Ford · 1992
Escort RS Cosworth
Manual · AWD · Europe
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£50,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£30,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£50,000
Good usable example
Concours
£75,000
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Ford Escort RS Cosworth
The Escort RS Cosworth was built to win the World Rally Championship, and it was an Escort in appearance more than engineering: underneath sat a shortened Sierra Cosworth 4x4 floorpan and drivetrain, with the turbocharged engine mounted lengthways and driving all four wheels. Karmann built 7,145 at Rheine between February 1992 and January 1996, and it competed in the World Rally Championship from 1993 to 1998.
What moves the price
- Homologation cars: the first 2,500, with the larger turbocharger, are the most sought after.
- Originality: many cars have been tuned, sometimes heavily, and values depend on originality and proof of it.
- The whale tail: many later, small-turbo cars were ordered without it, and a later car fitted with one is not a homologation car.
Before you buy, check
- The features that identify a homologation car (the larger turbocharger, with its blue cam cover, and the build date) against the car’s records; the unused water-injection kit under the rear seat was often removed.
- The four-wheel-drive system, turbocharger, cooling system and electrics, ideally inspected by a specialist who knows the car.
- Floors, sills and rear arches for rust.
From our research for Fast Fords · Lotus Cortina to Escort Cosworth, which covers it in full.
Vehicle data
Specifications
From 1992
Performance
Production
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Ford Escort RS Cosworth: value questions answered
- How much is a Ford Escort RS Cosworth worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Ford Escort RS Cosworth is worth around £50,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £30,000, and a concours-quality example around £75,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Escort RS Cosworth worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the Escort RS Cosworth I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many Escort RS Cosworth cars were built?
- Around 7,145 were built, by our production records.
- Is there a buyer's guide to the Escort RS Cosworth?
- Yes: Fast Fords · Lotus Cortina to Escort Cosworth, a 48-page collector’s guide. You can read a complete dossier free before you buy it.
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