Talk:Ford Escort (North America)

message: This is asserted in the second paragraph of the article, with no citations for support. It also seems contradictory to the statements that this was one of the best selling cars in the US at the time of its introduction. Also, being 6 foot tall and having driven an Escort, it seemed quite roomy and comparable in front seat space to the Taurus. Obviously, the cargo capacity was smaller. So, this statement that it was too small, really needs to be qualified. If someone has a cite for this from a reputable source, feel free to add, otherwise, I'm going to take it out in a few days. TANSTAAFL (talk) 14:16, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The article says the Fiesta, not Escort, was too small to effectively replace the Pinto. IFCAR (talk) 14:54, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ha, that's what I get for speed reading. Thanks. TANSTAAFL (talk) 16:23, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Escort too small, even for Pinto replacement

message: I'll admit I haven't researched the history of these cars much or anything, but if Gen 2 starts in 1991, then this information is inaccurate--the American models were broken down into GTX, Pony etc. by 1988.  I have an '88 Escort "Pony" model myself, and auto part websites such as napaonline.com will ask for specification of which submodel the car is, even for the 1988 model year.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by JSoules (talk • contribs) 14:45, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pony/GTX/LX breakdown in Gen 2 only?

message: Why do we have 2 articles? Toyota Corolla manages to fit everything about the corolla from everywhere going back to the begining. Having three name spaces used for the Ford Escort looks cheesy and stupid --Cloveious 05:15, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge North American and European

message: I hereby move that the picture at the top of the page, which is of a second generation Escort, is removed. The three generations look very different. The picture makes the article look like it concerns only 1991-1996 Escorts. Slickshoes3234 05:39, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Main Picture

message: I'm not going to make the edit until I verify, but I doubt that it's 52 hp. I've seen references elsewhere to that engine being 66 hp, and besides... 52 hp is what the VW 1.6L non-turbo diesel of that vintage put out. Bhtooefr 15:09, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Diesel only 52 hp? 

message: <It also featured a new electronically-controlled 4-speed automatic transmission, as well as an independent rear suspension, both (at the time) relatively uncommon in cars in this class.>
First generation had IRS, so that the second had it too is hardly worth mentioning (IMHO). 217.205.121.71 (talk) 19:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  IRS on second generation 

message: I have a source (a Chilton repair manual circa 1992) that has information and specifications on the 1.3L 4 cylinder engine. The article states that "A 1.3 L engine was designed and prototyped but did not see production due to lack of power". But I find it hard to believe that a repair manual would waste time and space talking about an engine that was never actually produced. Does anybody have a source that indicates that the 1.3L engine was not ever installed in the Escort?--Analogue Kid (talk) 20:12, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: -If you check the European Escort page, you will see, that there actually were two 1,3-litre units of which one was a Kent/Valencia engine (Originally 1960 Brittish derived ohv desing) and the other was 1,3-liter CVH engine. As the first generation American Escort shared the desing with the third European generation, both used the CVH engine family. If you compare the 1,6-liter CVH-engines of both U.S and Euro -Escort you can see that the American version puts out only about 2/3 of the power the European one does. This is probably because in 1980'ies U.S. emission legistlation was stricter than in Europe and propably in part due to the differences in quality of the available fuel. The 1,3 would have propably made only about 40 hp in U.S. version and because of the performance requirement of the public in the states it would have been a disastrous venture to produce as practically no-one would have wanted a car that could not be able to keep up with the traffic in highway, even if it had smaller fuel consumption...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.223.93.188 (talk) 12:54, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That may be, but none of that information has a cited source. I really would like to see some third party say either yes the engine was available in North America or no it was not.--Analogue Kid (talk) 15:10, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You are right in that my information is speculation and I have no legitimate proof. I have also tried to find clarity to the case from internet using mainly google, yet I could not find a single reference to the USA spec 1,3 (which would have most likely been a CVH series engine). I found two sources: The Carfolio ,and a finnish page: Ajovalo.net ,which contain the specs to the Escort's engine options. Unfortunately the Carfolio contains only the specs of European Escort and the finnish page has the specs of European Escort engines offered here in Finland. One interesting point is that a Brasilian version of the Escort was made available here and in few other European countries from 1983 to 1985. According to the page there were a third 1,3-liter engine in addition to the CVH and Kent/Valencia engines: One that was based on an old Renault desing which was used in the Brasilian model. That was as close I could get to North America with a 1,3-liter unit and I think that the Brasilian models were not available in the states even if they were in the same continent...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.223.93.188 (talk) 22:32, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  1.3L Engine 

message: Does anybody know if Australian Ford Laser was the same car as the 1991 Escort or if these cars just looked similar? Honzas (talk) 10:40, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ford Laser 

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message: Mercury Lynx article is largely a stub, with little to no free-standing source information. SteveCof00 (talk) 05:44, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Support The Lynx only spanned one generation, unlike the Mercury Tracer, so it will be easier to merge.  There's precedent with the Mercury Bobcat. --Vossanova o< 19:28, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Mercury Lynx]] 

message: Most racing afficionados know that the European car that was also called the Ford Escort has had a rich history in motorsports. But I'm kind of curious if the NA escort has ever appeared anywhere (my mother, when I was growing up, owned an '86 Escort L in California. I actually look back fondly on it even though there's nothing glam about it). I can kind of imagine somebody campaigning one in, say, the old IMSA Firehawk "T" category. Golfs, Calais, Maybe Tercels or other things. Showroom stock was interesting to me as a kid. 
Anyhow, I'l try to research this, soon. May or may not be an interesting add. YellowAries2010 (talk) 21:04, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Motorsport?