GTP Cool Wall: 1986 Ford RS200 Evolution

[Turtle]

I can't name a Group B car that isn't sub-zero. I, personally, think it looks nice too, so that's a plus.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Roadlegal version of Group B monster, still has dual shocks at every corner and styled like a spaceship. Naturally it is Sub Zero!

 

[White & Nerdy]

Off to Lord Kelvin's Ice Box with this one.

I remember when this car was Famine's avatar.

You might be thinking of Scaff. He once had a racing version as his avatar.

 

[daan]

−273.15° for me. Ford at their motorsport finest.

Ford at their motorsports finest would be the GT40 imho.

DFV surely?

RS200 = Sub-Zero.

 

[Famine]

You might be thinking of Scaff. He once had a racing version as his avatar.

Indeed he might - but so did I, about a decade ago...

 

[GranTurismo916]

So cold that if the Earth was it's temperature, humans would be extinct.

 

[Nicksfix]

If it helps, I'll ban anyone who votes anything other than Sub-Zero or says anything bad in any way about it.

For the hard of thinking: Obviously I won't.

See 'ya guys ... it's been real.

It's a Rally Car, and an ugly one at that. I do not get into Rally cars one bit. The saving grace for going uncool or seriously uncool is that this car has a nice power output for being a 4 cyl. turbo and being a mid engined all wheel drive.

A solid meh.

 

[niky]

It's a Rally Car, and an ugly one, at that. And unsuccessful. And absurdly dangerous to drive. And the engine lasts about as long as it takes to finish a stage and park the car someplace where the shrapnel won't kill everyone within a five mile radius.

Obviously, absolutely sub-zero. This is one of those limited edition, very collectible historical cars that gets modified, abused to pieces in rally events and rebuilt on a regular basis. And it's also a road car, sidestepping the "racing car" rule.

Ford may make a lot of garbage. But every so often they build something so loony you just have to crack a smile.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

For sure cool, but the the Delta S4, Stratos, and Metro 6R4 reign supreme to me, so it can't achieve sub zero.

 

[motortrend]

Straight to SZ, just because

 

[Azure Flare]

Homologation special = Instant Sub-Zero.

 

[Badasp5.0]

Sub Zero. Wonder if there are any in the US?

 

[Northstar]

Sub Zero. Wonder if there are any in the US?

There is at least one.

 

[High-Test]

You might be thinking of Scaff. He once had a racing version as his avatar.

Dude, I've been here 9 years and 11 months. Famine had aGIF of an RS200 as his avatar for a very long time.

 

[JAHHAJ]

Sub Zero. I have the same reasons as others who voted sub zero.

 

[MoLiEG]

Historic rally car with insane power and weird look... I'm sure it was never meant to be good looking... but a beast on the tarmac...

cool

 

[Clark]

Uncool, for some reason this never had the same aura as stuff like the Metro and the S4 etc.

For the RS200 never looked 'hard' enough, looked a bit dumpy and geeky.

 

[Zenith]

Cool. Being able to murder any super car while looking like a happy toad is cool. However the interior looks like it was made by Fischer Price, killing its sub zero potential.

 

[Nessy]

Built by Reliant. Sub Zero.

 

[Famine]

It's obtainable. In a mere fingerclick I can find 2 RS200s for actual private sale, usually nipping in around Porsche Panamera money. Evolutions... less so - the last I saw was £350,000.

But they're road cars anyone can buy and drive.

I was bored.

Aston Martin Rapide or this for the same money?

 

[AudiMan2011]

I was bored.

Aston Martin Rapide or this for the same money?

Rapide all the way: more practical, more comfortable, much better looking and better built.

 

[Joey D]

I was bored.

Aston Martin Rapide or this for the same money?

I can't rally a Rapide, I mean I could but it would be slightly ridiculous, so RS200 for me (not that I'll ever have that sort of money).

 

[Famine]

Rapide ... better built.

Dunno... never heard of an RS200's back doors falling off, or a Rapide surviving 3 days of being beat to hell and back in the Sahara.

 

[niky]

At first... *sputter*... that's way too much...



Then... 1,100 miles?




That's like getting a chance to roger platonically interact with Claudia Schiffer's teenage clone...

 

[Famine]

I'm tempted to phone them, flash a badge and request 30 miles

Oh, I also got an auction one for a guide price of 911 money (and if you know your RS200s, this is THE one to own; you ever seen a model of an RS200? It's this car) and another listed for 911 money, only it's an ex sprint race car and packs the same punch as the Evolution models - nearly 600hp.

 

[Jahgee]

Unless this gets some late voters, this is going to get a 1.558

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I know this has already been voted, but yeah; I agree that it should be Sub-zero or higher.