The Escort CLX 1.6i 16v Cabriolet is a road car from Ford, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 5500 rpm and 134 Nm (99 lbft/13.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1240 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 173 km/h (107 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 6.0/7.4/9.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| 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 | 4108 mm | 161.7 inches | |
| Width | 1685 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1357 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1240 kg | 2734 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 | 1.6 litre 1597 cc (97.455 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 88 mm
2.99 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 134 Nm (99 ft·lb) (13.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.6 kW/litre 56.5 ps/litre 55.7 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.91 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1054.4 kPa (152.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 173 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.68 kg/kW 31.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.0/7.4/9.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.0/7.4/9.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.7/13.5/10.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 47.1/38.2/30.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 39.2/31.8/25.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 521939 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Ford Escort CLX 1.6i 16v Cabriolet added 2017-06-23. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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