Ford Escort RS1600 (Mk I) specs
| Price in Britain | £1,517 |
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 800 kg (1764 lbs) |
| Introduced | 1970 |
| Gas mileage | 14.1-9.1 l/100 km (17-26 mpg US / 20-31 mpg UK) |
| CO2 emissions | 232 g/km |
| Views | 10.6k |
Lap times
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 8.4 s |
| 1000 m | 30.6 s @ 159.3 kph |
| 0 - 30 mph | 3.1 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 4.5 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 6.2 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 8.5 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 11.6 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 15.1 s |
| 0 - 90 mph | 21.2 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 25.7 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 11.7 s @ 72.1 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 16.4 s @ 84.0 mph |
| Est. 1/2 mile | 28.3 s @ 97.6 mph |
| Top speed | 187 kph (116 mph) |
| 30 mph - 0 | 9 m (28 ft) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | S4, 16v, twin webers |
| Displacement | 1.6 l (98 ci / 1599 cc) |
| Power | 117 ps (115 bhp / 86 kw) |
| Torque | 149 Nm (110 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 73 ps (72 hp) |
| Power / weight | 146 ps (144 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 186 Nm (137 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 10 PS per l/100 km |
| Transmission | 4M |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Escort RS1600 competition
Qualifying results
| Race | # | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 DRM Hockenheim Preis der Nationen | 5th | Jörg Obermoser | 2:27.40 | +5.4 |
| 1972 Sauerland Hill Climb | 5th | Jörg Obermoser | 3:48.15 | +9.2 |
| 2024 Classic 6 Group 2/3 | 6th | David Porter | 2:12.92 | +2.5 |
| 1972 DRM Hockenheim Preis der Nationen | 6th | Gerhard Schüler | 2:28.40 | +6.4 |
| 1972 DRM Nürburgring Rheinland-Pfalz Preis | 6th | Gerhard Schüler | 8:59.00 | +25.4 |
| 1972 Nürburgring 6 Hours | 6th | Dave Matthews | 9:02.30 | +21.2 |
| 1972 Sauerland Hill Climb | 7th | Peter Cramer | 3:50.58 | +11.7 |
| 1973 DRM Nürburgring Rheinland-Pfalz Preis | 7th | Werner Schommers | 9:07.00 | +39.2 |
| 2022 Barber Historics Group 3 | 7th | Robert Brown | 1:44.58 | +5.7 |
| 1974 DRM Hockenheim Rhein-Pokal | 8th | Peter Hennige | 2:28.70 | +14.0 |
| 1974 Nürburgring 6 Hours | 11th | Albrecht Krebs | 8:59.90 | +49.0 |
| 1972 Nürburgring 6 Hours | 11th | Han Akersloot | 9:17.00 | +35.9 |
| 1973 Sebring 12 Hours | 11th | John Buffum | 3:05.96 | +10.8 |
| 1972 Nürburgring 6 Hours | 12th | Peter Cramer | 9:17.40 | +36.3 |
| 2023 Classic 6 Group A | 12th | David Porter | 2:14.74 | +22.2 |
| 1974 DRM Hockenheim Rhein-Pokal | 13th | Karl-Heinz Leibold | 2:33.80 | +19.1 |
| 1972 Nürburgring 6 Hours | 14th | Dieter Mohr | 9:18.90 | +37.8 |
| 1972 6 Hours of Daytona | 30th | John Buffum | 2:09.51 | +25.3 |
| 1970 DARM Ulm-Laupheim | 57th | Anton Barth | 1:38.88 | +29.4 |
