FORD Escort · 1.8 TD Limited Edition · Hatchback · 1996 ‐ 1997

From 1996 Ford began manufacture of automobiles model Escort, modification 1.8 TD Limited Edition and finished it in 1997. The weight of the car is 1.1 tn and a length of 4.1 m, It is formed as hatchback with 3 doors, and can be fit in 5 people with a driver.

«Escort 1.8 TD Limited Edition» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This automobile can speed up for 11.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 172 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «indirect injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 90 horsepower at 4500 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 55 liters of diesel, thereby when mixed fuel rate is 6.4 l per 100 km (5.2 l on the highway, 8.4 l in the city), what allows drive approximately 860 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 185/60HR14.

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