The Ford Escort Sport is a 2 door saloon-bodied car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 82 bhp (83 PS/61 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 101 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Ford Escort Sport weighs a claimed 805 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 158 km/h or 98 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 | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 3978 mm | 156.6 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 805 kg | 1775 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1298 cc (79.209 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.98 × 62.99 mm
3.19 × 2.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
83 PS (82 bhp) (61 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
101 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
47.1 kW/litre 64.1 ps/litre 63.2 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
77.81 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 977.8 kPa (141.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 324.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 158 km/h (98 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.16 kg/kW 21.99 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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1411 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 86515 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Ford Escort Sport added 2001-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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