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liter engine, from the same family that powered the Mazda Miata and Mercury Capri. Did you get air conditioning as standard equipment in the 1991 Escort? liters in this application. The Escort GT for 1991 got a Mazda DOHC 1.8-liter That's what's in this car. It looks like a sedan, but that "trunk" is really a hatch. No, you did not!
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