An ordinary rental car changed Formula One history: in 1986 Williams F1 founder Frank Williams crashed a rental Ford Sierra in France, an accident that left him tetraplegic.
Lead trim: 1.3 Pinto (60 PS) · up to 148 hp
Ford Sierra1982–1993
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FactAn ordinary rental car changed Formula One history: in 1986 Williams F1 founder Frank Williams crashed a rental Ford Sierra in France, an accident that left him tetraplegic.
The Ford Sierra was built by Ford Europe from 1982 to 1993, and sold in North America as the Merkur XR4Ti from 1985 to 1989. During its lifetime it was available with a wide range of engines: Pinto and CVH four-cylinders, DOHC fours, Cologne V6s, the XR4i and XR4x4 with a 2.8-litre fuel-injected V6, the turbocharged 2.0-litre YB Cosworth in the RS Cosworth and RS500, and Peugeot and Endura-D diesels. The 2.0 V6 and 2.3 V6 versions were dropped at the end of 1985 and the 1.3-litre was discontinued in 1986, a carburetted 1.8 and a fuel-injected 2.0-litre were added at Geneva in 1985, and in 1990 the 2.3-litre diesel was replaced by a 1.8-litre turbodiesel. In the Mark II Sierras the 2.8 Cologne engine was replaced by a 2.9-litre version, with both giving 150 PS in uncatalyzed trim.
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Trims & Figures
13 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 Pinto (60 PS) | 1982–1986 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 Pinto (75 PS) | 1982–1993 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 91 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 CVH (87 PS) | 1988–1993 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 86 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 Endura-D turbodiesel (75 PS) | 1990–1993 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 112 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 Pinto (90 PS) | 1985–1993 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 103 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 Cologne V6 (90 PS) | 1982–1985 | 2.0 L V6 | 89 hp | 117 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 Pinto (105 PS) | 1982–1993 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 116 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0i DOHC (120 PS) | 1989–1993 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 126 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0i Pinto fuel-injected (115 PS) | 1985–1993 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.3 Cologne V6 (114 PS) | 1982–1985 | 2.3 L V6 | 112 hp | 130 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.3 Peugeot diesel (67 PS) | 1982–1989 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | 66 hp | 103 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.8i Cologne V6 XR4i / XR4x4 (150 PS) | 1983–1987 | 2.8 L V6 | 148 hp | 159 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.9i Cologne V6 XR4x4 (150 PS) | 1987–1993 | 2.9 L V6 | 148 hp | 172 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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The RS500 evolution existed purely to satisfy racing rules: Ford built exactly 500 road cars, the bare legal minimum, just to homologate the Sierra Cosworth for Group A.
An ordinary rental car changed Formula One history: in 1986 Williams F1 founder Frank Williams crashed a rental Ford Sierra in France, an accident that left him tetraplegic.
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