2019 - The Grand Tour: Ford Sierra Cosworth

[@thijshagenbeek6554]

I remember vividly, as a child when I went on vacation to France. The brits next door where a construction worker / nurse couple like my parents. But they came to France in the bloke's inherited Cosworth, the full on rally specc. I begged my dad to let me get in for a drive as the dude who owned it had a amateur rally license. In terms of cars ( And I've been in a few and I drive a motorcycle so im not unfamilliar with thing that can go monsterously fast ) This thing. This Ford, even though it was old by the time I got myself in the byriders seat, the moment the engine started I knew I was in for something special This thing I still remember. We found a large piece of coast road leading to a dead end so no traffic and this man who's name I cant remember for the life of me, just put his foot on the pedal and all I remember was the massive smile I had and the sheer joy, not to mention his. We both loved speed and the adrenaline of fast acceleration and feeling the car respond smoothly to the imputs.The Fiesta Cosworth was witchcraft to me and the noise, the noise it made was just beyond good. The best drive I've ever experienced. Hands down.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

So you own a rare 3 door Sierra Cosworth, with notoriously difficult handling at the limit, and you lend it to Hammond. That's ballsy.

[@lien-fordcollection1488]

Haha very ballsy! Luckily for the owner it survived!

[@I_am_Jesus_though]

He's one of the best journo drivers there is

[@pissmyasslynch5325]

Ben Collins said Hammond was the most skilled driver of the three.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

@@pissmyasslynch5325 That might be true, not that I'd believe a word Mr Collins says anyway, but Hammond has also had more car accidents than the other two put together.

[@ItsSpeltChayce]

I believe that car was his own.

[@t.j2881]

A car that came from the factory with a secondary fuel rail, 8 injectors, and a cosworth race engine. All for 10 grand. Can we take a minute to appreciate the absurdity of it all? Fucking madness

[@blubb7711]

Aftere inflation, 10k are like 80k in todays money.

[@ToreDL87]

@@blubb7711 Remembering that Supra's go for about 30-40% more these days, that's still cheap. Soon it wont matter because everyone else will have EV's that punch just as hard.

[@jacklondon7873]

@@blubb7711 10k in 1986 would be £27,865.14 today. But the rs500 wasn't discounted he's referring to the sapphire in the video. There were after all only 500 of those made globally.

[@bigduphusaj162]

​@@ToreDL87what are you on about? you do know this is an RS500 yeah? They go for 100k for a rusted out scrapper to £1m for a good one you melt. Go away you know nothing about cars.

[@bigduphusaj162]

Please dont thumbs up this guy hes no clue at what hes looking at. A half decent RS500 in original condition is £250k now with milage but taken care of. This guy knows nothing hes no clue that even a 4x4 saph in medium condition is worth what a minted low milage Supra is. Were now at £1.2m for the highest bid on the best condition RS500 for sale here today. The RS500 breached the £half mill mark years ago. What a tool this guy is a low milage RS500 engine block is worth more than any Supra on planet earth. Boooo this guy!

[@chesspiece81]

There were so many really, really good cars from the 80s and 90s that we never got in the US. "This is like a really bad mate. You know the one you love, but nobody appreciates you hanging around with them." I think he might have been talking about Clarkson.

[@slowboiracer1611]

We got the Merkur XR4TI. While not a Cosworth, it's still worthy of being a "hot hatch." Plus like your comment suggests not many people aside from those that know, were aware that the Sierra was released in the states under a different name. Do yourself a favor and buy one. 170hp, 180ft/tq at the wheels stock. This translates to almost 200 crank. Mind you the Cosworth made 220, and with a simple ebay boost controller you're well over that 220hp the Cossie made. I'll have to make an updated video of mine but I just did a 5 speed swap and it's an absolute riot. I've had it up to 135mph and it was still pulling very hard. Also, Ford raced the XR4TI in the 1985 and 1986 season of the BSCC, and took 1st overall both times. It was actually the basis for the Cosworth ;)

[@xperia303]

Never have I ever seen a more beautiful video

[@lien-fordcollection1488]

Agreed!

[@cscheid]

I work at an independent mechanic shop in California. Lots of fancy vintage stuff, lots of fancy modern stuff. Im not sure how it made it's way into the states but a LHD Sierra showed up this week on a trailer. A few quick fixes and it was back on the road. Fortunately SOMEBODY had to make sure the alternator CONTINUED working (wink wink) so I took it home for the evening I've driven some serious stuff in my time at this shop, but This might be one of the greatest driving cars I've ever had the pleasure of beating around. 2600lbs and 250 some odd horsepower with a heap of turbo lag? Perfection. Sticky tires and those glorious 80's Recaros, just what the doctor ordered. Not sure what sort of suspension work its had but good lord is it a riot, its so inspiring to drive, such a special feeling. I couldn't believe it was that good, the gear change was to die for, the gas and brake pedal in perfect alignment for heal toe, and the way the power came on was delicious. CHEFS KISS Too bad we never got them here in the states, its such a practical car for how rowdy it is to drive. Makes my dads Merkur a bit tempting to throw money at....

[@peteylang3401]

My uncle used to have a Sierra and my dad had the Scorpio Granada Cosworth. Many an argument were had over those magical "Cosworth" badges. Both incredible machines. Fast as hell they were ! !

[@reapertalon]

I don't care that it's from the 80s I don't care that it's easy to steal. I. Want. One.

[@jigzonyt517]

I dont care that the tank slap will. Probably wrap me round a tree either i still wamt one

[@npne1253]

Just steal one/s

[@robocop3961]

If you have 5 seconds and a screwdriver YOU 2 could have a sierra cosworth and what ever you did next the fuzz - (police) couldn’t catch you!!

[@bigduphusaj162]

​@@npne1253try to steal an RS500 now😂 Good luck with that as the police will pull you over here if its not being driven by the guy they know that owns it 😂 Trust me on that

[@rohankris]

​@@robocop3961😭😭😭👌👌👌👌😭👌👌👌👌🫢😭😭😭😭😭🔥🔥

[@arthurmatthews9321]

It was actually only the limited addition rs500 that had the 8 injector setup . All the other cosys had a standard 4 injector Webber engine management setup. But you could still tune them up to 350 horse power plus quite easily.

[@bigduphusaj162]

it wasnt s limited edition ot was a homologation series with 500 needed to make it eligible to race. You sound like a forza player

[@robocop3961]

@@bigduphusaj162I don’t see how Arthur’ is a forza player? His comment is correct. Dou you play test drive maybe?? 😂

[@arthurmatthews9321]

@@robocop3961cheers man . I was tuning cosworths up to 400 bhp when he was still shitting in his nappy

[@robocop3961]

@@arthurmatthews9321 no probs my man 👍🏻👍🏻

[@danielsantiago8146]

I'm just learning about this car and I can't believe how many times it got boosted! Grand theft auto. This car was more desirable then the Grand national.

[@Scott-ph2yk]

Great video! Thanks for the memories. In the USA, I lusted after the Cosworth Sierra. We had the XR4ti. I had an 87 with a 5s manual mated to the Ford 2.3 turbo 4. Stock was 175hp. Decent, but not great. Enter Rapido Group. Borrowing from the Mustang SVO, they gave their customers access to: SVO engine upgrade kit. 230hp Borla exhaust Rear disc brake kit Upgraded suspension Cosworth Sierra look alike body kits. I went nuts and did it all. Bachelor in those days.😊 My friends thought I was nuts. Then I let them drive it. I went from nuts to genius. That car was a blast. Hammond was right abouth them attracting criminal attention. Mine was broken into twice, but not stolen, thanks to a hidden kill switch. Great car, fond memories.

[@edwardstanley8751]

Years later rapido is back😊

[@Scott-ph2yk]

@@edwardstanley8751 Love it!

[@Dukethenuke91]

We had the 4 door sapphire growing up. The central locking was also a joke. However, twice a year it drove us to our holiday destination a 1000+ kms away and it did so for years without any issues. Even in the heavy Spanish rains it didn’t bog down where other - newer - cars did.

[@augustinedennis4865]

My unfulfilled dream car..

[@absoluteprostudios]

1:47 What is the background music called?

[@dontsqueezethecheese]

That blue Sapphire racing away is one of the sexiest car things I've ever seen.

[@mustaphag]

It was my dream car 30 years ago

[@macaron3141592653]

The very last review put out by any of the trio. What a way to go.

[@Tonymarony5113]

These were king in Australian touring car racing for a long time.

[@jeanrunkle1059]

Its very crucial and vital that I have one of these someday!! Such a cool car.

[@mustafakara4424]

My favorite cars rs500 and saph cossie.. 🇹🇷

[@jigzonyt517]

The saphire was lovely. A guy doem the road from me has a purple one and still dailys it

[@Heartofaloin]

Nicked afew of them back in the day as a young teenager

[@mitchellhogg4627]

...still got any kicking about?...

[@yoric6939]

Thanks for ruining it 👍🏽

[@Zoko889]

Remember, before GT-Rs, Evos and Imprezas, there's Ford Cosworths.

[@StangV2]

We never got the Sierra Cosworth In South Africa. What we did get was a V6 powered Sierra. Ford SA then also shoved a V8 into it for production car racing and called it the Sierra XR8. Look forward to the day I see a Sierra Cossie.

[@bharatkava3986]

Please anyone tell me the music name at 3:37 I forgot got the name and been trying since when to find the music.

[@briansnowdon2750]

Always dreamed of having one of these or an RS cos worth escort never got either sadly

[@Deenuhhh]

You can still get it man. I believe in you bro.

[@bighas96]

@@Deenuhhh but expensive as hell

[@bigduphusaj162]

​@@Deenuhhhno he cant unless he has a quarter million upwards for even a milage RS500

[@jazzdub4958]

Sitting in my old mate's dad's Sierra 1.6L getting a lift to school in the mid 1980s left me with the overriding impression I was missing out on all the fun 😉

[@bigduphusaj162]

stock sierra a proper smoking machine its as comfy as it gets i fell asleep in my old 3 door cossie all the time for a quick 1-3hr turbo kip. Sierra one of the best beater cars ever they take untold amounts of abuse and dont care

[@jazzdub4958]

@@bigduphusaj162 😄 true

[@AT-ih2bt]

Valitettavasti me ollaan jo eellä!

[@Medionxtr]

My dreamcar back then !

[@georgeconnolly6403]

Anyone know the name of the song that starts at 0:42?

[@thevaugelydisgruntledengin5356]

I wish 😭, done a lotta research and couldn't find it

[@lien-fordcollection1488]

Tried to find it aswell but it is nowhere to be found 😔

[@Evaunit98]

Yeah for the live of me I couldn’t find t either

[@Quix0tic707]

My maths teacher had a Sierra Cosworth. He went to the shops, was in for less than 5 minutes and when he came out it had been stolen

[@TheTotalPackage-qo5gx]

The wing or spoiler was known as a whale tale in the UK from my own experience. This was on the early Sierra Cosworth 3 door and the Escort Cosworth.

[@jaycee6443]

I had the American version Merkur xr4ti , wish I still had it. Anyone which company can import the Sierra here in the states

[@Dedecayed]

I can help if you'd wish, i cant send my discord or smth

[@mugyouoff]

Yet i can't find a single youtube video of one in America.

[@martenyar8775]

I had a modded Canadian version. Wish it had the Cossi engine.

[@sauceboy9700]

These engines are really starting to get expensive these days unfortunately

[@sv_cheats1970]

​@@sauceboy9700 I'd say the biggest problem is the Cossie head

[@robocop3961]

@@sv_cheats1970bro? That the best part of the engine, wth you talking about? That head was designed to flow!!! Hater 🤔

[@bigduphusaj162]

Some utter melt is on here claiming a Supra is worth more than a stock RS500 now. Im shocked hes not been thrown in jail. Have a scroll down and find the guy and let him know the RS500 engine blocks in mint condition is worth more than ANY supra. An Escort Cosworth in decent nick is twice as expensive as any Supra. Get rid of these silly American guys from this comment section they dont know anything about the RS500 they quote saph cosworth 4x4 prices and performance for an RS500 Cosworth its embarrassing.

[@ThatTurboProbe]

Still a shame that cossies have become so expensive. 40 grand for the cheapest 2 door cossie here in Europe. But at the same time, it's a car that deserves that price tag. An absolute legend in rally and touring car racing and I still hope to own one in the near future without having to sell my kidney.

[@AtZero138]

Cheers from Southern California 🇺🇸... I always liked the Real Version of this Car.. Euro Spec of course... The one we got here was.. not even close to it ... As a kid I seen.. Touring Car Racing.. noticed the Sierra COSWORTH... Epic... As far as.. Keyboard warrior talking about.. as more than likely.. doesn't own a Supra.. just reads post and likes Hip Hop too much.. I don't just live in Southern California.. I live in Orange County.. Folks have money here.. no I don't.. besides that, It's easy to see ... Name it... It's actually easier to tell you what we've not seen here.. my point.. for all the Legend, Myth, unreal tale's of 900hp-1,000hp blah blah.. etc.. Supra.. where?.. I've seen some parked.. hahaha

[@cedhome7945]

My brother in law had one of the first ones in Bristol but had to sell it because it got stolen 3times .police could find it within a day as only 2 in the south west at the time !

[@Michaelthekiwi]

Ford's best car ever - would take it over any Mustang or any GT every day of the week and twice on Sundays. Pity they're ~US$50k for a three door in good nick.

[@psmarston1]

Fair play to the owner for letting Hammond rag around in their rare D plate pre-production RS500🥹😨

[@KiwamiJoryu]

Does anyone know the song for the joyriders song

[@imortaliz]

@ 2:20 that is false tho, The bmw e30 chassis is still the chassis that has won the most races in any class of motor racing with over 1400 wins

[@GlenDavies1989]

Hammond was probably referring to the Sierra as the most successful in percentage terms. I’d guess the BMW E30 has been entered in many, many more races than the Cossie since the mid-'80s.

[@Lav9944]

The E30 that got put into category B like the mercedes because only the Sierra's were winning. Touring car racing wasn't only the DTM and unlike the DTM the British European and Australian touring car championships they didn't have 125hp and 400kg weight penalties on the sierra it blew everything else out of the water once de restricted. The fact BMW and Mercedes pushed the DTM to restrict the sierra speaks volumes.

[@swizzy6010]

1:28 bro I read that as "change oil daily" I was like what the fuuuuuuu?

[@lien-fordcollection1488]

Haha that sure would be costly 😂🙈

[@CCFHymns]

Why doesn’t Hammond ever grip the steering wheel?

[@infernus42254]

Gotta root for the regular joe's when he's up against friggin' spacecraft. That's all.

[@mitchellhogg4627]

I need the name of that outro track

[@Chizzburger42]

I think it’s UNKLE - What have we done

[@apuuvah]

Legend. Like Escort RS after it.

[@bigduphusaj162]

Escort cosworth wasnt even close to the Sierra 2wd mate. RS500 was another level altogether hence why Escort cossie owners swapped out the lame later YB for the RS500 block and RWD. All you needed to do was shorten the prop shaft the escort was a saph 4x4 with a shell that Ford sent to carmen to get a bespoke Escort shell welded on go watch my mate Paul Linfoots vids on the subject.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

So i assume people who own these add a second set of injectors and said massiver turbo?

[@I_am_Jesus_though]

Old skool fun

[@80AFT]

Red top - Sierra Green top- Sierra sedan Blue top-- Escort

[@tattoedmat]

4*4 sapphires had red top lumps too

[@JuicyJLee]

In South Africa 🇿🇦 ford fitted 5.0 V8 to their Sierra nicknamed THE ANIMAL for group racing

[@bigduphusaj162]

and it was humongously slower than this RS500 in racing

[@No.Handle31]

I love the Cosworth I had a poster of it on my bedroom wall. And yes I still would if I could get away with it.

[@halfpro9695]

Hands down the best Forza4 drift car ❤️❤️❤️

[@Hackett1066]

Didn’t they have to employ a security guard to look after the cosworth used in spender as they had the original one Jimmy nail used nicked 😂

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

The saddest looking fun car of all time.

[@DrMcMoist]

It looked sad cause it knew that it would be stolen, thrashed for a night and then crashed and/or torched round the back of a Safeway.

[@branlycoy30]

well today this prize got it Dogde (both) SRT - hellCat..... favorite cars of the stolers

[@superswag9861]

No way, it’s the starter car from Midnight Club II

[@Nakkisampyla]

Cossu Sierra, legenda

[@Benarnott-c2x]

That’s mine from Richard level

[@nkhalmizahar]

Ford answer to m3.

[@hondarally300l8]

We started with a 1984 Sierra 1.6 , then a 1986 Sierra XR6 . Moved to the US and I bought a XR4TI, what a ugly Sierra compared to the European car. The RS500 and XR8 is both my dream cars.

[@nascar0509]

Ah, that great British euphemistic acronym T.W.O.C. for car theft.

[@TrynagetJacked]

The most successful race car ever made 🇬🇧 made engine

[@Nyto_cosworth]

❤

[@iggy_gtr]

not the "MOST" successful race car of all time, distinctly remember the R32 GTR's in the ATCC which got crowned that lol

[@Andyc351]

You remember wrong RS500's have more race wins than R32 GTR's in Australia

[@iggy_gtr]

@@Andyc351 after they banned them 😂

[@Andyc351]

@@iggy_gtr They weren't banned group A was dead and a new set of rules introduced for 1993.

[@robocop3961]

@@iggy_gtrRS500’s we’re faster than the GTR 32’s on the straights, it was the corners where the GTR’s AWD, rear wheel steer that helped them exit the corner’s faster than the RS500’s but then on the straight’s the RS500’s would pass them!!!

[@theant9821]

No, the RS500 dominated for years, the Gtr dominated for a year. In Japan and Australia. The RS500 won every single btcc race for over 3.5 seasons. Most series were dropping group a as the gtr arrived. In its various forms the Sierra cosworth won almost all the major touring car series, British rally championship, French rally championship, Spanish rally championship and was the final Rwd car to win a WRC event. Back to touring cars the GTR didn't enter as many races as the Cosworth had already won.

[@GuninGames]

This car would still beat a Mustang around the track, easily