The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is a homologation special of the fifth generation European Ford Escort, designed to qualify as a Group A car for the World Rally Championship, in which it competed from 1993 to 1998. It was sold as a road car from 1992 until 1996. Ford built it around the chassis and mechanicals of the Sierra Cosworth, under the guidance of Rod Mansfield and John Wheeler of its SVO department, with Escort body panels. Its longitudinally mounted Cosworth YBT is a turbocharged 2.0 litre inline-four with 167 kilowatts in standard trim, driving all four wheels. Karmann built the cars in Rheine, Germany, and 7,145 were made before production ended in January 1996.
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Top Speed (km/h) EngineCosworth YBT turbocharged 2.0 litre inline-four 1 Connections
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Ford developed the car around the chassis and mechanicals of the Sierra Cosworth, to accommodate the larger Cosworth engine and transmission, while clothing it in Escort body panels to make it resemble the standard Mk 5 Ford Escort, although the front doors and roof are the only bodyshell elements that are actually interchangeable.
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The body tooling was created by coachbuilders Karmann at their facility in Rheine, Germany, where the cars were manufactured.
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It was available as a road car from 1992 until 1996.
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The powertrain was only fitted to this version of the Escort, a longitudinally mounted Cosworth YBT, a highly tunable turbocharged 2.0 L (1,993 cc) inline-four engine which had an output of 227 PS (167 kW; 224 bhp) in standard trim.
Development
The car's top speed was 150 mph (240 km/h), rivalling cars like the Audi Coupé S2, BMW M3, Nissan 300ZX, Toyota Supra and Porsche 968 and comfortably outperforming traditional "hot hatchbacks" like the Volkswagen Golf GTI.
Development, units built
In total 7,145 vehicles were produced from the start of production on 19 February 1992 until the last car rolled out of the factory on 12 January 1996.
Development, manufacturer
Ford developed the car around the chassis and mechanicals of the Sierra Cosworth, to accommodate the larger Cosworth engine and transmission, while clothing it in Escort body panels to make it resemble the standard Mk 5 Ford Escort, although the front doors and roof are the only bodyshell elements that are actually interchangeable.
Development, country of origin
The body tooling was created by coachbuilders Karmann at their facility in Rheine, Germany, where the cars were manufactured.
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Has Part: Cosworth YB series, The YB series, evolutionsQuote, Has Part: Cosworth YB series, The YB series, evolutions
the block used in the Escort RS Cosworth
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