FORD Escort · 1.4i Business Edition · Hatchback · 1997 ‐ 1998

Ford launched manufacture from 1997 of cars model Escort, modification of 1.4i Business Edition and finished it in 1998. The weight of the car is 1 tn and a length of 4.1 meters, It is formed as hatchback with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«Escort 1.4i Business Edition» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can speed up for 14.1 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 169 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 75 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.8 l in the city mode of driving, on the highway 6.8 l, and the mixed fuel rate is 8.7 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 55 liters of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 633 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this auto have disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following size - 185/60HR14.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Ford Escort received the 2 number of stars. This car has passive safety systems (driver airbags), however there is no dynamic systems of safety.