Rally homologation special of the fifth generation European Ford Escort
Motor vehicle
Escort RS Cosworth
Overview
Manufacturer
Ford Europe
Production
February 1992-December 1995 7,145 produced
Assembly
Rheine, Germany (Karmann)
Designer
Stephen Harper
John Wheeler
Body and chassis
Class
Rally car Hot hatch
Body style
3-door hatchback
Layout
Longitudinal, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
Related
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Powertrain
Engine
1,993 cc Cosworth YBT turbo I4 (1992–1994)
1,993 cc Cosworth YBP turbo I4 (1994–1996)
Transmission
5-speed Ferguson MT-75 manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,552 mm (100.5 in)
Length
4,211 mm (165.8 in)
Width
1,738 mm (68.4 in)
Height
1,405 mm (55.3 in)
Kerb weight
1,275–1,310 kg (2,811–2,888 lb) (Lux edition)
Chronology
Predecessor
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Successor
Ford Focus RS
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is a homologation special of the fifth generation European Ford Escort. It was designed to qualify as a Group A car for the World Rally Championship in which it competed between 1993 and 1998. It was available as a road car from 1992 until 1996. 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) with a bore x stroke of 90.8 mm × 77 mm (3.57 in × 3.03 in) Inline-four engine[1][2] which had an output of 227 PS (167 kW; 224 bhp) in standard trim. Tuning companies have achieved power outputs in excess of 1,000 bhp (746 kW; 1,014 PS).[3]
^"JEMS Race Engineering - Ford YB Engine Build Specialist". jemsracing.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^"JEMS Race Engineering - Ford YB Engine Build Specialist". jemsracing.co.uk.
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