Ford Escort

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The Ford Escort became one of the best known Hot Hatches and family cars after it was launched in 1980. The hot-hatch version was offered from 1981. In 1982 a new five speed synchromesh gearbox was fitted to the XR3 and it was further remodified and upgraded in 1983 to become the XR3i. Famously the XR3i was built at the Saarlouis factory, Germany. The XR3i benefited from a slight lowering and new gearing and Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection system which created a new 120mph top speed. In 1986 the Escort received a further revamp to Mk IV with new alloy wheels and anti-lock brakes whilst retaining its high performance 105bhp engine and five speed gearbox. The XR3i name lived until the mid-1990s when its reputation as a boy racer vehicle along with increased insurance costs helped its demise.

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  • cleekerdelux Rank: Lance Corporal 5th Sep 2009

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    I bought this 1980 Ford Escort Mk2 rs2000 custom in 1982 with c.22,000 miles. It was/is used infrequently during the summer months, and has never been used in the other 9 months during my ownership. In 1985, I modified it in order to keep performance on a par with mk3 rs turbos; fitting genuine 'X' ...

  • Guest 29th Jul 2009

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    ive only owned my ford escort mk1 for a month but is easily the best car ive ever driven the only complaints i have is that 1300 has got the power to fuel consumption all wrong especially with a auto gearbox however the superb handling easily makes up for this anyone that says escorts dont handle we ...

  • rsman 4th Jul 2009

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    ive owned lots of mk2 rs2000,but have 1 at the moment totally unabused ,all i can say is they are the best classic ford available,and the value only gets better!

  • vmaxman 21st Jun 2009

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    Im on my 4th escort van.They are a good work horse and just keep going Maintenance is cheap and esay.I look after this Ford Escort Van 1.8D far more than the others as they stopped making them in 2002.

  • mwolvo 7th Jun 2009

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    I own a sensibly modified S2 (187hp) and although NOT a cossie/scooby/evo eater it looks far sweeter than ANY euro box money can buy and .Its easy to drive easy to maintain,cheap to maintain when you know where to get the bits from with a whole world of tuners prepared and skilled enough to help.It ...