Engine code | TKA | TLA | GLA | J3E | L3E |
Model | Valencia | Valencia | Valencia | Kent | Kent |
Building time from - to | 06/1976 09/1983 | 06/1976 01/1982 | 06/1976 09/1983 | 08/1977 09/1983 | 12/1981 09/1983 |
Cubic capacity (by German tax standards)) | 1.0 l LC 957 ccm (935 ccm) | 1.0 l HC 957 ccm (935 ccm) | 1.1 l 1117 ccm (1087 ccm) | 1.3 l 1297 ccm (1263 ccm) | 1.6 l 1598 ccm (1566 ccm) |
Power kW/PS at 1/min | 29/40 5500 | 33/45 6000 | 39/53 5700 | 49/66 5600 | 62/84 5500 |
# gears | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Maximum speed | 130 km/h | 137 km/h | 145 km/h | 158 km/h | 170 km/h |
Notes | not used in SwitzerlandQ |
The name "Kent" is probably based on the fact that these engines were originally built in Kent (from the 1960s onwards). However, at the time of the Fiesta they were built in Dagenham, where the Fiesta was built too. We can aßume that the name "Valencia" was chosen because these engines were built in Almusafes, where production started in Spring 1976 (even earlier than the car production).
In the States a 1600 ccm "Kent" engine was used between 1977 und 1980 which is probably the same as the 84 PS XR2 engine used from Autumn 1981 onwards.