Ford Escort RS1800 is an automobile that has a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) at 6000 rpm and 170.6 N·m (126 lb·ft/17.4 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Ford Escort RS1800 weighs a claimed 914 kg at the kerb.
The Ford Escort RS1800 is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h (115 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 | 2388 mm | 94 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1278 mm | 50.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1298 mm | 51.1 inches | |
| Length | 3942 mm | 155.2 inches | |
| Width | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 147 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 914 kg | 2015 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1834 cc (111.918 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.7 × 77.6 mm
3.41 × 3.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
170.6 Nm (126 ft·lb) (17.4 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.1 kW/litre 62.7 ps/litre 61.9 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
93.02 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 32/36 DGAV carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1168.9 kPa (169.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 458.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 125.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 124.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.8 kg/kW 18.04 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 244 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1897 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 203302 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Ford Escort RS1800 added 2009-09-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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