At the beginning of the Group B era, when Audi’s Quattro and Lancia’s 037 were the only serious competitors, Ford was developing a new rally contender to replace the successful rear-wheel-drive Mk II Escort. The Mk II Escort RS1800 was so well suited to rallying that Ari Vatanen took the 1981 WRC driver’s championship in [...]
Attach the name “Cosworth” to just about anything and it instantly becomes awesome. Ford Escort? No, thanks. Ford Escort Cosworth? Yes please! Mercedes 190E? I guess. Mercedes 190E 16V Cosworth? Hot damn! So, when you take a few words that already elicit an overwhelmingly positive response, like “Impreza WRX STI” and throw “Cosworth” into the [...]
Sadly, it’s not for a full blown racing endeavor (yet) but old friends, long time partners, and the nemeses of Grandee teams everywhere (I’m looking at you Maranello), Lotus and Cosworth are looking into making engines again. What started as a shot heard round the world, literally, when the first Cosworth powered Lotus won its [...]
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