FORD Fiesta · 1.3i 16V RS · Hatchback · 1997 ‐ 1999

From 1997 Ford began manufacture of automobiles model Fiesta, modification of 1.3i 16V RS and finished it in 1999. In this car can fit 5 men total, it has hatchback form with 3 doors, and length 3.8 meters, weight 0.9 tons.

«Fiesta 1.3i 16V RS» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This automobile can speed up for 12.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 170 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «single-point injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 75 hp at 5200 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 42 liters of petrol, thereby when normal fuel rate is 7.4 l per 100 km (6.2 liters on the track, 9.4 l in the urban), that allows to go nearly 568 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 185/55HR14.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Ford Fiesta gained the 3 quantity of stars. This automobile has passive safety systems (driver airbags), but there is no dynamic safety.