The Orion 1.4 L is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front placed engine, from Ford.
It is part of Ford's Escort Mark 4 model range.
Its 1.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 109 N·m (80 lb·ft/11.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Ford Orion 1.4 L weighs a quoted 885 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 167 km/h, which is 104 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 4.7/6.1/8.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4214 mm | 165.9 inches | |
| Width | 1641 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 885 kg | 1951 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1392 cc (84.945 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.2 × 74.3 mm
3.04 × 2.93 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 109 Nm (80 ft·lb) (11.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.6 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
78.3 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 984 kPa (142.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 348 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 167 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.04 kg/kW 26.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 4.7/6.1/8.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.7/6.1/8.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 21.3/16.4/12.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 60.1/46.3/34.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 50.0/38.6/29.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SArms.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 2145 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Escort Mark 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Ford Orion 1.4 L added before December 1995. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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