Ford RS200S? 690hp?
07-28-2003, 11:06 PM
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Car Info: 1995 Ford Cosworth RS
check out the september issue of european car magazine. there's a write up on cool euro fords that includes a GT40 MKIV, an RS200 Evo and my humble escort cosworth...
there was an RS200 for sale on ebay not too long ago. i wonder if it ever sold?
there was an RS200 for sale on ebay not too long ago. i wonder if it ever sold?
07-30-2003, 10:14 PM
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Hey! Awesome Escort Cossie. It's too bad the domestic Escorts all sucked. Hopefully Ford will bring a Focus RS or Cosworth to the States to compete with the WRX, EVO, SRT-4, etc. I'm no Ford basher, because obviously they can build some awesome cars.
07-31-2003, 02:42 AM
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Hi folks,
I've not been on here for ages, selling the Scoob the main reason.
I saw this thread and it seemed a good enough reason to post again.
The RS200: what I remember from a few years back, some of which has no doubt been mentioned already:
200 were built to satisfy the group B regulations. About 10 built by Ford for development, the remaining 190 odd assembled by Reliant (famous for fibreglass 3 wheelers..).
It had the 1.8 BDT engine, approx 250 bhp in road trim, 380 in rally trim.
Gearbox is at the front for better weight distribution, and you can select 4wd or rear wheel drive on the move with the stubby lever beside the gear lever.
Ghia designed the body over a spaceframe chassis, and used windscreen and doors from the Sierra.
Evolution version developed with a 2.1 engine, which made approx 650 bhp. This is the version that held the 0-60 record for a while, something like 3.1 seconds.
I've sat in the ex-works car driven by Stig Blomqvist on the 86 RAC rally, sadly in a museum I used to work in, not moving. At the same time we had an ex-works 6R4 driven by Malcolm Wilson. Both owned by the same guy, lucky git.
After we'd shut for the night I'd reach speeds well over 120mph in the forest stages - what an imagination.
IIRC he paid approx £250k for the RS, the same sort of money would get you an ex works Focus today.
Where the RS200 was beautiful, the 6R4 was a beast. I still liked it since I drove an MG Metro at the time (don't laugh, I was only 17). The 6R4 was the only group B car IIRC to run normally aspirated, everything else was turboed. That 3.0 V6 engine was used in the XJ220 with a few mods.
After group B was stopped due to several deaths, these cars were used in Rallycross. Martin Schance (spelling?) in the RS and Will Gollop in the 6R4 are the 2 I remember. Will put 2 turbos onto the 6R4 for about 700bhp from 2.? litres - capacity reduced.
I haven't seen an RS in the flesh for ages, but you can still see 6R4s competing in the Scottish Rally championship, and they're up there with the Scooby's and Evos, not just making up the numbers.
[whisper mode...]
BTW 2% of 200 cars would be 4, not 2
[/whisper mode...]
Mike.
Edited to say I'm not the junior/newbie my account suggests. I used to post on here about a year ago, but my account seemed to have vanished. Does this happen after a while?
I've not been on here for ages, selling the Scoob the main reason.
I saw this thread and it seemed a good enough reason to post again.
The RS200: what I remember from a few years back, some of which has no doubt been mentioned already:
200 were built to satisfy the group B regulations. About 10 built by Ford for development, the remaining 190 odd assembled by Reliant (famous for fibreglass 3 wheelers..).
It had the 1.8 BDT engine, approx 250 bhp in road trim, 380 in rally trim.
Gearbox is at the front for better weight distribution, and you can select 4wd or rear wheel drive on the move with the stubby lever beside the gear lever.
Ghia designed the body over a spaceframe chassis, and used windscreen and doors from the Sierra.
Evolution version developed with a 2.1 engine, which made approx 650 bhp. This is the version that held the 0-60 record for a while, something like 3.1 seconds.
I've sat in the ex-works car driven by Stig Blomqvist on the 86 RAC rally, sadly in a museum I used to work in, not moving. At the same time we had an ex-works 6R4 driven by Malcolm Wilson. Both owned by the same guy, lucky git.
After we'd shut for the night I'd reach speeds well over 120mph in the forest stages - what an imagination.
IIRC he paid approx £250k for the RS, the same sort of money would get you an ex works Focus today.
Where the RS200 was beautiful, the 6R4 was a beast. I still liked it since I drove an MG Metro at the time (don't laugh, I was only 17). The 6R4 was the only group B car IIRC to run normally aspirated, everything else was turboed. That 3.0 V6 engine was used in the XJ220 with a few mods.
After group B was stopped due to several deaths, these cars were used in Rallycross. Martin Schance (spelling?) in the RS and Will Gollop in the 6R4 are the 2 I remember. Will put 2 turbos onto the 6R4 for about 700bhp from 2.? litres - capacity reduced.
I haven't seen an RS in the flesh for ages, but you can still see 6R4s competing in the Scottish Rally championship, and they're up there with the Scooby's and Evos, not just making up the numbers.
[whisper mode...]
BTW 2% of 200 cars would be 4, not 2
[/whisper mode...]
Mike.
Edited to say I'm not the junior/newbie my account suggests. I used to post on here about a year ago, but my account seemed to have vanished. Does this happen after a while?
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12-22-2003, 08:24 PM
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heres the official specs and a bunch of pics according to european car magazine...
Ford RS 200 EVO Specs
(Standard specs varied between RS 200, RS 200S and RS 200 EVO models based on customer requests and options. A 2.1-liter 550-bhp+ BDT-E ENGINE was also available.)
ENGINE
Type:
Ford-Cosworth BDT
Configuration:
Inline four-cyl., mounted longitudinally amidships; cast aluminum block and cylinder head; four valves/cyl.; twin overhead camshafts
Fuel/ignition:
Ford f.i., with Ford EEC-lV ENGINE management; Garrett AiResearch TO3/4 turbo; charge air intercooling
Displacement:
1804cc
Bore x stroke:
86 x 77.6mm
Compression ratio:
8.2:1 (nominal), plus turbocharging to 11.0 psi/0.75 bar
Max power:
350 bhp @ 1.3 bar for standard 200S; 600 bhp @ 1.3 bar for EVO
Max torque:
300 lb-ft
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox:
Ford/FF, front-mounted magnesium-cased five-speed manual transaxle, all-synchromesh with viscous coupling limited-slip differentials at front, center and rear
Gear ratios:
(1) 2.692:1; (2) 1.824:1; (3) 1.318:1; (4) 1.043:1; (5) 0.786:1; (FD) 4.375:1
CHASSIS
Suspension, front:
Adjustable independent; forged double wishbone with dual coilover shocks; anti-roll bar
Suspension, rear:
Independent, control arms with dual coilover shocks; anti-roll bar; (Evolution cars were usually equipped with eight totally adjustable coilovers and adjustable anti-roll bars front and rear.)
Steering:
Unassisted rack-and-pinion
Brakes, front:
11.2-in.ventilated discs
Brakes, rear:
11.2-in. ventilated discs (Evolution cars were usually fitted with 13-in. vented discs and four-pot calipers.)
Wheels:
Eight-spoke cast aluminum; 8.0Jx16 in.
Tires:
Pirelli P700; 225/50VR16
BODY
Type:
Monocoque; two-door, two-seater; lightweight composite steel, aluminum and honeycomb tub with built-in rollcage. Bolt-on tubular steel front and rear subframes. Glass-fiber BODY panels with carbon/aramid stiffening. Lift-up front and rear sections for CHASSI Sand ENGINE access. Air intake ducts depending on spec.
DIMENSIONS
L/w/h:
157/69.4/52 in.
Wheelbase:
99.6 in.
Track, f/r:
59.1 in./58.9 in.
Weight:
2.602 lb
PERFORMANCE
Max speed:
140 mph est. (Evo:185 mph est.)
0-60 mph:
6.1 sec. (Evo:3.06 sec.)
0-100 mph:
17.0 sec. (Evo:6.9 sec.)
Quarter-mile:
15.0 sec. (Evo:10.9 sec.)
PRICE:
$49,995 (250-hp version, in 1985)
(Standard specs varied between RS 200, RS 200S and RS 200 EVO models based on customer requests and options. A 2.1-liter 550-bhp+ BDT-E ENGINE was also available.)
ENGINE
Type:
Ford-Cosworth BDT
Configuration:
Inline four-cyl., mounted longitudinally amidships; cast aluminum block and cylinder head; four valves/cyl.; twin overhead camshafts
Fuel/ignition:
Ford f.i., with Ford EEC-lV ENGINE management; Garrett AiResearch TO3/4 turbo; charge air intercooling
Displacement:
1804cc
Bore x stroke:
86 x 77.6mm
Compression ratio:
8.2:1 (nominal), plus turbocharging to 11.0 psi/0.75 bar
Max power:
350 bhp @ 1.3 bar for standard 200S; 600 bhp @ 1.3 bar for EVO
Max torque:
300 lb-ft
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox:
Ford/FF, front-mounted magnesium-cased five-speed manual transaxle, all-synchromesh with viscous coupling limited-slip differentials at front, center and rear
Gear ratios:
(1) 2.692:1; (2) 1.824:1; (3) 1.318:1; (4) 1.043:1; (5) 0.786:1; (FD) 4.375:1
CHASSIS
Suspension, front:
Adjustable independent; forged double wishbone with dual coilover shocks; anti-roll bar
Suspension, rear:
Independent, control arms with dual coilover shocks; anti-roll bar; (Evolution cars were usually equipped with eight totally adjustable coilovers and adjustable anti-roll bars front and rear.)
Steering:
Unassisted rack-and-pinion
Brakes, front:
11.2-in.ventilated discs
Brakes, rear:
11.2-in. ventilated discs (Evolution cars were usually fitted with 13-in. vented discs and four-pot calipers.)
Wheels:
Eight-spoke cast aluminum; 8.0Jx16 in.
Tires:
Pirelli P700; 225/50VR16
BODY
Type:
Monocoque; two-door, two-seater; lightweight composite steel, aluminum and honeycomb tub with built-in rollcage. Bolt-on tubular steel front and rear subframes. Glass-fiber BODY panels with carbon/aramid stiffening. Lift-up front and rear sections for CHASSI Sand ENGINE access. Air intake ducts depending on spec.
DIMENSIONS
L/w/h:
157/69.4/52 in.
Wheelbase:
99.6 in.
Track, f/r:
59.1 in./58.9 in.
Weight:
2.602 lb
PERFORMANCE
Max speed:
140 mph est. (Evo:185 mph est.)
0-60 mph:
6.1 sec. (Evo:3.06 sec.)
0-100 mph:
17.0 sec. (Evo:6.9 sec.)
Quarter-mile:
15.0 sec. (Evo:10.9 sec.)
PRICE:
$49,995 (250-hp version, in 1985)
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