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The Taunus V4 was a 60° V4 piston engine with one balance shaft, introduced by Ford Motor Company in Germany in 1962. The German V4 was built in the Cologne plant and powered the Ford Taunus and German versions of the Consul, Capri and Transit. In common with other V4 and V6 engines, but unlike longer V engines with more cylinders, the connecting rods do not share a crankpin on the crankshaft. The V4 was later expanded into the Ford Cologne V6 engine that was used in the Ford Capri, Ford Taunus, Ford Cortina, Ford Consul, Ford Granada, Ford Sierra, Ford Scorpio, Ford Ranger, Ford Explorer and many other cars. The V4 engine was (and still is) also used in industrial applications: pumps, electrical generators, and in agricultural machinery and snowcats. In automobiles, the Taunus V4 was replaced by the Ford OHC/Pinto engine. Initially the V4 engine was designed by Ford for a new entry compact car intended for the US market to be called the Ford "Cardinal" which eventually evolved into the Taunus 12m P4. Ford abandoned the "Cardinal" project and sought other uses for the V4 engine which was initially tested in the Saab 96. Ford bought several SAAB 96's for testing and eventually sold the cars back to SAAB with the V4 engines in them. SAAB tested the V4 SAABs at their Trollhattan Sweden test track which stimulated SAAB to acquire the V4 engine for their model 95, 96, and model 97 (Sonett) cars starting in mid-year 1967 production. The V4 engine eliminated the need to mix oil with fuel for the two-cyle SAAB "Shrike" engine and provided better low end torque. SAAB dealers offered the first owner a "Lifetime Warranty" for the V4 for US$ 50. Applications: * Ford Taunus * Ford Consul * Ford Transit * Ford Capri * Saab 95 * Saab 96 * Saab Sonett (II-V4 and III) * Matra 530 * Ford Mustang I ==1.2== The 1.2 L (1183 cc) version features an 80.0 mm bore (3.15 in) and stroke. Output was 40 hp (29 kW) and or 45 hp (33 kW) and . Applications: * 1962 - 1966 Ford Taunus 12M P4 * 1967 - 1968 Ford Taunus 12M P6 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ford Taunus V4 engine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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