Ford Escort North America First generation dimensions 1980–1990
The Ford Escort North America First generation (1980–1990) is 430.3 cm long, 167.4 cm wide and 136.4 cm tall, with a 239.3 cm wheelbase. That makes it about 46 cm longer than the average 3-door hatchback in our guide (384 cm across 63 versions). In size it is closest to the Opel Ascona (1975, 1.8 cm longer), the BMW 3 Series Cabriolet (1982, 1.7 cm longer) and the Citroën BX (1982, 7.3 cm shorter).
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No figure yet: width incl. mirrors, ground clearance, boot (seats up), boot (seats folded)
Sources: Wikipedia: Ford Escort (North America) · Figures refer to: Figures from Wikipedia infobox "North America First generation"; production . Dimensions may vary by trim, market and model year; check with the manufacturer.
Will the Ford Escort fit?
UK parking bay 4.8 × 2.4 m
Fits comfortably49.7 cm spare in length; with mirrors (187.4 cm wide (est.) including mirrors) about 26.3 cm free each side for opening doors.
UK single garage 4.8 × 2.4 m, 7 ft door
Fits, but tightLittle room to walk round; not enough width to open the doors fully. Height 136.4 cm vs a 198 cm door.
Assumes a UK standard parking bay of 4.8 × 2.4 m and a typical UK single garage of 4.8 × 2.4 m inside (2.1 m high) with a 7 ft × 6 ft 6 in (213 × 198 cm) up-and-over door. Where we have no width-with-mirrors figure we add 20 cm to the body width. “Comfortably” leaves about 60 cm to walk round and open a door; “tight” means it goes in but getting out is awkward. Garages and bays vary a lot — measure yours and use the garage fit checker. For guidance only.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Ford Escort (North America) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Figures taken from Wikipedia are used under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the linked article for its authors and history.