The Ford Escort has made its respectable go back, and in contrast to alternative reborn Blue Oval nameplates, it’s now not an electrical SUV.
Previous this year, Ford’s “official brand licence partner” Boreham Motorworks unveiled the Escort Mk1 RS, marking the 1st age the nameplate has been impaired in additional than 20 years.
In line with Boreham Motorworks, its Escort Mk1 RS isn’t a continuation nor a restomod, in lieu claiming it as a Continumod, having won the blessing of Ford.
Moment alternative corporations were in a position to form recreations of the Escort with period-correct frame shells, they haven’t been in a position to importance the title. This has been the case for MST, who builds the Mk1 and Mk2, in response to corresponding generations of the Escort.
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“[Continumod:] A blueprint-accurate, period-sympathetic vehicle built new – no donor car, just an authentic continuation with approved chassis numbers from the original manufacturer,” Boreham stated in a media reduce.
“Combining the timeless spirit of classic cars with modern engineering, design, and advanced manufacturing, a Continumod redefines heritage with cutting-edge innovation.”
Simply 150 examples shall be comprised of the 3rd quarter of 2025 (July to September), with costs launch from an eye-watering £295,000 (A$593,185).
In accordance with the first-generation Ford Escort RS1600, Boreham stayed in large part trustworthy to the Sixties type’s external design, regardless that there are fashionable touches equivalent to LED headlights (made to appear to be they’ve been coated in tape, indistinguishable to racing vehicles of the era) and LED tail lighting.
As with every Escort RSs, the Boreham Continumod options flared wheel-arches, beneath which sit down bespoke 15-inch wheels, additionally impressed by means of classing racers. The entrance brakes come with four-piston calipers and ventilated discs, generation there’s two-pot calipers and cast discs on the rear.
Within, the design of the Mk1 Escort extra in large part unchanged, with six gauges sitting in entrance of the driving force – one thing which was once unique to the top-spec RS1600s.
The dashboard, guidance wheel rim, seats and door playing cards are upholstered in Alcantara for a contemporary contact, generation a negligible display screen seems to turn Apple CarPlay capability.
Patrons have the selection of two engines. The primary is a 1.8-litre merely referred to as the Dual Cam – regardless that it’s unknown if it bears any relation to the Lotus-developed, Kent-based engine at first powering the RS1600.
A gas injection machine has bumped outputs as much as 136kW, or about 30kW greater than probably the most potent Lotus Dual Cams within the era.
This engine is solely mated to a four-speed guide transmission, and will spin as much as 9000rpm.
A 2d bespoke engine could also be to be had, displacing 2.1 litres, and fitted with an digital throttle. It may build as much as 221kW at 10,000rpm, and is paired with a five-speed ‘dog leg’ guide transmission, the place first tools is positioned the place 2d generally is.
Boreham says it’s focused on a kerb weight of simply 800kg, which might give the Escort RS a power-to-weight ratio of 276kW/tonne.
To be had to series in each right- and left-hand pressure, there’s MacPherson struts on the entrance finish and a floating rear axle on the rear, comprised of light-weight aluminium. Adjustable coilovers property all spherical.
Boreham claims it’s accomplished a weight distribution of 55 in line with cent entrance and 45 in line with cent rear.
The automobile is subsidized by means of a two-year, 20,000-mile (32,190km) guaranty.
Its debut comes in a while next Ford introduced the Capri again for the 1st age in Europe since 1986, on the other hand instead than returning as a coupe because it was once for its first 3 generations, it’s now an electrical SUV with Volkswagen underpinnings.
Boreham Motorworks could also be quickly bringing again the Ford RS200 – a mid-engined, all-wheel pressure monster first made for rally racing – and has lately introduced famed Ford racing staff Alan Mann Racing as its efficiency category.
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