This automobile has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 125 N·m (92 lb·ft/12.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1074 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 171 km/h (106 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2615 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4152 mm | 163.5 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1074 kg | 2368 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1388 cc (84.701 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 76.5 mm
2.99 × 3.01 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ISO) |
76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ISO) |
125 Nm (92 ft·lb) (12.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (ISO) |
40.3 kW/litre 54.8 ps/litre 54 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ISO) |
90.06 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC V fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1131.7 kPa (164.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 171 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.2 kg/kW 32.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.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 | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25927 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Ford Focus 1.4 Zetec-SE added 1999-07-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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