The Ford Focus 1.8 Diesel is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits its power through the front wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 200 N·m (148 lb·ft/20.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1205 kg.
The Ford Focus 1.8 Diesel is said to be able to manage a top speed of 184 km/h (114 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| 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 | 4362 mm | 171.7 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1205 kg | 2657 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1753 cc (106.975 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 82 mm
3.25 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ISO) |
91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ISO) |
200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (ISO) |
38.3 kW/litre 52.1 ps/litre 51.3 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ISO) |
114.09 Nm/litre
1.38 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 19.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1433.7 kPa (207.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 438.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 184 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.95 kg/kW 29.99 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 | |||
| 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 | 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 | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 27456 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Ford Focus 1.8 Diesel added 1999-07-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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