Comparison of Mercury Topaz 2.3 i (2 dr) and Ford Taurus I 2.5i

Attribute	Ford Taurus I 2.5i ×	Mercury Topaz 2.3 i (2 dr) ×
General
Make	Ford	Mercury
Model	Taurus	Topaz
Generation	Taurus I	Topaz
Modification	2.5i	2.3 i (2 dr)
Website	https://www.ford.com/	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(automobile)
Number of doors	4	2
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	5	5
Production from (year)	1986	1983
Production to (year)	1991	1993
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	174	155
City consumption (l/100km)	-	12
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	-	7
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Front wheel drive
Position of engine	Front, transversely	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	89	97
Max. torque (Nm)	176	174
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	4
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,498	2,307
Compression ratio	9	9
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	4,600	4,400
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	2,800	2,600
Cylinder bore (mm)	93.5	93.5
Piston stroke (mm)	91	84
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Multi-point injection
Fuel tank (l)	61	60
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Front wheel suspension	Wishbone	Helical spring
Rear wheel suspension	Wishbone	Helical spring
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Drum	Drum
Tires size	205/65 R15 205/70 R14	185/70 R14
Turning radius (m)	12.1	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,785	4,490
Width (mm)	1,796	1,735
Height (mm)	1,382	1,340
Wheelbase (mm)	2,692	2,540
Kerb weight (kg)	1,303	1,150
Minimum boot space (l)	524	375
Front track (mm)	1,562	1,395
Rear track (mm)	1,537	1,460