Launched in May 1992, the Escort RS Cosworth was the result of Ford’s quest for a rally car that would allow them to not only keep pace with the competition but literally leave it in a cloud of dust.
Lancia’s all-conquering Integrale was the car to catch, and Ford had a clever idea of how to do it, pulling all the bits it needed from a highly specialised parts bin. That said, the components needed quite a bit of fettling to work together, with Ford’s new rally weapon basically consisting of a much-modified three-door Escort body shell mated to a