This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front located engine that delivers power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.1 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) at 5000 rpm and 84 Nm (62 lbft/8.6 kgm) at 2700 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 860 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 142 km/h, which is 88 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2393 mm | 94.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1423 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4033 mm | 158.8 inches | |
| Width | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 860 kg | 1896 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.39 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1117 cc (68.164 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 65 mm
2.91 × 2.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
84 Nm (62 ft·lb) (8.6 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.4 kW/litre 45.4 ps/litre 44.8 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
75.2 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 945 kPa (137.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 279.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 15.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 142 km/h (88 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 58.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 43.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 58.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.07 kg/kW 38.53 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LW.TRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.84 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 41877 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Ford Escort 1.1 Estate added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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