The Ford Escort 1100 Estate is a 5 door estate/station wagon style car with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) at 5700 rpm and 82 N·m (60 lb·ft/8.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its maximum speed claimed is 144 km/h or 89 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 | 2390 mm | 94.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 4030 mm | 158.7 inches | |
| Width | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1117 cc (68.164 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 65 mm
2.91 × 2.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
82 Nm (60 ft·lb) (8.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
36.7 kW/litre 49.9 ps/litre 49.2 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
73.41 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 922.5 kPa (133.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 279.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 144 km/h (89 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LW.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4.5 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.5 | ||
| Tyres front | 145 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 86504 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Ford Escort 1100 Estate added 2001-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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