FORD ESCORT
FORD ESCORT
FORD ESCORT
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The most impressive model of the new range was,<br />
undoubtedly, the road-going version of the 400Bhp<br />
(298kW) rallying RS Cosworth. With all-wheel drive<br />
and 227Bhp (169kW) it had breath-taking road<br />
performance and outstanding dynamics.<br />
It took only four years before the Escort received<br />
another batch of improvements aimed at improving<br />
interior quality and reduced Noise, Vibration and<br />
Harshness for increased comfort.<br />
After 30 years and 20 million cars – over 12 million<br />
in Europe alone – the writing was on the wall for<br />
the Escort. With a new millennium two years away,<br />
Ford needed a new, dynamic product to challenge<br />
its European and Japanese competitors. That,<br />
though, is another story altogether…<br />
The awesome Escort RS<br />
Cosworth was given its<br />
competition debut on the<br />
1992 Centurion Rally (left).<br />
Cutaway of the road going<br />
version reveals its<br />
complex four-wheel drive<br />
system and, yes, that wing<br />
was standard<br />
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