The Ford Escort 1.6 Estate is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 5500 rpm and 134 Nm (99 lbft/13.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1100 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 177 km/h or 110 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 10.9/6.6/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 193.0 g/km.
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 | 2523 mm | 99.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1439 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4302 mm | 169.4 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 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 | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 88 mm
2.99 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 134 Nm (99 ft·lb) (13.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.5 kW/litre 56.5 ps/litre 55.7 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.85 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1053.8 kPa (152.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.57 kg/kW 27.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.9/6.6/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.9/6.6/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.2/15.2/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.9/42.8/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.6/35.6/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 193.0 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 | 522643 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Ford Escort 1.6 Estate added 2017-06-25. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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