The Ford Escort LX is a front wheel drive road car, with its motor mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 5000 rpm and 169 Nm (125 lbft/17.2 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1114 kg.
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 | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 4437 mm | 174.7 inches | |
| Width | 1702 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | 1354 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1114 kg | 2456 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48.1 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 99P | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1988 cc (121.315 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.8 × 88 mm
3.34 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
169 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.2 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
41.3 kW/litre 56.1 ps/litre 55.3 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
85.01 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1068.3 kPa (154.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 100.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 98.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.58 kg/kW 22.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 28/37 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4/6.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 11.9/15.7 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6/44.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 28.0/37.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | P185/65 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P185/65 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 825594 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 54 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Ford Escort LX added 2025-02-14. Last modified 2025-02-14. |
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