The Escort Mexico is a rear wheel drive saloon car with a front located engine, sold by Ford.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 125 N·m (92 lb·ft/12.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 851 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 161 km/h (100 mph).
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) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3975 mm | 156.5 inches | |
| Width | 1568 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 851 kg | 1876 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Kent | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1599 cc (97.577 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.6 mm
3.19 × 3.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
125 Nm (92 ft·lb) (12.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.6 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.17 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 32/36 DGV carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 982.4 kPa (142.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.43 kg/kW 22.43 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 9.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 244 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66011 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Ford Escort Mexico added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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