The two engines have diverged further in recent revisions.
It was rated at 252 horsepower and 267 pound-feet of torque compared with 281 horsepower and 287 pound-feet for the Jag mill-all of this to eliminate any possibility of Jag buyers thinking their elegant new cats were propelled by something as plebeian as a mere Ford engine. The new Thunderbird arrived with the same 4.0-liter aluminum V-8 employed to propel the Lincoln LS, a destroked and slightly dumbed down (no variable valve timing, for example) version of Jaguar's 4.0-liter DOHC AJ-V8. We were discussing horsepower, as in more of it. In this sense, the revival Bird is faithful to the 1955-57 original, which the company characterized as a "personal car." Our own assessment, expressed in a T-Bird test in the June 1956 issue of C/D predecessor Sports Cars Illustrated, described the car as "best suited to turnpikes and drag strips."īut we digress. Ford prefers "relaxed sportiness" as a dynamic descriptor. You might have observed that whatever the resurrected Bird lacked in sports-car-ness it made up in style, and you'd get no argument from us. Revived after three years of suspended animation, this Lazarus of T-Birds came to the market in 2001 with an oversupply of hype, an undersupply of chassis, and a power supply that was only adequate. Ford's approach, in addition to boosting engine output, is to make the car more collectible by limiting production to "four or five" years. With sales lagging some 24 percent behind original forecasts-19,085 in 2002 versus a hoped-for total of 25,000-the Thunderbird does seem to be in need of some sort of showroom stimulant. Convertibles for $5000: Window Shop with C/D.
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This 2003 Red Ford Thunderbird RWD is well equipped and includes these features and benefits: 4-Wheel Disc Brakes, 8 Speakers, ABS brakes, Air Conditioning, Alloy wheels, AM/FM radio, Audiophile ETR AM/FM Stereo w/In-Dash 6-CD, Auto tilt-away steering wheel, Automatic temperature control, Bodyside moldings, Bumpers: body-color, CD player, Convertible roof lining, Delay-off headlights, Driver door bin, Driver vanity mirror, Dual front impact airbags, Dual front side impact airbags, Four wheel independent suspension, Front anti-roll bar, Front Bucket Seats, Front Center Armrest, Front dual zone A/C, Front reading lights, Fully automatic headlights, Glass rear window, Illuminated entry, Leather Shift Knob, Leather steering wheel, Outside temperature display, Panic alarm, Passenger cancellable airbag, Passenger door bin, Passenger vanity mirror, Power convertible roof, Power door mirrors, Power driver seat, Power passenger seat, Power steering, Power windows, Premium audio system: Audiophile, Radio data system, Rear anti-roll bar, Rear window defroster, Remote keyless entry, Security system, Speed control, Speed-sensing steering, Steering wheel mounted audio controls, Tachometer, Telescoping steering wheel, Tilt steering wheel, Traction control, and Variably intermittent wipers. Odometer is 13354 miles below market average! Spare Tire Mount Location: Inside under cargo.Power remote passenger mirror adjustment.Independent front suspension classification.Heated windshield washer jets, Wiper park.Front and rear suspension stabilizer bars.
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