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Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
's European performance car and motorsport division for
Ford Racing Ford Performance (formerly Ford Racing) is the high-performance division of the Ford Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity. History * 1896 – Henry Ford reached a top speed of 20 mph in hi ...
activity. The Ford RS badge was born for
rally racing Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event Sports ...
, 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 TeamRS has been superseded by a global organisation called Ford Performance.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 RS Mexico, Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II * 1981 - Ford Escort RS1600i * 1984 -
Ford Escort RS Turbo The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2000. In total there were six generations, spread across three basic platforms beginning with the original rear-wheel drive Mk.1/Mk.2 (1968–1980) ...
,
Ford RS200 The Ford RS200 is a mid-engined, four-wheel drive sports car that was produced by Ford Motorsport in Boreham, UK, from 1984 to 1986. The road-going RS200 was the basis for Ford's Group B rally car and was designed to comply with FIA homologati ...
* 1985 - Ford Sierra RS Cosworth * 1987 - Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth * 1988 - Ford Sierra Cosworth * 1990 - Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4. 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 The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car marketed by Ford since 1976 over seven generations. Over the years, the Fiesta has mainly been developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and has been positioned below the Escort (later the ...
* 2005 - Ford Focus ST * 2012 - Ford Focus ST * 2018 - Ford Focus ST * 2013 -
Ford Fiesta ST The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car marketed by Ford since 1976 over seven generations. Over the years, the Fiesta has mainly been developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and has been positioned below the Escort (later the ...
* 2017 -
Ford Fiesta ST The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car marketed by Ford since 1976 over seven generations. Over the years, the Fiesta has mainly been developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and has been positioned below the Escort (later the ...
* 2019 - Ford Edge ST * 2020 - Ford Explorer ST


See also

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Ford Racing Ford Performance (formerly Ford Racing) is the high-performance division of the Ford Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity. History * 1896 – Henry Ford reached a top speed of 20 mph in hi ...
*
Ford Performance Vehicles Ford Performance Vehicles was the Melbourne-based, premium performance arm of automobile manufacturer Ford Australia. The company produced a range of Ford-based models from 2002 to 2014 under the FPV marque name. History The roots of FPV can be ...
Special Vehicle Team (SVT), North America's performance car division *
Ford Performance Vehicles Ford Performance Vehicles was the Melbourne-based, premium performance arm of automobile manufacturer Ford Australia. The company produced a range of Ford-based models from 2002 to 2014 under the FPV marque name. History The roots of FPV can be ...
(FPV), Australia's performance car division * Ford Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) *
Ford World Rally Team The Ford World Rally Team, also known as the ''Ford Motor Co. Team'' prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Compa ...
* 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)


Media links

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