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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2408 | 94.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | |||
| Spoorbreedte achter | |||
| Lengte | 3975 | 156.5 | |
| Breedte | 1595 | 62.8 | |
| Hoogte | 1365 | 53.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Gewicht | 914 kg | 2015 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 40.9 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Ford | ||
| Motor nummer | BDA | ||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.8 litre 1834 cc (111.918 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 86.75 × 77.62 mm
3.42 × 3.06 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.12 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) bij 6000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
171 Nm (126 ft·lb) (17.4 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Weber carburettor | ||
| 1171.7 kPa (169.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 458.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 9 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 16.9 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS.MS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.SE.RA. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 244 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.54 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 2992 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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