Ford Rs200 Group B Specs

Evolution 06 01 es 1 12 1986.

Ford rs200 group b specs. Group b at its finest. However to save time the ford parts bin was extensively raided. The ford rs200 rose from the ashes of the ill fated escort rs 1700t project. Ford rs200 group b rally car uk spec 1986.

If you think that the users of the site made a mistake by posting this image in this section it would be. Specs datasheet with technical data and performance data plus an analysis of the direct market competition of ford rs200 rally gr. 5 in 1984 the model with 2 door fastback coupe body and line 4 1803 cm3 110 5 cui engine size 331 kw 450 ps 444 hp din of power 489 nm 361 lb ft of torque 5 speed manual powertrain for racing rallye. Article from 4t 182 11 1985.

It was first displayed to the public at the. Ford cosworth bdt. The rs200 was the only group b rally car that was a totally new model in itself. By the early 1980s it had become clearly evident that the only way to win was to develop an all wheel drive.

Article from 4t 174 3 1985. The ford rs200 is a mid engined four wheel drive sports car that was produced by ford motorsport in boreham uk from 1984 to 1986. Designed for group b the ford rs200. This adventure started with the purchase of an ex rallycross car that was severely damaged in the.

Group b rs200 right. The road going rs200 was the basis for ford s group b rally car and was designed to comply with fia homologation regulations which required 200 parts kits to be produced and at least one road legal car to be assembled. Two decades after the demise of group b and s john wheeler one of the rs200 original designers and former chief motorsport engineer at ford gave life to the stillborn prototype by building one himself. All images have their owners.

Published on dec 31 2016 former rallycross star mark rennison used this 1000hp ford rs200 tuned by mdv specialist engineering to post a 9 46 chrono on pikes peak in 2013. Ford rs200 group b rally car uk spec 1986. After a successful rally programme based around the earlier escorts ford knew it needed a revolutionary new car to compete with the likes of audi peugeot and renault. Ford rs200 group b 1986.

In group b competition it was a victim of bad timing. As such it was not a silhouette car not trying to emulate a current road going car in shape or form. The rs200 made its competition debut in 1986 where it showed a lot of promise in the face of its intense competition. The things made group.