FORD Escort · 1.8 TD Ghia · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 1998

In 1996 Ford started production of autos type Escort, modification of 1.8 TD Ghia and finished it in 1998. This vehicle has 4 doors, the body is in the form a sedan, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.3 meters, that can seat 5 person total.

«Escort 1.8 TD Ghia» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This car can be accelerated for 16 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 163 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «indirect injection system», which produce a max power of 70 hp at 4500 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 55 liters of diesel, thus when normal fuel consumption is 6.6 l per 100 km (5.5 liters on the highway, 8.5 liters in the city), what let you to go roughly 834 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this auto have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 175/65HR14.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Ford Escort got the 2 quantity of stars. This vehicle has passive safety (driver airbags), but there is no dynamic safety.