The Escort Estate 1.6 GL is a road car from Ford, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The Escort Estate 1.6 GL is part of Ford's Escort Mark 4 model series.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 133 N·m (98 lb·ft/13.6 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 920 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 175 km/h, or 109 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 5.2/7.1/8.3 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 estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4080 mm | 160.6 inches | |
| Width | 1641 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 920 kg | 2028 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1597 cc (97.455 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.96 × 79.52 mm
3.15 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 133 Nm (98 ft·lb) (13.6 kgm) at 4800 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 |
83.28 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1046.5 kPa (151.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.86 kg/kW 23.16 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.2/7.1/8.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.2/7.1/8.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 19.2/14.1/12.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 54.3/39.8/34.0 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 45.2/33.1/28.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SArms.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 2486 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Escort Mark 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Ford Escort Estate 1.6 GL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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