The Escort 1.8 Turbodiesel Estate is a car from Ford, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The Ford Escort 1.8 Turbodiesel Estate's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 1.8 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 180 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1142 kg.
Top claimed speed is 177 km/h or 110 mph, stated fuel consumption is 8.6/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 172.0 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 | 1142 kg | 2518 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1753 cc (106.975 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 82 mm
3.25 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 37.9 kW/litre 51.5 ps/litre 50.8 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.68 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 21.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1290.3 kPa (187.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 438.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.6 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 79.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.21 kg/kW 28.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/5.4/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/18.5/15.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/52.3/43.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/43.6/36.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 172.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 521862 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Ford Escort 1.8 Turbodiesel Estate added 2017-06-25. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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