Water-cooled, inline, transverse four cylinder displacing 1297cc, fed by electronic fuel-injection with a single overhead camshaft and two valves per cylinder.
51kW at 5500rpm / 106Nm at 3000rpm.
Five-speed manual gearbox, front-wheel drive.
Suspension:
MacPherson struts and anti-roll bar in front and torsion-beam with semi-trailing arms and coil springs at the rear.
Power-assisted rack-and-pinion.
Anti-lock with discs at front and drums at rear.
Alloy 14" rims with 165/60 tyres.
Length 3620mm, width 1827mm, height 1413mm. Mass 1265kg.
Four passengers, 40 litres fuel.
0-100km/h - 16.7sec. Top speed 167km/h.
Air conditioning, cupholders, cigarette lighter, 50/50 split rear seat, courtesy lights, front-door grab handles, sunglass holder, passenger glovebox, dipping rear-view mirror, storage compartments, cloth trim.
Driver crash bag, ABS brakes, side-impact protection bars, energy-absorbing crumple zones, inertia-reel seatbelts front and rear, anti-submarining seats, fuel cut off, immobiliser.
Three years or 100 000km, whichever comes first, and three years / unlimited distance roadside assistance.
20 000km.
R89 950 with optional CD/radio
- Test car from Ford SA. - Pretoria News