Production chronology1982–1983
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
curated ↗2 years
← Perana
Perana / Model record
PeranaFord Escort XR3 Perana 1600
Production1982–1983
Recorded originSouth Africa
ClassThree-door hot hatch
Unlike earlier Peranas, retained the donor engine displacement and achieved its gain through induction, camshaft and exhaust development. Period test figures show 0–100 km/h in 9.6 seconds, 1.6 seconds faster than the standard XR3. Exact production dates and output remain unresolved.
Chronology ledger
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Record depth — Documented
How this is measured → This record contains useful sourced evidence, but it does not yet meet the reference-ready standard. Still needed: attributed imagery. Fields we cannot source stay empty rather than guessed.