Ford Escort RS Turbo is a car that has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The Ford Escort RS Turbo belongs to the Escort Mark 4 model family from Ford.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged 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 132 bhp (134 PS/98 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 180 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.4 kgm) at 2750 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1080 kg.
Top stated speed is 201 km/h, which equates to 125 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4061 mm | 159.9 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1080 kg | 2381 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged 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 | 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 (DIN) |
134 PS (132 bhp) (98 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
61.6 kW/litre 83.8 ps/litre 82.7 bhp/litre 1.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
112.71 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo KE-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1416.4 kPa (205.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett AirResearch turbo | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 24.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 123.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.97 kg/kW 18.33 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 ? | |||
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| 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 | I.MS.LLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.T&TrLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26807 | ||
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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 RS Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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