The Escort RS Cosworth is a motor vehicle from Ford, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
It forms part of Ford's Escort Mark 5 series.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 224 bhp (227 PS/167 kW) at 6250 rpm and 304 N·m (224 lb·ft/31 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 1275 kg.
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is claimed to achieve a top speed of 220 km/h, or 137 mph, official fuel consumption is 8.4/9.4/12.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle per DIN 70030.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2551 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 4211 mm | 165.8 inches | |
| Width | 1734 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1275 kg | 2811 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford/Cosworth | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1993 cc (121.62 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.8 × 76.95 mm
3.57 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
227 PS (224 bhp) (167 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
83.8 kW/litre 114 ps/litre 112.4 bhp/litre 1.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
152.53 Nm/litre
1.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Marelli-Weber fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1916.8 kPa (278 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett T3/T04B turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | A/W A/A | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 27.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 178.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 131.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 175.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.63 kg/kW 12.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.4/9.4/12.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle per DIN 70030 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4/9.4/12.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 11.9/10.6/8.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6/30.1/22.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 28.0/25.0/19.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 273 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33572 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Escort Mark 5 | ||
| RAC rating | 20.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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