The Escort Twin Cam is a rear wheel drive saloon passenger car with a front mounted engine, produced by Ford.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 6000 rpm and 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 871 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 182 km/h, which is 113 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) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3978 mm | 156.6 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 871 kg | 1920 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 3020 E | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1558 cc (95.075 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.57 × 72.75 mm
3.25 × 2.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.6 kW/litre 71.6 ps/litre 70.6 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.07 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Weber 40 DCOE carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1169.5 kPa (169.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 389.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 182 km/h (113 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 128.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.62 kg/kW 17.74 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 244 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 66055 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Ford Escort Twin Cam added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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