Ford Team RS
Company type | Car tuning |
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Industry | Motorsport Automotive engineering |
Predecessor | Ford Special Vehicle Engineering |
Founded | Boreham, Essex, England (1963 ) |
Founder | Ford Motor Company |
Defunct | 2015 |
Successor | Ford Performance |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | David Pericak[1]Global Director Ford Performance
Jamal Hameedi Ford Racing |
Subsidiaries | Ford's Performance Vehicles Ford's Team RS |
Website | fordracing.com |
The Ford TeamRS was
Ford Racing activity. The Ford RS badge was born for rally racing
, the RS stands for Rallye Sport. TeamRS was the successor to Ford Special Vehicle Engineering.
TeamRS has been superseded by a global organisation called Ford Performance. They are responsible for the conversion of the 2006 Ford GT from US-Spec to Euro-Spec.
History
Ford RS models
- 1969 - Ford 17m RS, Ford 20m RS, Ford 15m RS
- 1970 - Ford Escort RS1600, Ford Capri RS2600
- 1973 - Ford Escort RS2000, Ford Capri RS3100
- 1975 - Ford Escort RS1800
- 1976 - Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II
- 1981 - Ford Escort RS1600i
- 1984 - Ford Escort RS Turbo, Ford RS200
- 1985 - Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
- 1987 - Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
- 1988 - Ford Sierra Cosworth
- 1990 - Ford Fiesta RS Turbo
- 1991 - Ford Escort RS2000
- 1992 - Ford Escort RS Cosworth, Ford Fiesta RS1800
- 1994 - Ford Escort RS2000 4x4
- 2002 - Ford Focus RS
- 2003 - Ford Tierra RS/Ford Laser Lynx RS
- 2009 - Ford Focus RS Mk II
- 2010 - Ford Focus RS500
- 2015 - Ford Focus RS Mk III
Ford ST models
- 1997 - Ford Mondeo ST24
- 2000 - Ford Mondeo ST200
- 2002 - Ford Focus ST170, Ford Mondeo ST220
- 2004 - Ford Fiesta ST
- 2005 - Ford Focus ST
- 2012 - Ford Focus ST
- 2018 - Ford Focus ST
- 2013 - Ford Fiesta ST
- 2017 - Ford Fiesta ST
- 2019 - Ford Edge ST
- 2020 - Ford Explorer ST
See also
- Ford Racing
- Ford Performance Vehicles Special Vehicle Team (SVT), North America's performance car division
- Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), Australia's performance car division
- Ford Special Vehicle Operations (SVO)
- Ford World Rally Team
- The Professionals (TV series)
References
External links
- Official Ford Focus RS on Facebook
- Focus RS Owners Club (FocusRSoc.com)
- First Ford RS Owners Club (rsownersclub.co.uk)