The Ford Escort 1300 GT is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the powerplant mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Powering the Ford Escort 1300 GT is an overhead valve, 1.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) at 6000 rpm and 100.9 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.3 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 830 kg.
The Ford Escort 1300 GT is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 153 km/h (95 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2362 mm | 93 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 4013 mm | 158 inches | |
| Width | 1556 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Height | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 830 kg | 1830 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 | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1298 cc (79.209 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.98 × 62.99 mm
3.19 × 2.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 100.9 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.3 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.1 kW/litre 58.6 ps/litre 57.8 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
77.73 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 976.8 kPa (141.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 324.5 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 | 153 km/h (95 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.84 kg/kW 24.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 9.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 68464 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Ford Escort 1300 GT added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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