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For years, many people were baffled when they opened up the Guinness Book of Records and discovered that the world\u2019s fastest accelerating car was none other than a Ford \u2013 and a curiously small, almost goofy looking one which looked like nothing made on American soil.<\/p>\n

\"1986<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s because the RS200 was a homologation special produced by Ford of Great Britain. It was specifically designed as Ford\u2019s first four wheel drive contender for the radical Group B class rally racing, but a minimum number of road-certified examples had to be made to meet homologation requirements.<\/p>\n

\"1986<\/a><\/p>\n

Since the best in the business came out to help Ford, including chief engineer John Wheeler and Tony Southgate, the RS200 Evolution<\/a> represented the absolute pinnacle of modern racing development. While over 200 standard RS200s were made, only 24 Evolution models were produced to stay ahead of the competition. These included a special BTD-E 2.1 liter engine equipped with a massive turbo to the effect of 580 bhp.<\/p>\n

\"1986<\/a><\/p>\n

However, the resulting four wheel drive monster was \u2018the fastest accelerating car in the world\u2019, and as driven by Stig Blomqvist, a RS200 Evo achieved the 0-62mph (100kph) Guinness world record time of 3.07 seconds, a figure that stood for twelve years!<\/p>\n

\"1986<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"1986<\/a> \"1986<\/a> \"1986<\/a> \"1986<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo Source: RM Sotheby’s<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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