FORD Escort · 1.3 GL · Hatchback · 1980 ‐ 1985

In 1980 Ford began manufacture of automobiles type Escort, modification 1.3 GL and closed it in 1985. In this auto can sit 5 person including the driver, it has the form of a hatchback with three doors, and length 4 meters, weight 0.8 tons.

«Escort 1.3 GL» is a front-wheel drive car with a 4-speed manual transmission. This automobile can speed up for 12.8 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 157 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «carburetor fuel system», which generate a peak output of 69 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Mixed fuel consumption is 7.4 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 48 liters of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 649 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next dimensions - 155SR13.

Ford Escort is not certified for Euro NCAP crash test. This car does not have passive and active systems of safety.