Ford Escort RS Cosworth

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homologation special rally car sports car

The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is a high-performance, rally-bred homologation special from the 1990s, famed for its turbocharged engine, all-wheel drive, and distinctive "whale tail" rear spoiler.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ford Escort RS Cosworth canonical	4
Ford Escort	3
Ford RS	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11136747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Context triple: [Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, relatedModel, Ford Escort RS Cosworth]

A. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth is a high-performance, turbocharged homologation special of the Ford Sierra, famed for its motorsport success and iconic rear wing in 1980s touring car racing.
B. Ford Fiesta
The Ford Fiesta is a popular supermini/subcompact car produced by Ford, known for its practicality, efficiency, and wide appeal in urban and everyday driving.
C. Ford Scorpio
The Ford Scorpio is a large executive car produced by Ford Europe from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, known for its advanced safety features and spacious, comfortable interior.
D. Ford Capri (early European models)
The Ford Capri (early European models) was a stylish rear-wheel-drive coupé produced by Ford of Europe from 1969, marketed as an affordable “European Mustang” and popular for its sporty image and wide range of engines and trims.
E. Ford Focus
The Ford Focus is a popular compact car known for its agile handling, practicality, and strong sales in global markets.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Target entity description: The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is a high-performance, rally-bred homologation special from the 1990s, famed for its turbocharged engine, all-wheel drive, and distinctive "whale tail" rear spoiler.

A. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth is a high-performance, turbocharged homologation special of the Ford Sierra, famed for its motorsport success and iconic rear wing in 1980s touring car racing.
B. Ford Fiesta
The Ford Fiesta is a popular supermini/subcompact car produced by Ford, known for its practicality, efficiency, and wide appeal in urban and everyday driving.
C. Ford Scorpio
The Ford Scorpio is a large executive car produced by Ford Europe from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, known for its advanced safety features and spacious, comfortable interior.
D. Ford Capri (early European models)
The Ford Capri (early European models) was a stylish rear-wheel-drive coupé produced by Ford of Europe from 1969, marketed as an affordable “European Mustang” and popular for its sporty image and wide range of engines and trims.
E. Ford Focus
The Ford Focus is a popular compact car known for its agile handling, practicality, and strong sales in global markets.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	homologation special ⓘ rally car ⓘ sports car ⓘ
0-100kmh	around 5.7 seconds ⓘ
aerodynamicFeature	front splitter ⓘ large rear “whale tail” spoiler ⓘ wide body kit ⓘ
assemblyLocation	Karmann Rheine plant, Germany ⓘ linked to: Karmann
bodyStyle	3-door hatchback ⓘ
brakeType	rear disc brakes ⓘ ventilated front disc brakes ⓘ
brand	Ford ⓘ
category	1990s automobiles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
curbWeight	around 1,275 kg ⓘ
designer	Ford Special Vehicle Engineering ⓘ linked to: Ford Special Vehicle Team
drivetrain	four-wheel drive ⓘ
engineCode	Ford Cosworth YBT ⓘ
engineConfiguration	inline-four ⓘ
engineDisplacement	2.0 litre ⓘ
engineType	turbocharged petrol engine ⓘ
frontSuspension	MacPherson strut ⓘ
fuelType	petrol ⓘ
height	approximately 1,390 mm ⓘ
homologationFor	World Rally Championship ⓘ
induction	single turbocharger ⓘ
layout	front-engine, all-wheel drive ⓘ
length	approximately 4,090 mm ⓘ
manufacturer	Ford Motor Company ⓘ
marketSegment	high-performance compact car ⓘ
modelLine	Ford Escort ⓘ linked to: Ford Escort (North America)
notableFeature	adjustable rear wing on some versions ⓘ permanent four-wheel drive system in early cars ⓘ
platformBasis	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth floorpan ⓘ
powerOutput	around 227 bhp (standard road version) ⓘ
predecessor	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth ⓘ
productionEnd	1996 ⓘ
productionStart	1992 ⓘ
racingCategory	Group A rallying ⓘ
rearSuspension	independent rear suspension ⓘ
subBrand	Ford RS ⓘ linked to: Ford Escort RS Cosworth
successor	Ford Escort WRC ⓘ
topSpeed	approximately 225 km/h ⓘ
torqueOutput	around 304 Nm (standard road version) ⓘ
transmission	5-speed manual gearbox ⓘ
tuningPartner	Cosworth ⓘ
valvetrain	DOHC 16-valve ⓘ
wheelbase	approximately 2,520 mm ⓘ
width	approximately 1,770 mm ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ford Sierra RS Cosworth → relatedModel → Ford Escort RS Cosworth ⓘ

Cosworth → hasBrandAssociation → Ford Escort RS Cosworth ⓘ

Mercury Tracer → relatedModel → Ford Escort ⓘ