Ford Fiesta RS 1800 is a car that has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 128 bhp (130 PS/95 kW) at 6250 rpm and 162 Nm (119 lbft/16.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 954 kg, the Ford Fiesta RS 1800 performs the 0-60 mph yardstick in 8.3 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 16.5 seconds.
Maximum claimed speed is 198 km/h (123 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2446 mm | 96.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 3744 mm | 147.4 inches | |
| Width | 1631 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1326 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 954 kg | 2103 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 65% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 42 litres | 9.2 [11.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.6 × 88 mm
3.17 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 130 PS (128 bhp) (95 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 162 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.1 kW/litre 72.3 ps/litre 71.3 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.2 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | iron block; alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1133.5 kPa (164.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 24.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.5 s
@ 86 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 30.2 s
@ 171 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 198 km/h (123 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 136.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 134.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.99 kg/kW 16.7 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TA.TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P700Z 185/55 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P700Z 185/55 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38423 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Ford Fiesta RS 1800 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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