The Ford Escort RS Mexico is a saloon (sedan) with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
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 produces 95 bhp (96 PS/71 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 125 N·m (92 lb·ft/12.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 903 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 | 2408 mm | 94.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Length | 3975 mm | 156.5 inches | |
| Width | 1594 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Height | 1403 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 159 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 903 kg | 1991 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40.9 litres | 9 [10.8] 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 1595 cc (97.333 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.7 × 66 mm
3.45 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
96 PS (95 bhp) (71 kW) at 5750 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) |
44.4 kW/litre 60.4 ps/litre 59.6 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.37 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 984.8 kPa (142.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.75 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 106.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.75 kg/kW 21.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 72534 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Ford Escort RS Mexico added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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