Ford Taunus V4 engine

The Taunus V4 was a 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, Granada and Transit. It was not a 'true' V engine as two opposing pistons did not share one crankpin on the crankshaft.

The V4 was later expanded into the Ford Cologne V6 engine that is used in the Ford Capri and many other Ford cars. The V4 engine was (and still is) also used in industrial applications: pumps, electrical generators, and in agricultural machinery. In automobiles, the Taunus V4 was replaced by the Ford OHC/Pinto engine.

Applications:

* Ford Taunus
* Ford Consul
* Ford Granada
* Ford Transit
* Saab 95
* Saab 96
* Saab Sonett (II-V4 and III)
* Matra 530


1.2

The 1.2 L (1183 cm³) version features an 80.0 mm bore and 58.86 mm stroke. Output was 40 hp (29 kW) and 80 Nm or 45 hp (33 KW) and 82 Nm.

Applications:

* 1962 - 1966 Ford Taunus 12M P4
* 1967 - 1968 Ford Taunus 12M P6


1.3

The 1,3 L (1288 cm³) version had an 84,00 mm bore and 58,86 mm stroke. Output was 50 hp (37 KW) and 95 Nm or 53 hp (39 KW) and 98 Nm.

Applications:

* 1966 - 1970 Ford Taunus 12M P6
* 1969 - 1972 Ford Capri


1.5

The 1.5 L (1498 cm³) V4 had a 90.0 mm bore and 58.86 mm stroke. It produced 55 hp (40 kW) and 107 Nm, 60 hp (44 kW) and 114 Nm or 65 hp (48 kW) and 117 Nm at 2500 RPM.

Applications:

* 1962-1966 Ford Taunus 12M P4
* 1966-1970 Ford Taunus 15M P6
* 1964-1967 Ford Taunus 17M P5
* 1967-1971 Ford Taunus 17M P7
* 1969-1972 Ford Capri
* 1967-1980 Saab 95 and Saab 96 (European market)
* 1967-1970 Saab 95, Saab 96 and Saab Sonett (USA market)

Since it the Saab 96 was used for rallying it was also tuned. In the rally versions it was bored out to 1784 cm³ and 1933 cm³ giving aroud 150 hp in the naturally aspired version and 200 hp DIN at 7000 rpm in the Saab 96 RC Turbo version doing 0 to 100 km/h in five seconds. SAAB also tuned the engine to 240 hp.


1.7

The 1.7 L (1699 cm³) V4 had a 90.0 mm bore and 66.8 mm stroke. It produced 65 hp (48kW) and 129 Nm, 70 hp (52 kW) and 137 Nm or 75 hp (55 kW) and 130 Nm.

Applications:

* 1964-1967 Ford Taunus 17M P5
* 1967-1971 Ford Taunus 17M P7
* 1967-1972 Matra 530
* 1969-1972 Ford Capri
* 1972-1975 Ford Consul (German version)
* 1975-1981 Ford Granada (German version)
* 1971-1974 Saab 95, Saab 96 and Saab Sonett, low compression version with 65 hp for USA market


Also, some DKW Munga, a Jeep like vehicle used in the German army were retrofitted with this Ford V4, to replace its standard two stroke engine.

Since the engine mounts and gearbox connections are identical between the Ford Cologne V6 engine and the V4, some vintage V4 Saab 96s were modified to take a V6, for rally racing, although this dramatically changed the weight distribution and steering characteristics.