The Ford Escort 1.8i 16v Estate is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 153 N·m (113 lb·ft/15.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1140 kg.
The Ford Escort 1.8i 16v Estate is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 187 km/h (116 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 | 2525 mm | 99.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4268 mm | 168 inches | |
| Width | 1696 mm | 66.8 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1140 kg | 2513 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 | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.6 × 88 mm
3.17 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
43.6 kW/litre 59.3 ps/litre 58.5 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.19 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC IV fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1070.5 kPa (155.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.56 kg/kW 24.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26763 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Ford Escort 1.8i 16v Estate added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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