Ford Sierra Saphire RS Cosworth
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This is Mark's 1988 Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth
This is the RWD model equipped with the legendary 2 litre cosworth motor.
The Sierra Sapphire is a driver's car. Suspension was essentially the same as the 2 door series 1 with some minor changes in geometry to suit a less aggressive driving style and favour ride over handling. Many experienced Ford guys will tell you these 4 doors are the best to drive of all the Cosworth powered Sierras. Which is a massive call considering the original 2 door Cosworth is such an iconic car!
The "Sapphire" badge is a UK thing. All the LHD ones are just known as "4 door Sierra RS Cosworths". The "Sapphire" badge basically means Ghia trim. That's power rear windows and air conditioning. Maybe nicer cloth on the factory Recaro seats too [?].
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That’s my dads car! Mental to see it in mint condition still ! Thanks for looking after it 😊 it’s my dream to drive that car
Beautiful car.
Nice wheels, nice paint.
Dan _ thanks for watching
In the UK at least the "Sapphire" badge just meant it was a four-door saloon body style, rather than hatchback or estate.
@Grunge Initm8 No, just means four door saloon...... Ford uk had three different body types of mk2 Sierra in production at the same time (5 door, 4door and Estate) Sapphire was just a name for the body type...... all three body styles had the 1.6-Ghia models but the sapphire was chosen for the Cosworth and the 5 door got the XR treatment (XR was one down from the RS)
@@K2edg No, the Ghia only came in 2.0 and 2.8 / 2.9 (estate only) models. I know because I was looking to buy a 1.6 Ghia years ago when my insurance was expensive, and I couldn't - I ended up having to pay a lot to insure a 2.0 injection.
I was watching some of the old Aussie Touring Cars on TH-cam, the Sierra Cosworth and the "Godzilla" Skyline were brutal.
I love the Sierra's wild and lairy attitude and the Skyline's menacing presence.
Ford definetly has some of the nicest cars ever. A car that 10 years ago people would scrap and today is worth so much money
No-one would ever scrap a Cosworth ever...
In the UK anyway.
Absolute perfection, both cars.
Wow that car is mint for an '88. The paint looks spotless! I still see a few of these around my neighborhood during the summer months, it wouldn't surprise me if they start selling for £30k+ withing the next 5 years.
Very nice Cossie and my 88 Saph is my favourite out of my collection of Fords. There was a big difference between the standard Sierra’s and the Cosworth’s. First the Cossies had a different floor pan to accommodate the bigger T5 gearbox. Also the pillars were filled with a resin for extra strength and the shell was strengthened over the standard Sierra to take the extra power/torque of the YB engine. This is where Ford failed in the 3 door as it used to flex a lot causing stress cracks in the front end, especially around the strut towers. The cars was designed to race and the road cars were a homologation special ( min 7000 had to be made) to allow it to be raced in touring cars.
Thanks for the awesome insight and for watching mate.
Cheers
Ryan and Pete
Good to see all these classic fords out there in Australia get well looked after mate. Love old Sokol fords my personal best is escort cossie then berry close second is sierra but u need two more to make a dream collection mk1 escort Mexico n mk1 3 door sierra cosworth
Jay Dignan they are amazing cars!!! thanks for watching mate!!!
So it's the motors with the red rocker covers that were factory turbos. Cool cars these things, I've always wanted one being child of the 80's
the cosworth was the one with the red (or blue later) rocker covers. the ONLY Sierras (in the UK) that came with Factory turbos were the Cosworths and the 1.8 Turbodiesels (to my knowledge, in my 10 years at a ford dealership)
I love it 3 of the best 4 pot ford's in Australia 👍👍
Bloody nice Sapph there mate, one of my favourite colours on this model. The vents are not standard on a 2wd as stated previously but a nice addition, they look right.
The wheels look spot on too, would be my choice.
I previously owned 2 in the 90's and sold my 3rd Sapph Cosworth about 3yrs ago and regretting it since.
Great cars these. Enjoy it...
Thanks for watching the episode mate!!!
So beautiful!
Basically, they start off as a 4 door Ghia ( thats why they all had a sunroof), then with the Cosworth turbo engine,Mustang ( and many more models) gearbox, uprated diff,springs & suspension mods,and brakes.
Thanks mate 👍🏻
The saph cos is a legend back here in the UK it's totally different from the standard sierra sapphire. The suspension diff prop gear box trim interior etc the YB is what it's all about. I had four escort rs turbos but never a cosy unfortunately. When I could afford one back in the day I bought a 400bhp Pulsar Gtir which I loved but do regret not getting one. The prices now are sky high easy 30k plus for a good one saying that the rs turbos are a fortune too........ basically anything RS is mega 👍
5 TIMES thanks for your comment mate and cheers for watching 👌🏻
Pete and Ryan
GrassRoots Garage cheers and good luck with your cosworth
As Scott said the sapphire was basically the 4 door model you could get lots of editions just like the 5 door and estate the models were lx glx gls ghia and the cosworth and lots of limited editions along the way 👍
Very nice car
Just discovered your channel... now binge watching the vids!
Low mileage original RS500s are in a different (monetary) league though..
Thanks so much for watching mate!!!
Cheers
Ryan and Pete 👌🏻
I sold my moonstone sapphire Cosworth 2wd for 8k in 2008, and sold my 3 door Cosworth in 2005 for 6k, absolute gutted and not jut for the prices. Crystal Blue is beautiful and the colour I originally wanted, sure they only came in E registrations.
Hi boys great video I’ve owned over 50 sierras 16 of them being Sierra sapphire cosworth s I’m currently restoring a 88 67 k crystal blue one with the same wheels u have on yrs but mine are 9.5 jx18 in white with the ford motorsport decal love yr clip keep it up 👍👍
Thanks for watching mate
Great to see Mark and his immaculate Ford's being featured. When is Part 4 with the Mk2 RS2000 being uploaded?
Cars n Stuff ahhhhh mate thanks for reminding us we will upload it tomorrow. It's already on our Facebook page of you want to check it out!!!
Excellent! I look forward to it. Keep up the great work guys!
British cars are so underrated
4x4 was from 89 onwards, looking inside you can tell the difference by the gear lever , rwd had type 9 gearbox and 4x4 had mt75 box or rear drive long lever 4x4 stumpy lever.
Dave Balfour thanks for the insight and watching the episode mate
Cheers,
Ryan and Pete
@@GrassRootsGarage rear lights also changed around 89/90 they were tinted black
It needs the clear indicators.
Sapphire means saloon not hatchback, it's the badge of the shape of the Sierra nothing to do with trim.
Just means Sierra with a boot.
Thanks for the insight and watching mate
The vented bonnet is not standard on the rear wheel drive cossi,
Great cars indeed they just needed a barra in them for legendary status. Also keep up the great vids grassroots.
Thanks for watching and the kind words mate
Cheers
Pete and Ryan
Didn't do a mk2 RS2000 in four door, the crystal blue sierra cosworth is stunning
Adrian Evans they did in Australia only mate 👌🏻thanks for watching
Grass Roots Garage wow something I didn't know! I've had two sapphire cosworths and RS Turbos
Adrian Evans such awesome cars!!!!!!! We were so excited to drive in these beauties!!!!
cosworth power!
encabunen 👍🏻
Great car! Great colour! but the wrong bonnet. no vents on the rwd :)
Aslak Zissou hi mate thanks for watching and the info!!! I would of thought all sierra Rs cossies had vents??? 👌🏻
It`s just the 4x4 sierra`s that has the vents on the bonnets.. but it`s more usual to swap to vented then unvented.. Props to the guy for keeping the original lights!
Life was better when cosis ruled
My prefered car, I've a Ford sierra saphire 2.0i 115 cv, 1989.Blue 😍😍😍
Thanks for watching mate
I remember when they were as low as £2k 😔😐.
And they’re just getting more and more expensive! Thanks for watching 👌🏻
Yep I remember too they where dirt cheap at one point
So here’s the difference between a Sierra Sapphire Cosworth and the Sierra Sapphire 2.0 GLX
The Cosworth has a full exterior kit, front bumper has different fog light placement and is more aerodynamic and slightly more aggressive than the standard Sierra ones, the rear bumper is smoother as well, the main thing is they’re colour coded a lot of standard trim Sierras weren’t and even had black plastic cladding on the lower side of the doors effectively making them two tone in colour, of course the rear spoiler and the dual bonnet vents is customary to the Cosworth model and the black lip on it is a call back to the previous Sierra Cosworth with the whale tail
The engine as you said is different too, it’s based on the standard Ford Sierra 2 litre twin cam 16 valve cast iron block but the top end has been completely redone by Cosworth and of course the T3 turbo from Garrett, a misconception is that you can fit standard Sierra 2.0 Twin Cam parts to this motor but that’s a myth, Ford recommended use of Bosch spark plugs, the air filter was designed specifically for the Cosworth YB engine to allow more airflow to aid the turbo but also to remedy an old issue, the standard non Cosworth engine was prone to overheating so it made sense that with the addition of a Turbocharger that the air filter and water pump was updated as well as the radiator
Gearbox is definitely different from the standard Sierra it’s a Borg Worner unit, still a 5 speed manual box but that’s the only common thing a GLX’s box and the Cosworth box have in common, it wasn’t the most solid thing in the world many Cosworth owners reported that earlier cars had issues with the synchro mesh in 3rd gear failing
Interior is the exact same bar a few differences from any other Sierra Sapphire you’d see, the Recaro seats which later became leather ones in the 4x4 variant, the steering wheel which became 4 spoke in the 4x4 version, and the stereo displaying the vehicles registration plate are all the unique attributes of the Sierra Cosworths interior but other than them 3 things it’s basically all the same
Overall it was at the heart of it and reputation and performance aside a top of line high spec Sierra Sapphire, the engine was the same layout as the base models 2 litre it just had top of the range parts fitted as well as the turbo and Cosworths motorsport focused top end, the exterior of the Cossie was slightly changed and colour coded with a spoiler and bonnet vents added on but nothing too dramatic unlike its 3 door predecessor it really did have an almost sleeper standard look to it but you could just tell it was a Cossie version thanks to the subtle alterations made around the car, and the interior really didn’t shout out the word “high performance” considering it was mostly unchanged from the standard car
But it’s one of those cars that’s just right in every way, it’s not too exciting to look at but it’s not anywhere near boring neither, it’s not the fastest thing out there but it’s even by today still very rapid from standard, and it was drivers focused car that you could have bags of fun with when you wanted to but it was also a smooth 4 door saloon to take the family out in if you needed it too
Thanks so much for taking the time out for the insight mate! We really appreciate it 💪
@@GrassRootsGarage another thing, there was one type of person this vehicle found great favour with - Police forces up and down the UK, between the Sierra XR4x4 and the Sierra Sapphire Cosworth these were the best traffic police cars of the 90’s, kind of ironic as it was also Britains most stolen car at one point
I "Ryan" must admit I’ve seen a few documentaries talking about how popular these were amongst bank robbers etc. great cars with an awesome history
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That’s it there they was undercover mostly but they did use marked ones too
@@GrassRootsGarage yeah they were the favoured choice for “ram raids” and most of the time the only time the police would find the Cossie is burnt out in a field and no one to hold accountable, this and the Lotus Vauxhall Carlton were the hit super saloons of the 90’s and early 2000’s
Got a 91 sierra hatchback 1.8cvh
Best sierra cossie in my opinion, better than the whale-tail.
Thanks for watching mate
Cheers
Ryan and Peter
I think it has 204hp?
i had the same colour 2wd saff cossie back in 2004, i payed £3500 for it.. wish i never sold it
How good are they!!!!
what are these wheels can you name me who made them
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Thanks for watching mate
@@GrassRootsGarage Thanks =D i drive a ford sierra mk2 coupe from 89 greetings
sweet car. exhaust tip needs to be shorter.
Sure is, thanks for watching 👌🏻
Love da cossie 👍
Thanks for watching mate make sure you check out the rest of the ford heaven playlist. There is a few more in there 😊
Cheers
Ryan and Pete
Ford should make one last Cosworth the Focus Cosworth now that would be epic and they could make a lot of money from them just make 10,000 of them and if Ford sees this and it happens everyone can thank me by everyone chipping in and buying me one as I'm very poor as I don't even have an address just my tent on some waste land 5 yrs now but love it now
One last Cosworth would be awesome!!!!
i have a harrier escort dont use it just sits there in garage ,,
That’s a lovely car ya kna wha i mean 😂
aussis importing our sierras .i want all the aussi mk1 and mk2 granadas and pirana anything .i hate cosssis ..
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