFI, Turbocharged

HORSEPOWER:     155 @ 4600

TORQUE:                180 @ 3800

BRAKES:              F/R: vented disc/drum

TRANSMISSIONS:  Manual: Borg Warner T-5
                                 Automatic: Ford C3 - 3 SPEED, optional "Select Shift"

TIMES:                   1/4 Mile: 16.5 @ 85 mph

1983 started the era of the Aerodynamic Thunderbird, it marked the turning of Ford from the corpulent excesses of the previous "square bird". With it Ford introduced the EFI version of the 2.3 L OHC engine that proved superior to the carburetor equiped 2.3L of 1979.