FORD ESCORT RS COSWORTH (1992 - 1996)福特护送遥感芯(1992年至1996年)
The Ford Escort Cosworth seems to have entered popular folklore as the car that, for a while at least, killed the hot hatch.福特护送芯似乎已经进入轿车普及民间,至少有一阵子,炎热杀死舱口. Here was a car so quick, so capable and yet so desirable to ne?er-do-wells that the insurance industry threw a hissy fit, made it all but uninsurable and applied the same policy to anything with a GTi badge on it.这里是一辆那么快这样的本事,又感可取氖?二做水井,保险业居士hissy合适但无法保险,使得所有的东西都是适用同样的政策与GTI组徽章. Whilst history may record a black mark against the Escort Cosworth, anybody who ever drove it could almost understand frustrated young men wanting to get behind the wheel at any cost.虽然历史可能记录黑色马克对护送芯、它几乎能开车的人越来越认识挫折要获得青年男子不惜任何代价的车轮后面. It was that good.有人说,好的. Even by today?s standards it more than shapes up, making tracking down a decent used example a fascinating experience.即使今天?收盘水准比起来形状,使得追查象样用榜样精彩经验.
HISTORY历史
The Escort RS Cosworth was born from a desire within Ford to develop a more compact version of the Sierra Cosworth to homologate in order to go rallying.遥感护送芯从出生起欲望形成更加紧凑福特版芯为homologate塞拉以凝聚去. That it proved to be a hugely successful road car came as something of a pleasant surprise to Ford.它被证明是一个巨大成功路车来到看成惊喜福特. Built on a truncated version of the Sierra Cosworth chassis, the RS Cosworth was quite unlike other Escorts.建于山区芯截短版底盘,不像其他遥感芯相当护送. With its 2.0-litre turbocharged longitudinally-mounted engine driving all four wheels it was effectively a sawn-off Sierra with faux Escort panelling and a rear wing that made that sported by the original Sierra RS Cosworth appear almost understated.其2.0公升增压纵向式发动机四轮驱动是所有有效锯材客塞拉与德州护送镶板和后方翼,使原有的花花公子似乎塞拉遥感芯几乎被低估. Designed at Boreham and assembled by Karmann in Germany, this was a big budget undertaking.在设计、组装的karmannboreham德国,这是一个大预算的事业. Two models were available, a standard car priced upon introduction at £21,380 or a Lux version with electric windows, heated screen, sunroof, Recaro seats and rear headrests.两款可坐,一经推出标准车售价21380英镑或勒克版以电动窗屏幕激烈,天窗,后排座位和recaro头垫.
With 227bhp at its disposal, the Escort was far from backwards about coming forwards, but purists bemoaned its turbo lag.与227bhp在自己手里,护送远远落后约在下前锋,但类似憾其涡轮滞后. Ford soon sold the 2500 cars it needed to facilitate its entry into rallying and then set about improving the Escort RS Cosworth as a road car.福特汽车很快就售出2500需要协助,然后加入凝聚着手改进遥感护送芯为道车. The ?big?<?大? Garrett T3 turbocharger was replaced by the smaller T25 unit in May 1994, giving the car a more measured throttle response.garrett涡轮增压器的T3改为浅红色小股在1994年5月车内测量更给油门反应. The Escort was at the same time decimating rivals in rallying, winning the 1994 Monte Carlo rally in the hands of Francois Delecour, while Tommi Makinen claimed that season?s Thousand Lakes in his native Finland.护送则同时抽取对手凝聚、1994年蒙特卡洛拉力赢得手中弗朗索瓦团考察虽然声称卡尔斯塔德拉力季节?收盘昏沉老家芬兰. A limited edition Monte Carlo version was subsequently launched.蒙特卡洛限量版随后推出.
A mild facelift was visited upon the RS Cosworth in 1995, with a wider honeycomb grille, restyled bumpers, a more attractive fascia and revised alloy wheels amongst the revisions.改版后访问量温和遥感芯1995年,具有广泛的蜂窝格栅,restyled保险杠、更有吸引力的筋膜和修合金车轮其中1965年. The car carried on in this form until it was finally discontinued in January 1996 due to ever-tightening Euro emissions regulations.进行这种形式的轿车,直到它终于在1996年1月中断,由于不断收紧欧元排放法规.
WHAT YOU GET 什么才叫 
An icon.一个象征. That and a supremely practical hatchback to go with the loud suit.这道出了实用hatchback顺应大声西装.
WHAT YOU PAY 您付出
First off, ignore book prices when it comes to Escort RS Cosworths and bury yourself in the real world of publications like Auto Trader or Top Marques.首先书中谈到价格不理遥感cosworths护送自己埋在现实世界就像汽车贸易商或刊物上马克斯. Cosworths start at around £7,000 for the first of the late 1992 K plate cars.cosworths7000英镑左右开始的第一条汽车钢板钾1992年底. The first of the more desirable small turbo cars start at around £7,500 or £8,300 in Lux form.第一条较为理想小涡轮车开始在8300英镑或7500英镑左右勒克形式. Due to the fact that the car is becoming collectible prices will fluctuate largely due to mileage and condition rather than age.事实上,由于汽车正成为收藏品价格将有所波动,主要是因为里程和状况而非年龄. Avoid if you can cars that have been extensively modified and if you need to ask what insurance group the Escort resides in, chances are you can?t afford it!如果你能避免汽车改装已广泛而如果你要问什么保险集团护送寓于、机会是你可以吗?笔得起!
WHAT TO LOOK FOR 寻找什么
Plenty to look out for here.大量寻找这里. Early ?big turbo?年初?大涡轮? models have been known to blow their turbochargers, the evidence being a cloud of white smoke from the exhaust at start up and upon throttle load.他们已经认识到打击型号涡轮增压,证据被弥漫的白烟从排气在创办和油门当负荷. Acceleration will also be reduced.加速度也将减少. The engine block is sound although be wary if the car has been ?chipped?发动机声音虽然是座车如果已警惕?插话? without any other modifications.没有任何其他改动.
Clutches are good for around 300bhp, whilst the MT75 gearbox can handle 375bhp without too much difficulty.紧抓良好300bhp左右,虽然可以处理375bhpmt75变速箱有太大困难. If the car has been modified above these thresholds without extensive accompanying work, walk away.如果以上这些改装车一直没有广泛门槛随同工作,走开. Watch out for cars that have been lowered.提防车已经降低. Most owners opted for the no-cost Aero Pack, only to divest themselves of their front spoilers at the first sniff of a speed hump.大多数车主选择了无成本航空包他们只撤出阵地破坏者在第一次吸气的速度驼峰.
The major issue is bodywork.主要问题是车身. Pieced together painstakingly by men in white coats at the Karmann factory, the Escort RS Cosworth doesn?t repair easily should you take an agricultural excursion.精心拼凑起来的白人男子在大衣karmann厂遥感护送芯不惜?你容易修复笔应采取农业出游. Look closely at seams, panel and gaps and check that the vehicle is HPI clear and not a stolen/recovered or a damaged repairable.看看接缝,检查小组和差距,而不是一个明确的HPI车辆被盗/损坏或回收可修复. When Cosworths spear off the Queen?s Highway, you can bet they weren?t dawdling.当女王产cosworths矛?收盘公路,你可以打赌他们统计学?颟笔.
REPLACEMENT PARTS 替换零件
(approx based on a 1994 Escort RS Cosworth) On the one hand you expect a premium performance car to cost yet on the other you remind yourself it?s a Ford.(大约1994基于遥感护送芯)一方面期待你的表现车补费用另一方面提醒你,你呢?收盘了福特. Well, there?s no such thing as a free lunch.那么,有?收盘没有白吃的午餐. Spares for the Cosworth are reassuringly expensive.备件的芯是令人放心昂贵. If you get 8,000 miles out of the 225/45ZR16 tyres you?re not driving it properly, and brake discs are around £150 a pair up front and £140 a pair at the back.如果你得到8000英里外的轮胎225/45zr16你?再不能驾驶得不好,刹车碟是150英镑左右,穿着一双出门前,140英镑在后面. Brake calipers are around £90, ignition leads £45 and don?t even ask about body panels?制动卡尺身边英镑90英镑45和顿河点火线索?连笔体板问起?
ON THE ROAD 在路上
Superb.湛. The only area in which the Escort RS Cosworth feels a little old fashioned is in its sit-up-and-beg driving position, but otherwise it?s still got the wherewithal to show any of today?s hot hatch pretenders its chubby behind and that includes the cream of the crop like the Audi S3 and the Renault Clio V6.只有在这方面斯普斯卡护送芯感觉有点老土它是仰卧起坐和谨驾驶位置,但否则?收盘仍没有得到必要的表现吗?收盘热点舱口,包括觊觎其背后出道77,78像RenaultClio型和奥迪374V6导. Chalking up performance figures of 0-60 in 5.7 seconds, the Escort feels beautifully balanced at all times, the four-wheel drive split with a rearwards bias to satisfy gung-ho drivers.业绩数字化率达0~60秒,在七月五日,护送平衡感觉优美不离在四轮驱动分裂与偏见后面满足朱广瑾泰司机. Few four-wheel drive sports cars are easy to balance in a drift but the Escort Cosworth makes such antics easy.数四轮驱动车容易体育均衡在漂移但护送芯容易使得这种闹剧.
The later small turbo cars are probably the driver?s choice, despite ?only?后来小涡轮车司机可能?收盘选择,尽管?只有? packing 220bhp up front.包装220bhp贴. Top speed was 140mph with the rear wing in place or 147mph should you choose to remove it.最高速度140mph与后排座到位或147mph要选择清除. Do bear in mind that driving an Escort RS Cosworth still appears to be viewed as an offence by many constabularies.没有忘记,仍驾车护送遥感芯似乎被视为违法constabularies很多.
OVERALL 总体
As long as you can afford the insurance and don?t mind the slightly thuggish image, the Escort RS Cosworth is a car that can delight like few others.只要你能负担的保险和顿河?笔记略乔形象遥感是一车护送芯数可以愉悦别人一样. Despite being the car that temporarily killed the GTi genre, there?s never been anything quite like it before or since.尽管被打死的车子暂时GTI学院体裁,有吗?没有什么比较喜欢的还是前自. A classic in the making.一个典型的制作.
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