FORD Escort · 1.8 TD Business Edition · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1998

From 1997 Ford began manufacture of automobiles type Escort, modification 1.8 TD Business Edition and terminated it in 1998. This 4-door sedan has a length of 4.3 meters, weight 1.1 tons and is assigned to sit 5 men including the driver.

«Escort 1.8 TD Business Edition» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 4-cylinders diesel motor with «indirect injection fuel system» can generate output 70 horsepower at 4500 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 16 seconds to 100 km/h and get max speed of 163 km/h.

Fuel rate is 8.5 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 5.5 l, and the normal fuel rate is 6.6 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 55 l of diesel, what lets to go roughly 834 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this model have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next measure - 185/60HR14.

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