The Ford Escort RS1800 is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.8 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 6000 rpm and 171 Nm (126 lbft/17.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 914 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 179 km/h (111 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 | 2408 mm | 94.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3975 mm | 156.5 inches | |
| Width | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Height | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 914 kg | 2015 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 | BDA | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1834 cc (111.918 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.75 × 77.62 mm
3.42 × 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) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
171 Nm (126 ft·lb) (17.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.8 kW/litre 63.6 ps/litre 62.7 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
93.24 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1171.7 kPa (169.9 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 179 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.66 kg/kW 17.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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.CS.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.RA. | ||
| 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 | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 244 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 2992 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Ford Escort RS1800 added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-02-16. |
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