FORD Escort · 1.6 RS Turbo · Hatchback · 1985 ‐ 1986

Ford began manufacture from 1985 of automobiles type Escort, modification 1.6 RS Turbo and closed it in 1986. The weight of the car is 0.9 tn and a length of 4.1 m, It is shaped as hatchback with 3 doors, and can be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«Escort 1.6 RS Turbo» have a front wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual transmission. This automobile can be accelerated for 8.7 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 200 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 132 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 48 liters of petrol, so when medium fuel rate is 8.9 liters per 100 km, that allows drive roughly 540 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have drums brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 195/50VR16.

Ford Escort is not tested for Euro NCAP crash test. Active and passive safety missing on this model car.