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The letters CHT denote a particular type of 4-cylinder internal combustion engine produced by the Ford Motor Company in Brazil during the 1980s. It is a completely different engine from the CVH engine and should not be mistaken with it. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see Engine (disambiguation). ... “Ford” redirects here. ... The letters CVH denote a particular type of 4-cylinder internal combustion engine produced by the Ford Motor Company during the 1980s and 1990s. ...

The CHT (Compound High Turbulence) engine was introduced by Ford in 1984 in the Mark 3 version of the Ford Escort, the first of the series to be released in Brazil. It was later used in the Ford Del Rey, the Ford Verona (a Brazilian Ford Orion), as well as the Volkswagen Gol. The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ... The Ford Del Rey was a family car produced by Ford Motor Company in Brazil from 1981 to 1991. ... 1990 Ford Verona 1. ... The Ford Orion was a saloon built by the automaker Ford for the European market from July 22, 1983 to 19 September 1993. ... VW redirects here. ... Not to be confused with Volkswagen Golf. ...

The engine itself is an evolution of the very efficient Renault Ventoux engine, which Ford inherited upon buying the Brazilian Willys/Renault plant in the late 1960s. It has 8 overhead valves OHV, of the rotating valve design. For the author, see Mary Renault. ... Ventoux is a very economic engine designed by Renault for the Renault 4CV car. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... 1920 Willys-Knight advertisement Willys (correctly pronounced WILL-iss, but Will-eez is more common), was the brand name used by the United States automobile company, Willys-Overland Motors, best known for its production of military and civilian Jeeps, during the twentieth century. ... For the author, see Mary Renault. ... OHV redirects here. ...

The basis of the engine was to create an internal turbulence inside the piston chambers so that a higher percent of the fuel is burnt. It was very robust and economic with modest performance compared to the competing Volkswagen AP engine, having lower HP, but generally higher average Torque, with the bar much straighter and next to the maximum at any RPM than a similar AP engine. Torque was the CHT engine advantage, being capable to run without much loss of power in very low or high RPM.

It was unusual in being available in an alcohol-fuelled version, which generated at least 10% more power than the petrol model, with about 25% increase on the fuel consumption. It had no problems at all for cold starts and high fuel consumption unlike the cars of major competitor General Motors had at that time. Gasoline on the left, alcohol on the right at a filling station in Brazil Rising energy prices and global warming have led to increased interest in alternative fuels. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ...

Three models were originally available:

• 1.6 petrol (65 hp)
• 1.6 alcohol (74 hp)
• 1.6 XR alcohol (83 hp) for the Escort XR3

Later, the engine was modified for better HP and efficience:

• 1.6 petrol (74 hp)
• 1.6 alcohol (86 hp)

In 1987, with the release of the Mark 4 Ford Escort, this engine benefited from some revisions, resulting in the CHT E-Max (maximised economy) version. All the new models featured better torque. The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...

In 1992, a smaller version was released for the Escort and the Gol:

• 1.0 petrol (50 hp)

During the Autolatina period (1987-1996) VW used this engine, naming it AE-1600 and AE-1000, but it is basically the same engine. AE = Alta Economia (High Economy). Autolatina was the name of a joint venture between Volkswagen and Ford in South America. ... VW redirects here. ...

The CHT 1.6 2nd generation engine received the award of most economical engine of its time, capable of running 17.1 km with one liter of petrol.

In 1996 and 1997 the CHT was gradually replaced by the Volkswagen AP and the new Volkswagen AT, in the VW cars, or the newer Zetec-SE 16-valve unit and the inferior Endura-E engine, in the Ford cars. 1. ... The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...