Does the Ford Escort have a four-cylinder engine?
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No. Currently, all models of the Changan Ford Focus are equipped with three-cylinder 1.5L or 1.5T engines. To further enhance product competitiveness, the Focus will discontinue the 1.5L/1.5T three-cylinder versions and will adopt four-cylinder 1.6L/1.6T engines in 2022. As a result, the Ford Escort will be the only model in the Ford family still using a three-cylinder engine. Below is relevant information: Engine: The current three-cylinder 1.5L engine used in the Escort is model CAF384Q26, with a maximum power of 90kW and a peak torque of 152N·m. Four-cylinder engine: With the large-scale introduction of the new four-cylinder 1.6L engine, new engine manufacturing molds will certainly be required. To reduce manufacturing costs, it is highly likely that only one engine type will be retained, making engine sharing between the Escort and other models a natural progression.
I've always been quite interested in studying Ford cars, and the Escort indeed had a four-cylinder version. In the early models from 2015 to 2018, the older Escort exclusively used a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine, which delivered smooth power output and had no noticeable vibrations when driving. However, things changed starting with the 2019 model year, when Ford replaced some variants with a 1.0T three-cylinder engine, though the four-cylinder option was still available at that time. By the time of the mid-cycle update for the 2021 model year, the entire lineup had switched to a 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine, so if you're looking to buy a new car now, you definitely won't find a four-cylinder version. If you're particularly insistent on having a four-cylinder engine, I'd recommend checking out the used car market—Escorts from before 2018 should mostly meet this requirement.
I was just helping a friend look at cars recently and specifically checked out the Escort's situation. Simply put, the older models before the 2021 version had four cylinders, using a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, but all new models after 2021 have been switched to three cylinders. If you go to a dealership and ask about the current new cars, the salesperson will definitely tell you that the entire lineup is three-cylinder. However, I test drove the new 1.5L three-cylinder version, and the vibration control is actually quite good, with fuel consumption even lower than the older four-cylinder models. But if you insist on a four-cylinder engine, I'd recommend looking for a used car from around 2018—those from that year are mostly four-cylinder, and you can probably get one for about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan.
