Where does Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth come from?
Where does Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth come from?
Four-door draw Based on the cooking Ford Sierra Sapphire platform, the first 204hp rear-wheel drive Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworths were assembled in Genk, Belgium, with the UK-made red-top Cosworth YBB engine.
What kind of car is Ford Sierra Cosworth?
It’s a facelift of the 1988 Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth and was replaced in 1992 by a new generation Escort 1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth. It’s an all-wheel drive front-engined medium saloon with 4 doors & 5 seats.
Where was the first Ford Sierra Sapphire made?
Based on the cooking Ford Sierra Sapphire platform, the first 204hp rear-wheel drive Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworths were assembled in Genk, Belgium, with the UK-made red-top Cosworth YBB engine. From 1988 to 1989 around 13,000 were manufactured, using much of the original three-door’s expertise, but the Sapphire badging was reserved for UK cars only.
What’s the difference between a 2WD and a 4×4 Sapphire Cosworth?
The 2wd and 4×4 Sapphire Cosworths may look very similar, but they’re actually very different! Here’s how the later 4×4 version differs from its 2wd predecessor…
Four-door draw Based on the cooking Ford Sierra Sapphire platform, the first 204hp rear-wheel drive Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworths were assembled in Genk, Belgium, with the UK-made red-top Cosworth YBB engine.
Based on the cooking Ford Sierra Sapphire platform, the first 204hp rear-wheel drive Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworths were assembled in Genk, Belgium, with the UK-made red-top Cosworth YBB engine. From 1988 to 1989 around 13,000 were manufactured, using much of the original three-door’s expertise, but the Sapphire badging was reserved for UK cars only.
Sierra RS Cosworth is seen by many as the definitive Cossie – especially in wild RS500 guise – it was actually the Sapphire saloon which, back in the day, touched the lives of so many more PHers. With a more ordinary four-door format and less extrovert styling it was everywhere. In fact Ford managed to shift around 25,000 examples.
The 2wd and 4×4 Sapphire Cosworths may look very similar, but they’re actually very different! Here’s how the later 4×4 version differs from its 2wd predecessor…
