1991 Ford Escort LX - MotorWeek Retro Review

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1991 Ford Escort LX - MotorWeek Retro Review

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@tpolerex7282 Жыл бұрын

When there were a full plethora of choices in each platform: sedan, hatchback, coupe and wagon. Very few simple, affordable compact cars available today.

@ryankenyon5010 Жыл бұрын

I miss that.

@ironinquisitor3656 Жыл бұрын

Now it's just boring crossover suv only. and if there is a sedan it's only a 4 door, no coupe, hatch, wagon, and no bench seat option.

@zzoinks Жыл бұрын

@@ironinquisitor3656 but they probably still have those options in Europe

@carzak Жыл бұрын

My grandma had one, and I remember it having a distinct tight, Japanese feel to the ride and handling. No wonder, it had Mazda suspension!

@dimaslopez-dejesus2371 Жыл бұрын

2:43 One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx

@mcqueenfanman Жыл бұрын

Yepp, I saw them in a small city festival back in 2002. They were good.

@sanangelomike Жыл бұрын

Bought a '94 Escort after I graduated in '95. Tough little car and very reliable.

@MichaelMichael-zi1ft Жыл бұрын

I loved mine

@MichaelMichael-zi1ft Жыл бұрын

It's a shame that Ford no longer produces them: they were peppy for what they were, and very economical.

@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010 Жыл бұрын

You didn’t keep it long enough. 🫤😐 crap crap crap car.

@sanangelomike Жыл бұрын

@@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010 drove it almost 5 years.

@jackdough8164 Жыл бұрын

Yea because it was a Mazda underneath lol. Not that I’m saying anything bad. I have the older gen escape and I only bought it because it’s a Mazda underneath. And has the 2.5 Mazda design engine that lasts forever

@McElroysMotors 10 ай бұрын

I had 1993 Escort LX wagon and bought it for $1200 in 2018. I loved it. Drove it from Akron, Ohio, to Baltimore, Maryland, up to six times a week. Never left me stranded. I miss it. 😢😢

@sierraastrology9975 3 ай бұрын

Ok I picked up the same thing, 93 wagon white automatic, I dropped a valve seat , Install new pistons, bearing , head, and rebuild trans, I'm getting 28 mpg average, but I have kids, dogs, tools, I put 500 miles a week, , it's at 120,000, I bought it at 70,000

@bradwooldidge6979 Жыл бұрын

I had 2 ‘94s. At the same time. It’s weird seeing one now without clouded headlights. They were great cars.

@curiositynz Жыл бұрын

It was a ford laser in New Zealand. Sold pretty well too

@ryankenyon5010 Жыл бұрын

I had a '93 LX sedan. I bought in '94 with 29,000 miles and drove it for five years. It had 114,000 miles and the original clutch when I sold it. Great gas mileage.

@djkenny1202 Жыл бұрын

These and Sentras were great options with a standard manual transmission.

@JoshBrinson Жыл бұрын

Brings back a lot of memories. My parents bought, brand new, a 1991 Escort LX like shown, except colors were opposite. Ours was Wild Strawberry Metallic outside and Titanium Gray Cloth inside. Other than that, ours was exactly as shown. They bought it from Steven Augusta Ford in Kansas in 1990.

@HamsterWheelGaming Жыл бұрын

As more and more people buy crossover SUV's, I'm starting to love sedans more and more. The shape is just way more elegant and beautiful than all those boxes on wheels

@67tomcat Жыл бұрын

Very good cars!

@georgeprotopapadakis4752 Жыл бұрын

These were crazy fun to drive.

@fernandorocha901 Жыл бұрын

Ford Escort is great and beautiful car

@Samspianopage Жыл бұрын

Quite a strong resemblance to our British Escort at the back lights esp the Orion saloon which we had just a saloon/sedan Escort. Rest of its quite abit different than the UK Mk5 Escort. Dare i say the Mazda components and some of the engines were pr9b better than our CVH units at the time.

@radioguy1620 Жыл бұрын

Have 2, 98's and miss this older years styling. all that said my manual shift car has 384 000 miles and runs great despite leaking oil . and gets easy 42 plus mpg on the highway.

@jimfairchild2093 6 ай бұрын

I had a 91 3 Dr lx 5 spd. It would cruise ALL day at 80 at about 2500 rpm and get a real world mpg of 40 on the highway. Ir did have an absolutely massive hatch and at 6 ft , I had plenty of legroom behind myself. The rear "passive rear steering" did make it tail happy and susceptible to snap over steer. It was a neat a good and reliable car!

@phantom0456 Жыл бұрын

Ah, the days when you could get an interior in a color besides gray and/or black…

@josiaevans Жыл бұрын

Right!!

@ryankenyon5010 Жыл бұрын

No kidding.

@andymaurice7693 11 ай бұрын

Bulletproof cars.. Had 95 LX 5 speed manual wagon.. 180k miles and was still running when I traded it in 2018.. Should have kept it..

@Gr8thxAlot Жыл бұрын

These were good small cars. A friend had one that never had a problem.

@gregg9672 Жыл бұрын

I always loved this simple design with the 5-speed it was pretty snappy. I do believe this 4-speed automatic wasn't very durable

@blue_lancer_es Жыл бұрын

They did offer a sedan with all the gt bits. I think it was lx-e or something like that.

@jimmbobb Жыл бұрын

Yes, LXE. Also the Mercury Tracer LTS. They were sharp!! Great cars for the money.

@blue_lancer_es Жыл бұрын

@@jimmbobb super rare now. I have only seen 1. And i had to look it up because i thought it was home made 🤣

@hottew_twat3963 Жыл бұрын

4 engine mounts and still that motor shook more than james brown at the apollo

@vossler360 Жыл бұрын

Ford certainly got its mileage out of the Mazda B platform with the North American Escort, as it was used from 1991 to 2003. A shame that Ford fitted most of these Escorts with rear drum brakes.

@ericwhitehead6451 7 ай бұрын

Ah yes, the 'ol Motor Week "start and rev the snot out of the engine" start at 1:47.

@jonathankleinow2073 Жыл бұрын

1:43 An 80 mph speedometer? Well, I guess it's 85, technically, if you peg it. At least they'd stopped highlighting 55 by this point.

@danielcamacho6123 Жыл бұрын

I HAD A 2 DOOR COUPE LX IN BLUE GRAY INTERIOR

@radioguy1620 Жыл бұрын

shifting while at rest not really recommended i would think .

@Paul1958R 6 ай бұрын

Where are those kinds of cars today?

@MacI-1970 Жыл бұрын

The Son-Chu!

@Bombalicki Жыл бұрын

That's a 1991 Ford Escort. Tested in 1990.

@MPMeterman Жыл бұрын

They call it a ‘91 in the review.

@user-cj4sm8hv9y Жыл бұрын

Simply K POP

@user-cj4sm8hv9y Жыл бұрын

Ford Escort

@RetroCarReviews Жыл бұрын

DID YOU NOT FIGURE THAT OUT? 🥴

@TSi99999 10 ай бұрын

At least Mustang didn't turn Japanese (Ford Probe) too bad about the Escort. Everything seemed cheaper/downgraded from the :89

@disan9135 6 ай бұрын

Popular but still a piece of crap. That is why you do not see them on the road unlike a Corolla or Civic from the same year.

@roddydykes7053 Жыл бұрын

Dismal looking things the early 90s American cars

@large_crab Жыл бұрын

shoo, nigel

@marcusdamberger Жыл бұрын

This car probably had the closest styling to it's European cousins, and the you can see the resemblance to the Protégé. It's right before the 90's bubble car look that everything got, softer lines, but still some creases and wedge look of the 80's cars. Looking back I think Ford had some nice styling in the late 80's early 90's, especially the Ford Serra Cosworth. I guess the Merkur XR4Ti was what we got on this side of the pond as the Serra, but it only stuck around for one generation.

@ironinquisitor3656 Жыл бұрын

Would rather own an early 90s american car than the boring crap we have today. No body style choices and stupid crossovers only.