Despite the higher torque, it was slower to the 60 mph mark (92 kph) than the British XJ limo. A 4.2-liter Jaguar engine provided 240 hp while the 7-liter T-Bird offered a mere 212 hp.
But the carmakers were ready for that and fitted their cars with big engines tuned for shallow power for their engine's displacements. The only thing that stood between the big blocks and the customers was the emissions control regulations. In 1972 the Muscle-Car era was coming to an end, but nobody knew it. But the 1973 oil crisis deeply cut into its sales.
The seventh and largest Ford Thunderbird shook the American car industry in 1972 with its huge size and massive engines.
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