FORD Escort · 1.8i Business Edition · Hatchback · 1997 ‐ 1998

In 1997 Ford began production of cars model Escort, modification 1.8i Business Edition and terminated it in 1998. In this auto can fit 5 person total, it has the body type of a hatchback with five doors, and length 4.1 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«Escort 1.8i Business Edition» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 10.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 187 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 105 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.9 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 6.4 l, and the normal fuel rate is 8.1 l per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 55 liters of petrol, what lets to go approximately 680 kilometers unrefuelled.

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

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Ford Escort gained the 2 number of stars. This automobile does not have active safety systems, and there is passive features (driver airbags).