I have been asked many times what the performance and handling of the car is like so I have detailed below some of the more salient points....
Top Speed should be at least the same as the Granada/Sierra donor car but if you have improved the breathing by addition of aftermarket air filters, improved the
exhaust system with a bespoke set up you should see better acceleration
and mid range torque. The top end will also have improved but because
of the less than streamlined design your unlikely to get anywhere near
it!! Without putting myself at risk of prosecution my car is capable of
at least 115mph (Granada127mph) and despite the flat front end handles
extremely well, remaining stable and well mannered which is also helped
by the slightly lighter body weight (1372kg Vs 1390kg) stiffer chassis
and more central engine position. 0 - 60 times are again at least as
good or poor as the donor car but would suggest that between 7 and 9
seconds are easily achievable. To be fair the car isnt designed for
high speed but for open top touring with the ability to put on the pace
when required which the car does admirably.Braking force is distributed in favour of the front discs as with all modern cars. On SVA testing the following figures were recorded.
Front Axle Brake force 323kgf max Imbalance between left and right less than 2%
Rear Axle 234kgf max Imbalance between left and right less than 2%
Parking Brake 213kgf Imbalance between left and right 4%
Fuel Consumption is not something that I concern myself with..... its not very good but is clearly dependant upon your style of driving. My car being an automatic obviously suffers from the offset with the guide being the donor models figures which for a Granada are as follows
Granada 2.0l OHC Manual @Urban driving 25.4mpg @ constant 56mph 42.8mpg
Granada 2.0l OHC Automatic @ Urban Driving 24.6mpg @ constant 56mph 45.6mpg
Granada 2.8V6 EFI Manual @Urban driving 19.3mpg @ constant 56mph 38.2mpg
Granada 2.8V6 EFI Automatic @Urban driving 18.2mpg @ constant 56mph 38.7mpg
