Ford RS200
Mid Engine, 4WD
1.8 L 4 cylinder turbo
450 hp @ 8,000 RPM
361 lb-ft @ 5,500 RPM
Weight: 2315 lbs
0-60 2.8 seconds
This amazing machine was made by Ford Motor Company from 1984 to 1986. It was a purpose build rally car designed to compete in the absolutely insane Group B series of the WRC. A little over 200 road going versions were created (including the ultra rare 2.1L 800 hp version). Although this car didn’t have the successes of the the Audi Group B car of the same era it certainly deserves our attention. It’s a car that looks funky, is American, but has a tiny engine that spins 4 wheels to levels unheard of in road going cars. It’s brutal, it’s blindingly fast and extremely dangerous. But the most amazing part of it all is that it’s a Ford…a car company that hasn’t touched the small 2 door AWD turbo car in a long time.
Well…that’s not entirely true. Check out the European Focus. There’s something special that we just don’t get.
Ford…wake up and smell the dollar signs. You did it once. You can do it again.
