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Production chronology1992–1996
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
rdw ↗5 years
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Ford / Model record
FordEscort RS Cosworth
Production1992–1996
Recorded originUnited States
ClassRacing automobile
Background
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is a homologation special of the fifth generation European Ford Escort. It was designed to qualify as a Group A car for the World Rally Championship in which it competed between 1993 and 1998. It was available as a road car from 1992 until 1996. The powertrain was only fitted to this version of the Escort, a longitudinally mounted Cosworth YBT, a highly tunable turbocharged 2.0 L (1,993 cc) inline-four engine which had an output of 227 PS in standard trim.
Text adapted from “Ford Escort RS Cosworth” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1992–1995
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗4 years