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Ford Escort RS Cosworth - gives you wings

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Created on January 21, 2016

Reading time 5min

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Bruno von Rotz

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1992) - wurde rund sechs Jahre lang gebaut

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1992) - der grosse Heckflügel war ein Markenzeichen

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1992) - unter der Escort-Karosserie steckt im Prinzip die gekürzte Technik und Plattform des Ford Sierra Cosworth

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1992) - zehn Siege in der Rallye-Weltmeristerschaft verdankt Ford diesem Auto

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1992) - so sah ein sportliches Cockpit in den Neunzigerjahren aus

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1992) - rund 220 PS leistete der turbo-beatmete Vierzylinder

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1992) - Meilen- und km/h-Tacho in einem Instrument

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1992) - knapp über 7000 Exemplare wurden gebaut

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Ford Escort GT (1969) - sportliche Variante

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Ford Escort (1972) - das Tuning-Programm für den Escort

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Ford Escort Mexico (1972) - mit dem optionalen Rallye-Clubman-Pack

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Ford Escort RS 2000 (1972) - rennsportlich unterwegs

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Ford Escort RS 1600 (1973) - Timo Makinen und Harry Liddon gewinnen die RAC Rallye 1973

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Ford Escort (1969) - Roger Clark und Jim Porter im Rallye-Escort

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Ford Escort (1970) - Mikkola und Palm siegen bei der Rallye London-Mexico

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Ford Escort RS 2000 (1973) - mit Zweilitermotor und spezifischer Bemalung

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Ford Escort RS 2000 (1974) - griffiges Lenkrad und komplettes Armaturenbrett

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Ford Escort RS 2000 (1974) - Schaltensitze mit viel Seitenhalt

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Ford Escort RS 2000 (1977) - mit der berühmten Schnauze

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Ford Escort RS 2000 (1975) - mit verlängerter Front für bessere Aerodynamik

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Ford Escort RS (1978) - Hannu Mikkola siegt bei der Scottish Rally Scotland 1978

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Ford Escort RS 1800 (1975) - Roger Clark siegt bei der Scottish Rally Scotland 1975

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1993) - François Delecour siegt bei der Rallye Portugal 1993

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth (1995) - François Delecour an der Schweden-Rallye 1995

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Ford Escort WRC (1997) - Carlos Sainz siegt an der Akropolis Rallye von 1997, der Cosworth war zum World-Rally-Car umgebaut worden

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Summary

The last Ford Escort with powered rear wheels was built between 1992 and 1996, although the front wheels were also supplied with engine power. The Escort RS Cosworth attracted attention with its huge rear spoiler, but also with its sports car-like performance and also ensured great success on the rally tracks. This report tells the story of the rally evolution model and its predecessors, illustrated with historical and current pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Farewell to rear-wheel drive
Born to win rallies
Sports car performance
Successful in motorsport
The Cossie in everyday life
Matured into a legend
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Even the name promises great things. Ford RS models were already causing a sensation in the late sixties and early seventies. Roger Clark, Timo Makinen and Hannu Mikkola were the drivers behind the steering wheels of the rear-wheel-drive Escort TC, RS 1600 and RS 1800 models, and they were responsible for many successes on the international rally tracks. The Escort, also known as the "dog bone" in its basic form due to its radiator grille, also proved to be a true successor to the Ford Cortina Lotus on the racetrack. Two series with rear-wheel drive were built until 1980; the second series also produced the popular RS2000 model, which was able to compete with the Opel Kadett GT/E and VW Golf GTI.

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