Ford Escort is a model of the lower middle class of Ford, produced from 1968 to 2000. Successor was manufactured starting from 1998 Ford focus on the platform of the Escort from 1983 to 1993 the notchback model Ford Orion.

Ford Escort

The Escort was the first car, which the Germans and the British Ford works brought together on both markets. Competitors of the Escorts were the VOLKSWAGEN gulf and the OPEL cadet and/or the Vauxhall Viva in England.

Ford Escort '75

The second Escort remains essentially for the predecessor faithful, it possesses further a notchback and rear propulsion, like the predecessor.

Ford Escort '81 & '86 (Escort '81-Facelift)

The first Escort with and the Escort got a low-priced front wheel drive also for the first time. With the Escort '81 also for the first time a genuine independent suspension of the rear wheels was introduced with a passenger car with front wheel drive. In the year 1983 the combination tournament Traveller follows. The classical notchback is sold to the VOLKSWAGEN Jetta starting from 1983 as Ford Orion and was originally positioned as own model row, similarly. 1986 got the Escort '81 a large Facelift. In Brazil a two-door VOLKSWAGEN Apollo based on the Orion comes off the line. The moreover for the first time a Escort is express of city delivery vans mentioned in the offer.

Ford Escort '91

In the late autumn 1990 the new model came out. 1992 gave it a Facelift, with which the radiator grille and the tail opinion were changed among other things. Since 1993 are sold also the Orion as Escort. On the platform this Escort develops in Brazil the VOLKSWAGEN pointer.

Ford Escort '95

Clearly practicing RSR width unit successor of the Escort '91 MK5 and Escort '92 MK6. From 1995 in the year 1998 the MK7 is built as last model. Ford Orion until 1994 to the Escort one renames and one builds as notchback until 1998. Also the flow tail 3 and 5 both the Kombie until 1998 to it by Ford the focus one replaces. However still paraell Ford is to be acquired the focus until 2000 as Escort Classic again to. From this model there was a special edition, which was sold under the name "F1 edition". Since this edition was limited to 500 copies, it is considered today as piece of collecting tank.

Short overview

Weak points

As weak points of the Escort by unsatisfactory corrosion protection precaution are considered to nearly all years of construction the wheel arches as well as Schweller and nearly all parts under various seals. The models starting from MY'91 rust with unsatisfactory corrosion protection precaution also still frequently within the range around the gas cap.

Related links

• German Ford Escort forum

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