Ford RS200 - car classics

Ford RS200

After the appearance of a large number of rally cars with a capacity of 447 kW, participating in the competition in group В«CВ», Ford needed was a model, which could make a serious competition, so in 1984, the company launched a model of the RS200, RS in the name means В«rally-sportВ», and the number is just the number of produced cars of this model. A year later, the RS has won the first rally, in which participated, then came third at the world rally Championship. In 1986, after the terrible clashes at a rally in Portugal, during which killed the audience, were banned rally cars of group В«bВ», but the model RS200 continued in use avtomotosporte, in motor racing. Model RS srednemotornaya, it was established four-cylinder engine with gearbox on the front axle. It was used safety fittings in the back in case of rollover and large tubular sub-frames. The engine was the latest development Cosworth with Cam on the transfer belt, made of alloys with turbo Garrett four valves per cylinder and a system of dry sump lubrication. In standard versions of capacity amounted to 185 kW, in competitive models - 522 kW.