Comparison of Ford Escort V Cabrio (ALL) 1.4 and Volkswagen Golf II (19E) 1.6 D

Attribute	Ford Escort V Cabrio (ALL) 1.4 ×	Volkswagen Golf II (19E) 1.6 D ×
General
Make	Ford	Volkswagen
Model	Escort	Golf
Generation	Escort V Cabrio (ALL)	Golf II (19E)
Modification	1.4	1.6 D
Website	https://www.ford.com/	https://www.vw.com/
Number of doors	-	3
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Cabriolet	Hatchback
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	5	5
Production from (year)	1990	1983
Production to (year)	1992	1991
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	163	-
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	13	-
City consumption (l/100km)	10	6
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	5.8	4
Combined consumption (l/100km)	-	5
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Front wheel drive
Engine type	Fuel engine	Fuel engine
Position of engine	-	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Diesel
Max. power (hp)	71	54
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	4
Cylinders arrangement	-	Inline
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	1,392	1,600
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,600	5,000
Fuel system	Mono-point injection	Diesel - Standard diesel injection (SDI)
Valve control	Ohc	Ohc
Catalyst	Regular	No
Fuel tank (l)	55	53
Chassis
Front wheel suspension	-	McPherson
Front suspension	Coil springs	Coil springs
Rear suspension	Coil springs	Coil springs
Front stabilizer	+	-
Rear stabilizer	-	-
Steering type	-	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Disc	Disc
Rear brakes	Drum	Drum
Tires size	-	175/70 R13
Dimensions
Kerb weight (kg)	960	1,040