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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2408 | 94.8 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 3975 | 156.5 | |
| Largeur | 1595 | 62.8 | |
| Hauteur | 1365 | 53.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 914 kg | 2015 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 40.9 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | BDA | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.8 litre 1834 cc (111.918 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 86.75 × 77.62 mm
3.42 × 3.06 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.12 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
171 Nm (126 ft·lb) (17.4 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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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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(DIN) |
93.24 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Weber carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1171.7 kPa (169.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 458.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 9 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 16.9 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.CS.MS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE.RA. | ||
| Roues AV | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Roues AR | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 244 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.54 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 2992 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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