The Escort 1300 Saloon is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front located engine, sold by Ford.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.3 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 57 bhp (58 PS/43 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 98 N·m (72 lb·ft/10 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 805 kg.
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 | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 3978 mm | 156.6 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 805 kg | 1775 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 3034 E7 | ||
| 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 (SAE) |
58 PS (57 bhp) (43 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
98 Nm (72 ft·lb) (10 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
32.7 kW/litre 44.5 ps/litre 43.9 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
75.5 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Au carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 948.8 kPa (137.6 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.94 kg/kW 31.64 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66121 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Ford Escort 1300 Saloon added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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