BUYING GUIDE: SIERRA RS COSWORTH

Our guide to buying the daddy of fast Fords, the original ‘Cossie’.

ENGINE 1993cc four-cylinder, 16V, DOHC YBB with cast-iron ‘205’ block and alloy cylinder head, 8.0:1 compression ratio, toothed belt drive, Weber-Marelli multi-point fuel injection and electronic management system, Garrett T03 turbocharger with intercooler

TRANSMISSION Rear-wheel drive with Borg Warner T5 five-speed manual gearbox, viscouscoupling limited-slip differential, 204mm clutch. Final drive ratio: 3.65:1

SUSPENSION Front: MacPherson struts, Fichtel & Sachs gas-filled dampers, coil springs, lower track control arms, 28mm anti-roll bar; rear: semi-trailing arms, coil springs, Fichtel & Sachs gas-filled dampers, 14mm anti-roll bar

BRAKES Front: 283mm ventilated discs and four-piston callipers; rear: 273mm solid discs and floating callipers; Teves ABS

WHEELS & TYRES 7x15in multi-spoke RS alloys and Dunlop D40 205/50VR15 tyres

EXTERIOR Three-door Sierra hatchback body with unique polycarbonate bodykit comprising deep front bumper, side skirts, wheelarch extensions and rear wing, rubber front lower splitter, front fog lamps, mesh grille, bonnet vents, colour-coded electric heated door mirrors, tinted glass, electric front windows, central locking, tilting/sliding glass sunroof (all UK road cars). Colours: Diamond White, Black or Moonstone Blue

INTERIOR Recaro front seats with grey Roma cloth trim, leather-rimmed three-spoke steering wheel, leather-covered gearknob, boost gauge within instrument binnacle