Thanks to its already well-established name, the Escort was a tough contender on the European market at the beginning of the ’90s.
The five-door version of the Escort was the most common version of Ford’s hatchback. It featured enough features and engine range to compete with the market leader of those times, the Volkswagen Golf. It offered good comfort and enough room to be used as a family vehicle, especially for those with teenagers around.

The Escort featured a mixed design, between the boxy-looking vehicles of the ’80s and the flowing lines of the ’90s. While the headlights and the grille with sharp, horizontal slats were still a thing of the past, the rest of the car looked into the future with curved body panels and some horizontal lines across the car from headlights to taillights. A sloped tailgate was ended into a very short deck, inspiring a two and a half body design.

The interior featured bucket seats at the front and a folding bench in the rear. Ford installed the tachometer on the dashboard as an option for specific models and standard for higher trim levels and more powerful engines. Like its siblings, the Escort 5-doors was fitted with a few fuel-efficient engines, built mainly as a commuter car. If the front passengers wouldn’t exceed the average height from those times, there was decent room in the back.

Ford installed a wide range of engines, starting with a fuel-efficient, 60 hp turbodiesel unit. At the other end of the scale, the engineers introduced a 1.8-liter, fuel-injected four-mill that produced 105 hp. All versions were paired to a 5-speed gearbox.