What is the Ford Escort?
The Escort name has been used for different Ford models in different markets. The generations described here are the North American Escort, a compact car offered in body styles including hatchback, sedan and wagon. It gave Ford a small, everyday car for the US and Canadian markets.
North American generations and engines
The North American Escort had three generations: 1984–1990, 1991–1996 and 1997–2003. The second generation adopted Mazda-derived underpinnings, and the third was redesigned with sedan, wagon and two-door coupe body styles.
US EPA listings include 1.6 L to 2.0 L petrol and diesel engines. Canadian NRCan listings include 1.8 L to 2.0 L petrol versions. UK listings for 2000–2001 include 1.6 L to 1.8 L petrol and diesel engines.
Fuel consumption and markets
The US EPA listings give a best combined rating of 40 MPG and a lowest listed consumption of 5.9 L/100 km. Canada’s lowest listed figure is 7.9 L/100 km on the NRCan 5-cycle test, while the UK figure is 6.7 L/100 km on NEDC. These results use different test procedures: EPA in the United States, NRCan’s 5-cycle method in Canada, and NEDC in the UK, so they are not direct comparisons.
The North American Escort appears in US and Canadian listings, while UK listings cover 2000–2001. EU registration figures cover 2010–2016 and include petrol versions. The Escort name has distinct market histories, so these figures refer to different market offerings.
Questions and answers
Which Escort generations are covered here?
The North American generations ran from 1984–1990, 1991–1996 and 1997–2003.
What is the best combined EPA rating listed?
The best combined EPA figure is 40 MPG.
Which test procedure is behind the Canadian figure?
The Canadian figure of 7.9 L/100 km uses NRCan’s 5-cycle test.
