The Ford Escort 1.5 Gold Edition is a front wheel drive vehicle, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 3 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 121 bhp (123 PS/90 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1286 kg.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2687 mm | 105.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4633 mm | 182.4 inches | |
| Width | 1825 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1286 kg | 2835 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1497 cc (91.353 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 123 PS (121 bhp) (90 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.3 kW/litre 82 ps/litre 80.8 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.54 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1275.9 kPa (185.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.25 kg/kW 23.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 809215 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2021 Ford Escort 1.5 Gold Edition added 2024-08-12. Last modified 2024-08-12. |
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