Imported examples of the European market Ford Escort don’t pop up for sale very often, but occasionally, one does cross the auction block, like a 1986 Escort RS, a 1988 Escort XR3i, while a 1992 Escort RS Cosworth owned by Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear fame sold over the summer. This time, a 1995 Ford Escort RS Cosworth is searching for its next owner, giving a buyer in the States the chance to pick up the unique and legendary two-door.
Available on Bring a Trailer, this 1995 Ford Escort RS Cosworth was imported and federalized by Sun International and was owned by a buyer in Idaho before the seller acquired it in 2001, and is tagged with a U.S. VIN. The Escort shows 41,000 miles on the odometer, and is one of just 7,000 units that were built at Karmann in Germany during a four-year production run.
This Escort RS is finished in black paint and sports a vented hood, a decklid spoiler, flared fenders, headlight washers, and pop-out quarter windows, and while it’s in decent shape for its age, the seller notes rock chips and other minor damage. The front fascia was repainted under the current owner.
The 1995 Ford Escort RS rolls on a set of 16-inch five-spoke wheels wrapped in 225/45 Toyo Proxes R1R with 2023 date codes. It features Koni struts in all four corners, and four-wheel disc brakes handle stopping power.
Inside, the two-door features Recaro front seats and a 60/40 split-folding rear seats, which are trimmed in black cloth with hexagon patterns. A Turbosmart eBoost2 boost controller is installed, and the Escort features air conditioning, a cassette player, power windows, and Cosworth front floor mats.
Under the hood, the 1995 Ford Escort Cosworth harnesses the turbocharged 2.0L I4 engine. The seller states that it has been chipped, and a Mongoose three-inch exhaust system with performance catalytic converter have also been fitted. Power is delivered to all four wheels by way of its five-speed manual transaxle.
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Where’s the dining table/wing that escort cossies are famous for? It’s not mentioned if it’s a homologation model or a continuance edition
Owners used to have the option to ‘delete’ the rear wing if such things were not to their taste and were charged extra for the privilege. This was only an option on the continuation small turbo offerings after the initial 2500 big turbo cars were made for rally homologation purposes.