The Focus 1.8 Zetec-E is a motor vehicle from Ford, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 5750 rpm and 174 Nm (128 lbft/17.7 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1125 kg.
The Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec-E is claimed to achieve a top speed of 198 km/h which is 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 | 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 | 1125 kg | 2480 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59.7% 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 | 1.8 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 (ISO) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ISO) |
174 Nm (128 ft·lb) (17.7 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (ISO) |
47.7 kW/litre 64.9 ps/litre 64 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ISO) |
96.88 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC V fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1217.5 kPa (176.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 198 km/h (123 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.12 kg/kW 21.91 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/Di-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 | 25905 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec-E added 1999-07-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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