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Ford Escort RS Cosworth

EstablishedRank #17

Mk5 · 1992–1996 · 227bhp · AWD · Turbo · Manual

That whale tail is one of the most recognisable silhouettes in rallying. Theft losses in period thinned the survivor pool badly.

Est. value now
$96,500
CAGR 2015–2025
+9.8%
Recent CAGR
+2.8%
Units built
7,145

Estimated value trajectory

+$58,500 since 2015
$99k$69k$38k201520172019202120232025

Illustrative estimates for a condition-2 example, not sale records. Confidence in this trajectory: high.

How the score is built

Desirability84 × 0.30 = 25.2

Motorsport history, cultural weight, end-of-era status, analogue purity

Scarcity61 × 0.25 = 15.3

Production run and, where known, surviving population — log scale, weighted to survivors

Momentum42 × 0.25 = 10.5

Annualised growth over recent years — what it is doing now

Trajectory75 × 0.20 = 15.0

Growth already achieved — weighted lowest, since it is priced in

Running-cost drag-5
Appreciation score61

Stage: Established

The run has already happened. Growth has slowed and the gains are in the asking price.

Long-run growth +9.8% per year against +2.8% recently — decelerating by 7.0pp. Running-cost risk is rated 6/10, deducting 5 points from the score.