Called RS200, the new car was Ford's second WRC weapon, developed from the ground up for rallying, with the previous (unsuccessful) attempt being the GT70. With very few links to any production ...

While taking advantage of these areas of development, Ford elected to go a step further with the RS200. While most brands used heavily modified versions of their road cars, Ford decided to develop ...

The white RS200 ‘S’ was one of only 20 built to 350bhp S-specification with rally-spec option. The car, which has done just 1,404 miles, was returned to the UK in 2015 and has since had two ...

It's a testament to the car's appeal that a limited production run of 150 new Escort Mk1s was announced in 2024 by Boreham Motorworks. To understand the Ford RS200's place in rally history ...

Ask any rally fan to name their favourite era and chances are that the wild Group B years will be at the top of most people’s list. It was a time of uncompromising and completely unhinged ...

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The original RS200 was a bespoke, purpose-built rally car with four-wheel drive and a mid-mounted turbocharged four-cylinder engine (the road version had 246bhp, with competition cars pushing up ...