http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...QQcmdZViewItem
Saw this on ebay. Then saw the price OMG! pretty cool car though.

 

Yeah...
you should have seen the one I got to drive...

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=198548

 

cool. if it was this one ----v and I had $300K, I'd take it!!!

 

Yeahhh.. that one^^^^ is a RS200. Superior rally performer on the late 80s.


Carlos

 

They made two versions of it(escort Cosworth), the main difference was the turbo size. They were both rated at 227hp. I actually have one of the only few test done on the Escort Cosworth RS.

Great car, what a pity, I don't know why Ford has to do this stupidity market reduction, the Escort Cosworth was way better than the current Ford Focus RS turbo.

They also sold two lesse powerful Escorts, one was the RS 2000(2.0liter 150hp 16v) and a 1.6l RS turbo 132hp 8 valves.

Carlos

 

The one on ebay is the last generation of Sierra cosworth. It came with Recaro seats stock. The body style of the Sierra are from back in 81-82 but it was a super seller.

I have the test of this specific car against the Toyota Celica AWD Turbo and the Lancia Delta Integrale HF AWD turbo. The magazine that I have the info is from 1992 and is called Automovil. Really good stuff.

Carlos

 

wow, thats quite the badass ford

 

anyone have any idea of the production numbers for the rs200?

 

All that I know is that they never met the international criteria to make enough to certify them as a "production car"


Carlos

 

That's a Sierra Sapphire, not an Escort. Two completely different cars. The original Sierra made it to the states (sort of) in the form of the Merkur XR4ti. Still a cool car though.

 

 

a guy out on my delivery route has 4 or 5 of those sitting on his lot.

 

I am going to have to jump here just to clarify you something and please don't think I am being an A S S but the Sapphire was a unique UK marketing edition.

As far is the Merkur XTR4-I that is a complete different car, they only share the bodystyle being the XTR4-I the first gen.

As far is the engine goes, there are not even related, the MERKUR was fitted with a 2.3l turbo charge and NO intercooler while the Sierra Cosworth all have the 2.0 liter Turbo, Two different engines There is a direct relation among the MERKUR XTR4-I and the mustang turbo 2.3l and the thunderbird 2.3 turbo from the early 80s.

...living in Europe 25 plus years gave me some good background on this cars.

Carlos

 

Good stuff but in the late 80's they already had very tough competition with other rally cars such the Peugeot 205 T-16 Paris-Dakar edition 600hp plus as well. Is a manner of fact Ari Vatanen(World rally driver) drove the Peugeot 205 T-16.
Lancia had another rally version(Not the Integrale HF) but a similar style hatchback that also was rated at 600hp. I need to do some more research since I haven't seen the car in a car magazine in about 12-14 years.

Carlos

 

Looking at the seller's other items up for bid, I saw this sweet little deal

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT

Not bad for a ZR-1