Vehicle Profile
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1992–1996 · Hatchback · AWD
$35,000 USDOriginal MSRP (1992)original 1992 MSRP. This is a price reference, not a current market valuation or an offer for sale.
Built on a shortened Sierra Cosworth platform, the Escort RS Cosworth used a 2.0-liter turbocharged Cosworth YB four with permanent all-wheel drive and a dramatic biplane rear wing. It was the first mass-production car to generate front and rear downforce, and a formidable Group A rally weapon.
Photo: Michael Spiller from Bradford, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Horsepower
- 224 hp
- Torque
- 224 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 5.7s
- Top Speed
- 144 mph
- ¼ Mile
- 14.3s
- Drivetrain
- AWD
- Body Style
- Hatchback
- Years
- 1992–1996
- Original MSRP (1992)
- $35,000 USD
Sources & data notes
Catalog verification date (recorded): June 17, 2026. Recorded spec confidence: low.
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Performance positioning
Compared with 467 cars in the Wheelz catalog.