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The RS Escort Cosworth engine is very similar to the one in the Merkur XRTi (which was available in the US). Unfortunately, the RS Cosworth was based on the Merkur platform (the European Sierra) which was predominantly rear-wheel drive - even though it looks like an European Escort Mark VI.
This meant that the RS Cosworth engine was installed longitudinally (north south) as opposed tranversely (east west ie across the car). So it won't fit and the transaxle etc are based on a 4WD car.
Also to be even more confusing from 1989 on, the US Escort was based around the Mazda 323 platform not the shared US/Europe platform that earlier Escorts were based on... However, Ford eventually got the concept right with the Focus which is built in Europe and the US.
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