Ford Granada

Ford Granada: generations: what actually changed between 1 generation and 2 generation

What the generation change does not buy: drive remains RWD, boost remains No, and the small-end engines stay in the 69–75 hp band. What it does buy in the listed set is a Sedan instead of a Coupe, a 62 l tank instead of a tank not measured, five-speed manuals on several 2.0 / 2.3 / 2.8 cars, and the only Automatics in the catalogue.

1 generation (1972-01-01 to 1977-12-31) is a Coupe. All seven listed versions use a Manual 4-speed gearbox. Displacement runs from 1695 cm³ (`1.7 MT` 75 hp) and 1699 cm³ (`1.7 MT` 69 hp) up to 2994 cm³ on both `3.0 MT` cars (138 hp and 137 hp). Fuel tank volume is not measured. Ground clearance is 180 mm. There is no Automatic in this generation’s listed set.

2 generation (1977-01-01 to 1985-12-31) is a Sedan. The listed 12 versions still sit on the same 180 mm clearance and the same Independent, spring / Dependent, spring chassis, with Disc front / Drum rear brakes, but the gearbox map widens: Manual 4, Manual 5, and Automatic 3 (`2.0 AT` 101 hp and `2.0 AT` 105 hp). The tank is measured at 62 l on every listed 2 generation car. Peak listed power falls slightly versus 1 generation (135 hp on `2.8 MT` versus 138 hp on 1 generation `3.0 MT`), yet measured performance appears only here: 0–100 km/h from 12.4 s to 10.4 s, top speed from 150 km/h to 181 km/h.

What the generation change does not buy: drive remains RWD, boost remains No, and the small-end engines stay in the 69–75 hp band. What it does buy in the listed set is a Sedan instead of a Coupe, a 62 l tank instead of a tank not measured, five-speed manuals on several 2.0 / 2.3 / 2.8 cars, and the only Automatics in the catalogue.

Engines and specs (Ford Granada horsepower, engine sizes, engine options)

Use the exact names. Duplicate names are split by power, displacement, and gearbox.

2 generation Sedan (12 of 30 versions listed)

The 1993 cm³ four-cylinder appears four times: two feeds. `2.0 MT` / `2.0 AT` 101 hp use Central injection (single-point or single- point) on 92 fuel, 90.8 × 77 mm bore × stroke. `2.0 MT` / `2.0 AT` 105 hp use Carburetor on 95 fuel, same 90.8 × 77 mm. That is +4 hp (+4.0%) and +9 Nm (+6.1%) for +3 octane points and one extra Manual ratio (4 vs 5) on the 105 hp `2.0 MT`.

`2.0 MT` 90 hp is not the same engine: 1998 cm³, 6 V-shaped, Carburetor, fuel 80, 84 × 60.14 mm. It makes 11 hp less than the 101 hp four-cylinder (−10.9%) but 10 Nm more than that four-cylinder’s 148 Nm (+6.8%).

Three `2.3 MT` cars: 2293 cm³ / 112 hp; 2294 cm³ / 114 hp (90.3 × 60.1 mm); 2300 cm³ / 107 hp (90 × 60.1 mm, compression 9). The 114 hp unit is +7 hp versus 107 hp (+6.5%) on 6 cm³ less.

Two `2.8 MT` cars share 2792 cm³: 132 hp and 135 hp (+3 hp, +2.3%).

1 generation Coupe (all 7 versions)

`2.5 MT` is the odd four-cylinder: 2494 cm³, Central injection (single-point or single- point), 125 hp — more power than every 2 generation `2.3 MT`, less than either `2.8 MT`. The two `3.0 MT` cars differ by 1 hp (138 vs 137, +0.7%) and by feed: Central injection (single-point or single- point) plus 93.7 × 72.4 mm and compression 9 on the 138 hp car; Carburetor and those three figures not measured on the 137 hp car.

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres):

• 2 generation `2.0 MT` 105 hp: 52.7 hp/l (highest in the listed set)
• 2 generation `2.0 MT` 101 hp: 50.7 hp/l
• 1 generation `2.5 MT` 125 hp: 50.1 hp/l
• 2 generation `2.3 MT` 114 hp: 49.7 hp/l
• 2 generation `2.8 MT` 135 hp: 48.4 hp/l
• 2 generation `1.6 MT` 75 hp: 47.0 hp/l
• 2 generation `2.3 MT` 107 hp and 1 generation `2.3 MT` 107 hp: 46.5 hp/l
• 1 generation `3.0 MT` 138 hp: 46.1 hp/l
• 2 generation `2.0 MT` 90 hp: 45.0 hp/l
• 2 generation `1.7 MT` 73 hp: 43.0 hp/l
• 1 generation `1.7 MT` 69 hp: 40.6 hp/l (lowest)

Torque per litre where Nm is measured: `2.0 MT` 90 hp 79.1 Nm/l; `2.0 MT` 105 hp 78.8 Nm/l; `3.0 MT` 138 hp 78.5 Nm/l; `2.3 MT` 114 hp 76.7 Nm/l; `2.0 MT` 101 hp 74.3 Nm/l. The 90 hp six is torque-dense, not power-dense.

Performance and economy (0–100, top speed, mpg)

City, highway, and combined consumption are not measured on any listed version. CO2 is not measured. Economy ranking is therefore not measured; fuel grade is the only consumption-adjacent figure.

0–100 km/h (measured only on five 2 generation cars):

• `2.8 MT` 132 hp: 10.4 s
• `2.8 MT` 135 hp: 10.4 s (same time; +3 hp does not change the listed sprint)
• `2.3 MT` 112 hp: 11.7 s (1.3 s slower than either `2.8 MT`)
• `2.3 MT` 107 hp: 11.7 s (same as 112 hp)
• `2.0 MT` 101 hp: 12.4 s
• `2.3 MT` 114 hp: 12.4 s (same as the 101 hp four; 13 hp extra does not buy a faster listed sprint)

Not measured: both `2.0 AT` cars, `2.0 MT` 105 hp, `2.0 MT` 90 hp, `1.6 MT`, `1.7 MT` 73 hp, and every 1 generation version.

Top speed (measured):

• `2.8 MT` 135 hp: 181 km/h (fastest listed)
• `2.3 MT` 114 hp: 172 km/h (−9 km/h vs 135 hp `2.8 MT`)
• `2.0 MT` 105 hp: 168 km/h
• `2.0 MT` 101 hp: 165 km/h (−3 km/h vs 105 hp)
• `2.0 MT` 90 hp (2 generation): 160 km/h
• `1.6 MT` and `1.7 MT` 73 hp: 150 km/h (31 km/h below the 135 hp `2.8 MT`)

Not measured: `2.8 MT` 132 hp, `2.3 MT` 112 hp, `2.3 MT` 107 hp (2 generation), both `2.0 AT`, and all seven 1 generation cars.

Fuel grade as a buying filter: `2.0 MT` 90 hp in both generations is specified for 80; `2.0 MT` / `2.0 AT` 101 hp, `2.3 MT` 114 hp, `2.3 MT` 107 hp, and 1 generation `3.0 MT` 138 hp for 92; `1.6 MT` and `2.0 MT` / `2.0 AT` 105 hp for 95. Fuel is not measured on `1.7 MT` 73 hp, `2.3 MT` 112 hp, both `2.8 MT`, `2.5 MT`, and `3.0 MT` 137 hp.

Dimensions and weight (Ford Granada size, weight, tank)

Ground clearance is 180 mm on every listed version in both generations. Wheel size is not measured. Kerb weight is not measured. Gross weight is not measured. Weight per horsepower cannot be computed.

Tank: 62 l on all 12 listed 2 generation versions; not measured on all 7 of 1 generation. If range matters, the listed data only supports 2 generation.

Chassis is constant in the listed set: Independent, spring front; Dependent, spring rear; Disc front; Drum rear. Engine position is not measured.

Body is the other size fact: 1 generation is Coupe; 2 generation is Sedan. Search for a four-door shape maps to 2 generation in this catalogue, not to 1 generation.

Which version to choose

If measured speed is the filter: buy 2 generation `2.8 MT` 135 hp. It is the only car with both 10.4 s to 100 km/h and 181 km/h. `2.8 MT` 132 hp matches the 10.4 s sprint but has top speed not measured, so the 135 hp row is the one that documents both axes. Versus `2.0 MT` 101 hp, that is +34 hp (+33.7%) and −2.0 s to 100 km/h. Versus `2.3 MT` 114 hp, it is +21 hp (+18.4%) and +9 km/h. Displacement step from 2294 cm³ to 2792 cm³ is +498 cm³ (+21.7%) for those +21 hp.

If you want a 2.0 four-cylinder Sedan, not a six: the split is arithmetic. `2.0 MT` 105 hp vs `2.0 MT` 101 hp: +4 hp, +9 Nm, peak torque 500 rpm earlier (3500 vs 4000), Manual 5 vs Manual 4, fuel 95 vs 92, Carburetor vs Central injection (single-point or single- point), top speed 168 vs 165 km/h. 0–100 km/h is not measured on the 105 hp car, so you cannot claim a quicker sprint — only a higher listed top speed and a fifth ratio. Both Automatic twins (`2.0 AT` 101 hp and `2.0 AT` 105 hp) drop to Automatic 3 and have 0–100 km/h and top speed not measured. Choose `2.0 AT` only if three Automatic ratios are the requirement; the data does not show what that costs in seconds or km/h.

If you want a 2.0 six (fuel 80): `2.0 MT` 90 hp exists in both generations, same 1998 cm³, 90 hp, 158 Nm, 6 V-shaped, Carburetor, 84 × 60.14 mm. 2 generation adds Manual 5 (vs 4) and a measured 160 km/h; 1 generation has top speed not measured. Do not confuse this with the 1993 cm³ fours: it is 11 hp down on the 101 hp four and 15 hp down on the 105 hp four, with 10 Nm more than the 101 hp four.

If you want a 2.3 six: three 2 generation `2.3 MT` rows plus one 1 generation `2.3 MT` 107 hp. The 1 generation 107 hp car matches the 2 generation 107 hp car on 2300 cm³, 107 hp, 176 Nm @ 3000, compression 9, 90 × 60.1 mm, fuel 92 — then differs on gearbox (Manual 4 vs Manual 5) and on 0–100 km/h (not measured vs 11.7 s). Among the three 2 generation cars, 114 hp has the only measured top speed (172 km/h) but a slower listed 0–100 (12.4 s) than 112 hp and 107 hp (both 11.7 s). Buying 114 hp for “the fast 2.3” is not supported by the sprint figure; it is supported by the 172 km/h figure.

If you want the 1 generation Coupe at the top of the power list: `3.0 MT` 138 hp is the catalogue peak (138 hp, 235 Nm). `3.0 MT` 137 hp is 1 hp behind with torque not measured. Neither has 0–100 km/h or top speed measured, so you cannot rank them against 2 generation `2.8 MT` on the road figures — only on peak hp (138 vs 135, +3 hp, +2.2%) and on the 235 Nm figure, which no 2 generation car lists. `2.5 MT` 125 hp sits between the 2.3 and 2.8 bands on power (+11 hp vs 114 hp `2.3 MT`, −10 hp vs 135 hp `2.8 MT`) with every performance number not measured.

If you want the smallest engine: 2 generation `1.6 MT` 75 hp (1597 cm³, fuel 95, 150 km/h) versus 2 generation `1.7 MT` 73 hp (1699 cm³, 150 km/h, fuel not measured). The 1.6 makes +2 hp on 102 cm³ less (47.0 vs 43.0 hp/l). 1 generation `1.7 MT` 75 hp (1695 cm³) matches the 1.6’s 75 hp; `1.7 MT` 69 hp is the floor of the whole model (−6 hp vs the 75 hp `1.7 MT`, −8.0%). Top speed and 0–100 km/h are not measured on either 1 generation `1.7 MT`.

1975 / 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1980 / 1982 / 1985 buyers: 1 generation covers calendar years through 1977-12-31 (Coupe). 2 generation starts 1977-01-01 (Sedan) and runs to 1985-12-31. A 1977 car can be either generation; body type is the listed discriminator.

Reliability / “was it a good car”: this dataset has no failure rates, no prices, and no kerb weights. A version is “good” here only as a match to a measured number: 181 km/h and 10.4 s → `2.8 MT` 135 hp; 52.7 hp/l and Manual 5 → `2.0 MT` 105 hp; 235 Nm and 138 hp → 1 generation `3.0 MT` 138 hp; Automatic 3 → either `2.0 AT`. Eighteen of thirty 2 generation versions are not in this table; if the car in front of you is not one of the twelve names above, its hp, Nm, and times are not measured in this listing.