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

Ford began manufacture from 1997 of automobiles model Escort, modification 1.8 TD Business Edition and finished it in 1998. This five-door hatchback has a length of 4.1 meters, weight 1.1 tons and is destined to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Escort 1.8 TD Business Edition» automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 11.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 172 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «indirect injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 90 horsepower at 4500 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 55 liters of diesel, thus when medium fuel rate is 6.4 l per 100 km (5.2 l on the highway, 8.4 l in the urban), accordingly allow you to go nearly 860 km without refueling.

The forward 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. Rear wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 185/60HR14.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Ford Escort got the 2 number of stars. This auto has passive safety features (driver airbags), however there is no dynamic safety.