The Ford Escort 1100 Popular is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.1 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 41 bhp (41.6 PS/30.6 kW) at 5300 rpm and 70 Nm (52 lbft/7.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 875 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 126 km/h (78 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2408 mm | 94.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1303 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1328 mm | 52.3 inches | |
| Length | 3978 mm | 156.6 inches | |
| Width | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Height | 1341 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 875 kg | 1929 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40.9 litres | 9 [10.8] 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 1098 cc (67.004 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 53.3 mm
3.19 × 2.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
41.6 PS (41 bhp) (30.6 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
70 Nm (52 ft·lb) (7.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
27.8 kW/litre 37.9 ps/litre 37.3 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
63.75 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Fo carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 801.1 kPa (116.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 274.5 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 | 126 km/h (78 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 47.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 34.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 46.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 28.62 kg/kW 47.8 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 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66165 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Ford Escort 1100 Popular added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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