The Ford Escort 1.4 Saloon is a sedan/saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.4 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 109 N·m (80 lb·ft/11.1 kgm) at 2750 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Ford Escort 1.4 Saloon weighs a claimed 1029 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 169 km/h (105 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 11.8/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 203.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2523 mm | 99.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1439 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4295 mm | 169.1 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1029 kg | 2269 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1392 cc (84.945 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.2 × 74.3 mm
3.04 × 2.93 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 109 Nm (80 ft·lb) (11.1 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.6 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
78.3 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 984 kPa (142.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 348 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 169 km/h (105 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.65 kg/kW 31.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.8/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/14.7/11.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.9/41.5/32.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.9/34.6/27.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 203.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 522621 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Ford Escort 1.4 Saloon added 2017-06-25. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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