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Escort Cosworth engine YBT T34. Maximum power officially from Ford was 227 PS (224 bhp; 167 kW) at 6,250 rpm and 304 N⋅m; 224 lbf⋅ft (31 kg⋅m) of torque at 3,500 rpm [7] on 95 RON petrol and a max speed of 232 km/h (144 mph) (GPS) and 237 km/h (147 mph) without the big rear wing, while 0–100 km/h (62 mph) takes 5.7 sec. Standard boost from Garrett AiResearch T3/T04B turbocharger was 0. ...
1973 - Ford Escort RS2000, Ford Capri RS3100; 1975 - Ford Escort RS1800; 1976 - Ford Escort RS Mexico, Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II; 1981 - Ford Escort RS1600i; 1984 - Ford Escort RS Turbo, Ford RS200; 1985 - Ford Sierra RS Cosworth; 1987 - Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth; 1988 - Ford Sierra Cosworth; 1990 - Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4. Ford Fiesta RS Turbo
The Ford RS200 is a mid-engined, all-wheel-drive sports car that was produced by Ford Motorsport in Boreham, UK, from 1984 to 1986.The road-going RS200 was the basis for Ford's Group B rally car and was designed to comply with FIA homologation regulations, which required 200 parts kits to be produced and at least one road-legal car to be assembled.
The 2.0 L RS2000 version, with its distinctively slanted polyurethane nose, and featuring the Pinto engine from the Cortina, was announced in the UK in March 1975 [38] and introduced in Germany in August 1975, [39] being reportedly produced in both countries. [38] It provided a claimed 110 bhp [39] and a top speed of 110 mph (177 km/h).
Exactly 500 RS500s were produced using the 500 Sierra RS Cosworth vehicles that were produced at Genk in December 1986, all of them RHD for sale in the UK only - the biggest market for this kind of Ford car. It was originally intended that all 500 would be black, however 56 white and 52 moonstone blue cars were also produced. [1]
A new model, the Melkus RS 2000 was produced from 2009 to 2012. It was originally to be powered by either an Opel or turbocharged 150–200 hp (110–150 kW; 150–200 PS) Volkswagen engine. [2] There was also talk about a GT model with 300 hp (220 kW; 300 PS). [3] The new RS 2000 premiered at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in 2009. [4]
The engine produced 74 kW (99 hp) of power and 156 N⋅m (115 lb⋅ft) of torque, though a few models with a higher output were produced (for example an 81 kW (109 hp) version used in 1976 Ford Escort RS2000). Applications: 1973–1980 Ford Escort RS2000 (engine codes NEA, NE) 1974–1982 Ford Taunus / Ford Cortina (engine codes NEG, NER)