FORD Escort · 1.6i Business Edition · Hatchback · 1997 ‐ 1998

From 1997 Ford began manufacture of automobiles type Escort, modification 1.6i Business Edition and terminated it in 1998. This vehicle has 3 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.1 meters, that can seat 5 men total.

«Escort 1.6i Business Edition» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission. This automobile can be accelerated for 12.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 177 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 90 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.7 l in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 6.4 l, and the medium fuel rate is 8 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 55 l of petrol, what provides to go roughly 688 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have disks brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following size - 185/60HR14.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Ford Escort got the 2 quantity of stars. This automobile does not have active safety systems, and there is passive systems (driver airbags).