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Ford escort cosworth motorsport edition
Ford escort cosworth motorsport edition











ford escort cosworth motorsport edition

It was a more civilized car in terms of appearance, and that killed the thrill of it for some when compared to its more radical-looking predecessor, but it was a better, more surefooted car to drive. Ford also got rid of the Borg Warner T5 gearbox in favor of a Ferguson MT-75 and gave it four-wheel drive too. Only available with rear wheel-drive, it was a machine that required a talented set of hands at the helm to be driven at the edge, and as such it wasn’t uncommon for them to end up in ditches when the skills couldn’t match the pace.įord still had some surplus YB engines, and it decided to stick them into the traditional three-box sedan version of the car, the Sierra Sapphire. The first Sierra RS Cosworth, the “three-door,” was a handful. And Cosworth would only build the engine for Ford if it placed an order for 15,000 of them -n ot the 5,000 Turner had originally asked for. First, the road cars would have over 200hp, not 180.

ford escort cosworth motorsport edition

The company was keen and also vastly proven to be up for the job thanks to its rich motorsport background (think DFV for instance), and its past history working with Ford, but there were caveats.













Ford escort cosworth motorsport edition