Ford Escort ZX2 Sport is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) at 5750 rpm and 172 Nm (127 lbft/17.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1152 kg.
Top stated speed is 164 km/h (102 mph).
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2499 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 4450 mm | 175.2 inches | |
| Width | 1712 mm | 67.4 inches | |
| Height | 1328 mm | 52.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1152 kg | 2540 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 48.5 litres | 10.7 [12.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1988 cc (121.315 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.8 × 88 mm
3.34 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
172 Nm (127 ft·lb) (17.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
48.8 kW/litre 66.3 ps/litre 65.4 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
86.52 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC V fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1087.2 kPa (157.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 25.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 164 km/h (102 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.88 kg/kW 19.85 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.S.CA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.S.2Li.TLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1710 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25608 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Ford Escort ZX2 Sport added 1997-11-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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