Fifth Gear: Ford Escort Cosworth vs Ford Focus RS

[yusalamzade]

a woman talking about cars is like a man talking about make-up

[danny04666]

@yusalamzade well you must know alot about make up cause vicky knows alot about cars

[FidiAdrianosTV]

Ford - the best US Car maker ...

[soelvmanke]

I had a normal 96' Ford Escort 1,6 EFI, and let me tell you, i had so much fun it that car.. i want one again..

The traction on that car was just so awesome :)

[OriginalWagner]

alter schwede was für eine hässlige stimme

[purplegill10]

OMG IT'S THE MERKUR GT FROM WHIPLASH/RACING :D

[nikus1989]

I want Focus RS with AWD!!! It's the only thing that keeps me away from falling in love with Focus RS.

[DHPMotorsportUK]

her across the bonnet ;-) mmmmmmmm

[hutchy1111]

Vicky says the Escort Cosworth does 0-60 in 6.2 seconds?

Nope! Ford's official time was 5.7 seconds!!!! I remember that time!

Who is talking shite?

[danny04666]

@hutchy1111 wrong it is 6.2

[hutchy1111]

@danny04666

Type: YBT Capacity: 1993cc Bore/stroke: 90.82mm x 76.95mm Compression ratio: 8:1 Max power: 227 bhp @ 6250 rpm Max torque: 220 lbf.ft @ 3500 rpm Cylinders: four, in-line Cylinder head: alloy Block: cast iron Installation: front-mounted, longitudinal Valve gear: four valves per cylinder, twin belt driven overhead camshaft Induction: Garrett AiResearch T3 turbo, intercooler, Weber Marelli management system Performance Max speed: 140 mph 0-60 mph: 5.7 sec

[danny04666]

@hutchy1111 ok mabye im wrong 

[thuglife2742]

22 stupid



[AdamAus85]

Man the original focus is the better looking Focus.

[smokey66669]

Putting them two cars on the same track should be punishible by death!

how can you compaire a cossie to that piece of shit...

[stefan2meter]

@smokey66669 I don't know if it's a piece of shit, but true; they should have compared the Focus RS with the Escort RS2000i... those are closer together regarding specs and the Focus would have made minced meat out of the Escort. And imo it's a waste Ford dropped the awd concept, the current Focus RS would be serious competition for the likes of Porsches, especially with some aftermarket care (like an exhaust and remapped ecu).

[RRT3am]

So, CarDealerMagazine says that the Cosworth has horrible handling ... the girl here says that the Cossie has great handling ... and you call her an idiot and that women can't drive??? Honda? What Honda? Where have you seen Hondas to fly over hills and rush through gravel, dirt, stones, snow ..... That's racing for men, not boys and is called rallye .... no kid's toys there allowed ....

[AphxTwn666]

European fords are the only fords I like.

[loh1110]

@AphxTwn666 European Ford seems like a different brand from the American Ford. Engineered and built in Europe.

[Malikarcanum]

@AphxTwn666 I agree. Funny how the Europeans get the best American cars, eh?

At least, until they got smart recently & began selling the Euro cars globally.

[AphxTwn666]

@Malikarcanum well yeah, but some how like the US escort is kind of boxy but some how that escort lacks performance and its made for like family or something, i just know that one has potential but i see people abuse the damn car at look all nasty and put a massive tail pipe and it sounds really annoying, im not a fan a ford but i like the european ones alot, im really picky with fords XD

[danny04666]

@AphxTwn666 er mustang? best selling car in the world

[AphxTwn666]

@danny04666 im picky with my fords :p

[daviedee123]

cosworth i owned never had a air bag was a j plate

[CockYaLegS]

I dont see a kitchen in those cars

[beefymonk3y]

woman! u best be driving the cossie back to the kitchen!

[watcinmetodi]

did she pull the handbrake? WHY? it just makes you loose traction...

[Joeistheking0]

@watcinmetodi you an expert then are ya yeh?

[watcinmetodi]

@Joeistheking0

Actually im doing Motorsports Engineering in uni :D

[watchthisrobotmove]

cossy!! i want one!

[BallBearingTurboFC3S]

women can't drive.

[Annihilatorization]

both cars are kinda crap... put a 96 integra type-r among them and then, you'll all see how slow fords are;)

[TheAmargill]

@Annihilatorization pretty sure the cossy would be faster

[PowerstrokeForever]

@Annihilatorization I hope I'm not the only one who thought you were funny thinking a Honda is fast.

[aimanquattro]

@Annihilatorization Boo!! bahahahaha..LOL Cosworth fuck every honda everyday

[hercegovac00]

Focus the VW Golf KILLER !!! cossie is great but it belongs to 20th century. I hope the new focus will have the old rear lights FORD what have you done |???? Never the less FOCUS FTW !

[soundseeker63]

If ford would just fit 4x4 to the focus it could have been awesome! Even with the current RS they've stuck to FWD, with 300bhp....come one Ford, you know 4wd is the way forward.

[halflife103]

@soundseeker63 4wd or Awd?

[thegreatcb7]

i think fifth gear and top gear are great in their own way

fifth gear = a serious car review show on which you can rely on for honest reviews

top gear = a show about challenges and punch lines, leaving you wonder if the car was any good or not

[SMG59]

22 people own a ford focus lol

[rs200000000000]

cosworth the first and last generation of fords worth having

[Ls3guy]

gm should sue ford for useing rs

[kevrs2]

@Ls3guy and someone should give you a slap ,maybe someone from porsche RS ,ya dopey cunt ,:)

[Ls3guy]

@kevrs2 you're a retard gm has had the rs since 1967 retard now know you're cars before you open you're mouth

[kevrs2]

@Ls3guy who gives a fuck who had it first,little dickheads like you should stick to one make ,because it makes you feel part of something ,and leave real car enthusiasts to love ALL cars ,....now fuck off back too your little gang of chevy buddies,... ya dopey cunt

[Ls3guy]

@kevrs2 so you're saying maybe gm should come out with a impala gt then o wait that piss you now wouldnt and need stop sucking dick you little bitch

[ayrshiresoundman]

Ha, all new cars are crap

[whiteasasheet]

focus looks shite give me the saffire cossy any day.

[gamemasterzoomzoomom]

someone tell this girl to get back in the kitchen and make Top Gear a sandwich. Cosworth are beautiful cars.

[erebus38]

It's said that a few cosworths were imported into the U.S.but I've never seen them.However,there was a german Ford with a very similar chassis that I've seen before.They were called MERKUR.And no,I'm not talking about a Mercury either.It was called the Merkur XR4Ti.I'm not exactly sure if either car has a relation or not,but I love the look of the Cosworth.And yes,I do like the unorthodox looking rear spoiler.It's just different,that's all.

[yido4life83]

@erebus38 yeah it was sierra body but i dont think it has the cosworth engine, or the whale tail.

[Darkhelboy]

First girl drifting a car XD

[MysteryModz]

redo this test ... bc women cant drive, everyone knows this

[dawidmarker]

Escort power!! ;)

[SlaskeBjoeRn]

Fantastic car, but no helmet?

[kosejr]

i like tha ford escort.. i have a 1993 2doors escort and it rolls like.. bicycle but's toff

[marcovanto]

cossie= quality simples

[hercegovac00]

It's 2010 now almost 2011 wtf ??? and that focus RS is now 8 years old...but if you want to compare those two I would take Focus RS. It's better looking and I don't give f...it's slower I won't drive it on a track,escort is just outdated even then it was especially now.Focus rules :D

[Lolf88]

The Focus looks really Essex on the inside with that garish blue leather and chrome, the Cossie looks classy by comparison which is wrong in itself seeing that it's stanhard Escort bar the seats.

[derekiswaldo]

they didnt try to make a super car with 1.6l....idiot thats why Honda made the NSX... and S2000...a Honda look way better than any Ford.. and im pretty sure you can only get a Cosworth in Europe..i live in America..so your argument holds no value...there both Fords... Found On Road Dead... Fucked Over Rebuilt Dodge...you are the Youtube clown...

[silviasr20det]

@ztkRaptoR So she is an idiot for driving a car fast around a track? No sir, you are the idiot.

[kragara]

WOW I STOPED WATCHING AFTER I SAW THT THE WOMAN WAS THE ONE DRIVING -__-

[derekiswaldo]

they are both UGLY! damn... get a Honda lol

[Rompebielas]

como pilota esa jamba

[mtatam99]

God i hate the focus , its fucking ugly , its front whell drive .

Ahhhhhhh the cosworth .

[TheKamikazeMAR]

Buy a Escort Cosworth and you are a Hero .Nowday's and in the past.

That hasn't change.

[davehayes2204]

@TheKamikazeMAR exactly! cossie to my left, veyron to my right...im looking at the cossie! sounds daft but i grew up with the cosworth as my dream car, im 30 now and still not owned one due to family commitments etc. but i will do!! oh yes i will :-)

[TheKamikazeMAR]

@davehayes2204 Life your dream buy a Cossie.

[LadyofLumley]

It's not as light without the 4 wheel drive system 'and the big rear wing'. And it doesnt handle quite like the 4wd Escort. Of course it doesn't - the Focus is fucking FWD, you dopey tart. Honestly, Vicki Butler-Henderson is the equivalent of one of those large, gold, vile 'Sovereign' rings that taxi drivers wear. Utterly useless, faux classy, and attached to a pointless twat.

[ballickmoyler]

@LadyofLumley Erm...... I think you did not understand what she was saying..... Maybe watch it again and this time you will understand.....

[Metalmiltia]

@LadyofLumley What she means dipshit is that th RS should be lighter than the Cosworth, but it isn't. Slagging her off doesn't change the fact that she could blow you into the weeds anytime!

[Glennfalconi]

The escort is better. The top speed differs hardly. And on the track they never make the top anyways...

[hogwash2nd]

Not only would I 'Thrash' that RS's engine, I'd 'Thrash' her too.

[dvdk87]

@hogwash2nd then kick her out of the car and get a real driver to do the video ;)

[dragythuno]

What companies tend to do now is release big heavy cars that are slower than the cars they replaced, then release stripped out versions that are just as quick as the old versions, but for much more money. WTF.

Escort cosworth. 25k. Absolute bargain!

[vaporazor]

Why they always let that bitch drive all good cars... Let the Jason and Tiff drive good cars, that bitch is good for 1.2i engined small cars and some fucking ecodiesels.

[Michaudbox]

@vaporazor hahahahaha

[xmateuL2]

There is only a name for this: decadence... firts a great Escort Cosworth, then a bit slower and boring focus.... and then a FWD Focus!! with 300hp!!

WTF?

[MrSpike13]

I'm sure I watched this comparison on another motoring magazine and they reckoned the newer car was faster.. which surprised me!

Anyway as aflipz says you can't have everything and there was no way a newer heavier car could keep up with an older one with the same power. Ford needed to make this more like 300hp to cope with the extra equipment. Which they now have. yey

[mystiqueman366]

they were both wrc cars, so they are equal

[2004CobraGuy]

why can't my girlfriend be like this woman? i wish my girlfriend liked cars like her...

[sxceyes]

this show never seems to get i nice day

[IKNOWALLABOUTALL]

"The brutal truth is that the Cossie doesn’t warrant the extra ankle action. It doesn’t just feel slow after the Focus, it feels as if it’s driving through treacle. The legend lives on but, for one rose-tinted memory, the reality check has arrived."

(Evo magazine, Focus rs mk2 compared to Escort Cosworth.)

Interesting reaction.

[aifodasse]

lol who cares about fords? they are ugly and badly made...did you saw the old interior style that the escort had already when was sold? and the interior of the focus looks like one of a ford transit van...

[xmateuL2]

What is the name of the music at the start?? When she talks about the escort cosworth??

[marekwrx]

@xmateuL2

Warp Brothers - We Will Survive

[xmateuL2]

@marekwrx Thank you very much!

[amsser2]

Cozworth - 2010 focus rs

[moto46]

what a geezer bird and calling it a cossie makes her sound almost as stupid as she looks

[XUSHI1]

This is the reason why Fords are so shit, they just get slower and slower.

[danielcrawford1991]

COSWORTH >>>> RS

[gauntlet4eva]

fifth gear is gaii top gear ftw

[X9000BulletsX]

Fucking love Escorts. I would certainly kill for a cosworth, but ill stick with my mark 6.

As for the focus.........

[Buxantof]

ford escort coswort anm honda crx most cult car for me

[monkeyboydai]

Old skool! Gotta love the Cossie even tho the Focus is a great car I'd still opt for the one from my generation. I grew up with the Escort Cosworth as the ultimate 'I want one of those' cars.

[SgtWhiteVN]

Top Gears better, and the cossie is better gotta love the cossie man

[Fucklesticks]

@SgtWhiteVN I'd love to shoot every fucker that makes the same retarded comment on every 5th Gear video. Top Gear is comedy show. 5th Gear is for true car lovers/drivers.

[zenzombie72]

@SgtWhiteVN We bow to your expertise.

[leehornblow]

how bland does the Focus look!!  like any other granny mobile...give me the Cozzie anyday ;o))

[Heatseeker872591]

wud still rather have the focus but ford shud have given it a 4wd engine to make it more like the rally cars lol

[thestig792]

would absolutly love a 92 escort cosworth or a mk 2 escort rs

[shankadelic007]

BITCH GET BACK IN THE KITCHEN

[rscosworthfan]

@shankadelic007 that so called bitch is probably a better driver than you will ever dream of being

[shankadelic007]

@rscosworthfan Lol umad?

[rscosworthfan]

@shankadelic007 MMMH naah not mad im sane,sane and rational lol .

[SinclairisCool]

@shankadelic007

Oh you ignorant man. go to the kitchen your damn self.

[shankadelic007]

@SinclairisCool But that would be against nature.

[SinclairisCool]

@shankadelic007

Hardly, have you seen the worlds most renowned chefs? ALL MEN! Times have changed. My mum isn't the cook in my household. SHE HATES cooking. My dad cooks. And as it happens she is the only parent to have a steady job. My dad was made redundant due to the Recession. btw thanks for commenting on my video :)

[shankadelic007]

@SinclairisCool <3

[MadMullet81]

Proof Ford should have given the FRS a 4WD system and more power to boot.

[csamassa]

The best Ford(escort)!

[droptheleash0]

I am genuinely shocked by that, I was led to believe that the escort was baggy and tired compared to the new fast hatches, but thats been proven very wrong !

[SynerZ0]

@droptheleash0 It is baggy and tired but this girl is on a nostalgia trip!

[staggabob]

6.2 seconds doesn't seem quick by today's standards, not sure it's true either. I remember lusting after this car when I was a teenager and my Parker's guide stated 5.5 seconds!

[vaporazor]

Its kinda embarassing that old cossie assrapes new focus. BTW, did you notice taht at 0:25, you can see that cossie escos registerplate says ''NI92 FTW''

FTW. It tells something important about that car.

[rscosworthfan]

@vaporazor it might be a personal plate

[seanyroche]

go on the cossy

[johnjackson12]

Not bad, they proved that a car which is lighter and more powerfull with 4wd is faster than a heavier less powerfull Fwd :p

Cossies cost 25k tho in the early 90s... makes the focus seem a bargain at only 20k only 8y ago

[goldsgym1244]

escorts are shit and so is the escort cosworth lol

[dogshagga2]

cossie is the daddy! look at the whaletail it just screams "im rapid"! the focus looks like a standard focus that a 17yr old kid with no girlfriend kitted up! i own a focus but i would burn it out right now just for a go of a cosworth! it was from an era without emission control and silly petrol prices and best of all NO SPEED CAMERAS! wow them were the days lol

[gm0036460594]

yeah, cosworth rules

[elisheff]

But they sem to forget that The Cossie lost some power with the year passed by.

[Finnmika79]

NadiR473: 3hp doesn't make a difference, but the small turbo version had 220bhp to be exact :)

[killervirusxp]

OMG a woman drive Cosworth no way in my Sierra RS Cosi =)

[jjrocks3333]

id prefere a cossie but i still live the focus

[devilman155]

szycha łucka to stary cwel .

[coolerdude44]

i'd so much rather have a cosworth than the rs...

[youngb1ood]

whats better e30 m3 or escort cosworth?

[mmcsafi]

@youngb1ood

[giorgosmitakis]

Go to your kitchen bitch!!!!

[gpktm]

LOL! Turbo-chick

[boxerSubaru]

cossie is better and stiffer

[lewsquirt]

top gear is 100000X better but would be double as good if vikky worked on the show ;) and all 3 of thos in this clip are fit as f**k

[FastFordRoger]

No school like the oldskool!!!

[seldian]

Can the cosworth motor be swapped into any escort?

[FastFordRoger]

@seldian Practically. Obviously not a straight swap but i've seen them in mk2,3 and 4 escorts

[theschuminator]

6.2 0-60?????????? Thought this wud give my dads delta a run for it's money but at those figures hasn't got a chance in hell

[Dgrapiglia]

why do the all thigs from past are better?

[LeeeMcLeod]

man that escort looks sweet

[derekiswaldo]

@LeeeMcLeod

[lawman1971b]

the cossie is my choice!

[haudiwaudi]

thats no racing line ... and talking while racing isnt professional...

[Show757]

fuck a fuckus cossie all day

[SuperEnglishandproud]

Cossie all day long, you could never get board of one !!

[l444jjs]

the cossie was and still is a menace, and any copper from the mid 90's will tell you that, and thats wot makes it wot is is 2day, a legend, i fuckin love it

[EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME]

COZZY FTW!

[djnoman88]

i would take Ford Escort Cosworth before RS.

[aflipz]

This is a classic case of "be careful what you wish for"

The idiot consumer begs for an ever-bigger car with a multitude of airbags, big cushy seats, 17" boat anchor wheels, big stereos with subwoofers, soft, vague suspensions and steering that shield you from road feel. They then asked them to improve fuel efficiency in spite of all the added fat...

As a result, 15 years of advancements couldn't offset the handicap mandated by their own wish list of crap.

They don't make cars for me....

[countrywideboy]

@aflipz Too right.... I had an old skool mk2 Escort RS2000 flat fronted 1977 shell replica.. arched,roll caged, the lot with an all steel mostly cossie and Burton 2.2 L engine on 48 webbers.nearly pushing 200 bhp compared to the new stuff..it was untouchable.. I wish I'd never sold it...

[jarrus464]

Was going to happen really,

I love both the cars but the Cosworth is still the better car,

But it doesn't beat a Delta Integrale though....

[bigun1999999]

Im 17 and dream of the day i can be insured on a car like this. Atm my best quote is 2600 on a 1.3 fiesta

[corsarob0]

she said she still get a thrill from the cossie after 15 years i bet she don't get the same feeling from the focus in 15 years. Cosworth is legendary.

[FEENEYSON]

That girl is a faggot

[BoeriuOvidiu]

i hate this girl,......put tiff to drive!!!

[eagletalonpl]

cosworth > rs

[molotovhobo]

cosworth is also a ford RS :)

[MrTusoon]

big bro won

[cupic90]

Ford is the best

[lilbHEMI]

cosworth, its sounds awesome!!! what car do you have...? cosworth... brrrr, amazing

[TheStevie1977]

i had focus rs mk1, written off sep 11th last year, rolled a few times gutted,

[cobraman897]

why dont we have these in America

[kevrs2]

because americans cant drive stick shifts , or go around corners ,without getting killed,its as simple as that.

[cobraman897]

funny ha ha ha

[Marcinex22]

Sierra Cosworth better

[thenightwalker99]

The cossie is just a tubo-nutter car. I love it more than life itself (sometimes) Its the car that made me into a petrolhead. Yes it looks stupid, yes its old, but who cares!

[worthy056]

@thenightwalker99 you think it looks stupid?

[matyfigure09]

@thenightwalker99

Neh man, no matter if it's old, it's an awesome car... I'd kill to drive one.

[mada88]

focus looks so much better

[enice482]

the escort's wing looks ridiculous

[jordanc153]

how dare you thats the stand off

[frenchguy09]

The cossie seems to be the car which is 10 years younger lol..It won by more than a second plus it is lighter even though it has 4 wheel drive

[parmo4life]

ive got a mk one focus rs, just did alot of of work and got it up to 319bhp....yes its fun to drive :-)

[AkersHockey]

My Alfa Romeo 155 Q4 still kicks any Sub/Mits/Ford's ass! ;-)