Description

FOR SALE
A rare Ford Escort RS Cosworth Big Turbo with one owner and 12,556 miles.

MODEL HISTORY
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth was a sports derivative and rally homologation special of the fifth generation Ford Escort. It was designed to qualify as a Group A car for the World Rally Championship. It was available as a road car from 1992-96 in limited numbers from Ford’s Specialist Vehicle Engineering, (SVE), group. It combines the hand-assembled engine expertise of Cosworth and the coach-building crafts of Karmann. In order to accommodate the larger Cosworth engine and transmission Ford developed the car around the chassis and mechanicals of its predecessor, the Sierra Cosworth. An extremely rare car with only 2,500 homologation Big Turbo units out of a total of just 7,145 produced. (Source Wikipedia, 1995 Edition One RS Brochure and the RS Owners Club).

EQUIPMENT
Body colour front bumper with black lower extension, front airdam, louvred bonnet air intakes, wing air extraction grilles, integral driving lights and fog lights, padded armrest with cassette storage, oil pressure gauge, turbo gauge, voltmeter, quartz digital clock with ambient temperature, electro-luminescent dials. Lux Model Equipment: Electrically operated and heated door mirrors, sunroof - tilt or slide with louvered blind, ‘Quickclear’ heated windscreen and washer jets, front Recaro seats with lumbar support, seat back map pockets, rear centre armrest, rear head restraints, electric windows, opening rear quarter vents. Factory Options: Premium Sound System – Model 2008. Dealer Options: Vecta alarm, (Disconnected), Sterling imobiliser, Tracker, Ford Extra Cover, (Expired).

EXTERIOR
With 200 hours detail development in Fords own Cologne wind tunnel, the rally-bred innovation of this model is instantly recognised. Finished in the ultra-rare Escort Cosworth launch colour of Polaris Grey, (Code N 2), the finish can be described as impeccable. The three-position front adjustable splitter is undamaged along with all other sophisticated downforce enhancing spoilers and the underside is spotlessly clean. The colour-coded fuel filler cap and large door mirrors of early Big Turbo cars along with every other factory Big Turbo detail is correct. This one owner Escort Cosworth is a showstopper.

INTERIOR
The interior of this early Escort RS Cosworth Lux Edition is exactly as Ford intended. The Recaro seats finished in the Polaris Grey Hex cloth, (Code LW), are divine with a fullness and shape only witnessed on low mileage examples never exposed to ultraviolet light. The desirable early leather covered steering wheel with three horn buttons remains fitted and the grey headlining is slightly loose in areas. Being one of the first 2500 cars, the pristine boot area still has the water injection kit never plumbed in and unused to comply with homologation rules. Most were removed by the Ford dealer to avoid customer confusion! The optional Premium Sound System Model 2008 is fully operational in this collector grade example and a rearview mirror display board is included.

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION
The powerful and well proven Cosworth 2.0 litre 16v turbocharged YBT engine features the larger Garrett AiResearch T3/T04B turbocharger with a 2-stage water/air plus air/air intercooler together with an electronically regulated over-boost facility. Being an early car it is also fitted with the desirable Weber-Marelli-programmed injection/ignition. The blue painted cam cover denotes a number of significant changes over the older YBG unit of the Sierra RS Cosworth and power is quoted at 225bhp with 0-60 in 5.9 seconds and a top speed of 140mph. The permanent Ferguson four-wheel-drive system with an epicyclic centre differential gives a 34/66% front/rear power split mated to a MT75 5-speed gearbox which is a formidable combination.

WHEELS, TYRES & BRAKES
Genuine Ford RS 8 X 16” five soft-spoke alloy wheels built by Ronal have a few insignificant marks and are still shod in the correct Pirelli P Zero tyres, which were specially developed for the Escort RS Cosworth. Due to age, it is recommended these are preserved and replacements fitted for road use. Electrically-controlled ABS anti-lock system with two microprocessors and ventilated front and rear discs with hydraulic high pressure assistance, offer immense stopping power.

HISTORY FILE
If being a one registered owner Ford Escort RS Cosworth with a documented 12,556 miles were not astonishing attributes in themselves, how about this example being one of just 45 RHD homologation models made in Polaris Grey?! (Source RS Owners Club). This desirable Big Turbo model was built in August 1992 at the Rheine Assembly Plant in Germany and registered new on the 16th November 1992 by Henlys Ford of Newcastle. The one registered owner, Mr Alan Eastwood, paid £19,655 and took advantage of 0% Ford finance paying £9826.80 over 12 months. All purchase documentation is present along with handbooks, service book and abundance of MOT certificates to warrant the 12,556 miles. The grey Ford Cares A5 folder has not perished and a full collection of spare keys still on the supplying dealer leather key fob is included. RS Owners Club valuations are present including correspondence with the Registrar. All documentation is neatly presented in an A4 folder. A Ford enthusiast will be amazed with this example and will no doubt enjoy the many rare and endearing attributes.

MOT July 2027, HPI Clear.

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