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arguably the daddy of the fast fords? so the Mustang not a thing? Fairlane 500 not a thing? Mavrick Grabber not a thing? Thunderbird not a thing? or did you just mean " daddy of fast fords for Europe, who didnt get V8s"?
Most younger Millennials and Zoomers wouldn't understand '80s and '90s car HP ratings. They forget that it was a representation of its time, technology, and standards of the day. They forget that those cars were also a lot lighter than much more modern cars -- they didn't need 700hp just to make it move, like today's cars. Let's not forget, either, that 225hp was still respectable even into the mid-2000s. The 2002-07 WRX was 227hp, an SRT4 Neon was 215-230hp (depending on year), and the supercharged Cobalt SS and ION Redline was 205hp. A VERY underrated 205hp, but 205hp nonetheless. Horsepower isn't EVERYTHING when in comes to a performance car, or a vehicle's driving dynamics. It's a decent part of the equation, but it isn't everything.
I think some people get so focused on power, they forget about the other driving dynamics. yeah, my grandmother's buick makes twice as much power as my honda. but the honda is half a ton lighter, a few feet shorter, & the suspension is tuned for a sportier feel. on paper, the buick should be more fun. but it isn't.
It was Frank who designed the wing on the back, in fact it was meant to be a triple wing, but because of cost, it was taken down to two. Wheeler Dealers with Ant Ansted actually modified a cosie to look as it should, taken from Franks sketches he did.
Yes it was I seen that wheelers dealers and yeah it meat to have three and it not just because off cost and it was putting to much down fourse on the rear end
The car with the third wing has been restored to 2 and was noted that the 3rd wing was made up for the wheeler dealer episode. Had his car at cars and coffee in la..was on a dde / jww video recently
@@SMlFFY85 I'll give you that. Come to think of it it was hard to find the right size tire for my E30's factory 15"s, let alone performance rubber. Could be just as sparse for the cossie.
I also didn't realize that Clarkson only had the car for a year -- it seemed like longer than that, and I thought he mentioned that he had it until around 1997 in an old OLD Top Gear video. It popped up several times in his old videos back then, and it was even mentioned in Eric Bana's "Love the Beast." The car evidently left a long-lasting impression on Jezza.
They are the perfect combination of TV personalities that ever existed. Rather than just separating into their own boring elderly life stuff, they should have created an adventure business based on Grand Touring. They can combine things from Diddly Squat farm, Hawkstone brewery, May's pub, Hammond's car modifications (with crazy/deadly adventures) to it. People will love to do their own documentaries, Instagram posts, UA-cam videos including a socialising experience with the world famous trio at the end of their own grand tour.
The greatest ever Cosworth made! It's wideboy image with the air scoops and that massive wing really capture the period of the early 1990s and all the ram raiding that went on then! It deserves its legendary status.
In random discussions about Cossies I had over the years alot of people always said Sierra was better and even handled better. Since I never drove any of the cars I find that hard to believe considering Sierra is older but then I remember the whole plasticky like wheels and suspension thing feel started in the 90s so who am I to know...
I actually sat in that car! at the time when Jeremy had that he lived in fourthbridge road battersea south london opposite my best friends house. We always used to go and chat with him whenever we saw him. He was very friendly and always wiling to give us his time!
I remember when the Cossie came out, as a kid. Loved it and always wanted one! I remember thinking "wow! 220bhp! That's mental on the roads!!" and now look where we are... The class tho, just iconic. Best I got was the Tamiya RC Cosworth, which I loved instead
My father has one he tuned his in 2003 to 400bhp and got a 2023 Yaris GR that the engine popped at 370. But the cossie is still going 😂. That old girl is 30 years old
Great Video. I was at the Iconic auction when this car sold. The new owner has got a true piece of motoring history. Luckily for me, although i have never owned one of these amazing cars I co-drove one to Le Mans and back in the early 2000's so have fond memories of driving one all those years ago.
Bloke here in Cornwall has a pure white rs cossy blue engine block and bits n bobs he only takes it out in the summer it's gotta be one of the cleanest cossy I've layed eyes on 👌 and his son has the purple rs focus for a daily 🤣 just as clean and factory looking as the cossy. It's a treat to see and hear the cossy when he takes it out.
I had three Merkur XR4Ti's, two bi-wings and one single wing model. They were decent for the states at the time, much cheaper than the BMW 3 series equivalent.
when i was 19, i was on holidays in scotland with my folks and had never seen this car before since they were not available in the canadian marketplace. walking past the dealership in airdrie lanarkshire scotland, i happened to see one for sale at the time i believe was around 21,000 british pounds. wish i had the money then and now to own one and maybe be able to import it to canada where i reside. but alas, life goes on..
The post 90s cars weigh twice as much though. Back in the 80’s people didn’t believe in safety, so cars were light. So 200hp then wouldn’t feel like 200hp today.
What a car - had the pleasure of driving an Imperial Blue Small Turbo, Rare Non Aero one back in the day... As a spotty 19 yr old, that was some experience!! Great motors!
I had so much fun with RS fords of all kinds when I was 17-20 - back when you could jump in and out of decent ones for less then a few grand each. Those were the days, and for those that were there too - I was usually with the OddKidd Creations lot at shows and stuff
I remember drooling over it when he showed it to us I was 22 and knew it was well out of my league I had to make do with the orion 1.6i ghia pretty enough car back then for a 22 year old lad
Honestly, the part that caught me the most off-guard was clarkson's timeline and ideas. Didn't know how long he took to establish himself as a car journalist, and didn't know about his efforts with entrepreneurship AND car journalism. Guy is a genius since way before he appeared on the screen.
I used to read performance car magazine in the 90s… I remember clarkson reviewing this car and the incredible metallic green Aston Martin v8 supercharged vantage… great days
Is up to Drive Tribe now to take the Grand Tour's torch. I hope the trio continues to do some road trips and take us along. Maybe they're "too old and fat" (Jemery's words, not mine) for crazy adventures, but not for some nice road trips, hanging out, talking and enjoying cars, and messing around like always.
Worth every penny and more just for the history and iconic status of the car, then you factor in the performance of the car and I would not be surprised if it went for even higher
Isn't this primarily to focus on those 3 topgear presenters. There's hundreds of other car youtubers out there if you want something else. This concept is unique and clearly viewers want it.
I owned a first gen Seat Leon Cupra R with 205HP, the car came out 2002 just like me and it was great and felt proper fast. I currently own a Passat GTE from 2016 that on paper performs the same as the Cupra, yet it feels really dull. Even though it isn’t particularly slow (especially for a car that weighs more than 1700kg’s) it just doesn’t have the wow or speed sensation you get with older cars.
The focus mk2 st / rs may have nothing to do with cosworth, but i'll be surprised if their prices don't shoot through the roof with their legendary inline 5's which can easily be pushed to over 600bhp and be awd converted by bolting on some volvo bits
My Dad had the 1.6 LX of that generation in white. The immobiliser failed, and so with a Haynes manual, I took the main fuse box apart, and added a wire that bypassed the immobiliser. Try doing that in a modern canbus car. No chance! LOL!!
I had one of the last made. Loved it it had colour changing paint from blue to purple.... can't remember the colour code.... N reg.... I don't have any photos of it... 😢
Interesting you say about everyone wanting to be associated with Cosworth these days, Bugatti seem to have downplayed their input into the Tourbillon quite a bit
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I'd take the GT for sure - minus the troublesome alarm system of course.
I definitely wouldn't take the GT. Why would anyone want a car that has the engine stop working after four days? xD
the GT although it prolly feels like an ash tray after Clarkson
arguably the daddy of the fast fords?
so the Mustang not a thing?
Fairlane 500 not a thing?
Mavrick Grabber not a thing?
Thunderbird not a thing?
or did you just mean " daddy of fast fords for Europe, who didnt get V8s"?
@@ripvanwinkle2002 Yes but we're not talking about them. Wind your neck in.
Most younger Millennials and Zoomers wouldn't understand '80s and '90s car HP ratings. They forget that it was a representation of its time, technology, and standards of the day. They forget that those cars were also a lot lighter than much more modern cars -- they didn't need 700hp just to make it move, like today's cars. Let's not forget, either, that 225hp was still respectable even into the mid-2000s. The 2002-07 WRX was 227hp, an SRT4 Neon was 215-230hp (depending on year), and the supercharged Cobalt SS and ION Redline was 205hp. A VERY underrated 205hp, but 205hp nonetheless. Horsepower isn't EVERYTHING when in comes to a performance car, or a vehicle's driving dynamics. It's a decent part of the equation, but it isn't everything.
Remember when hot hatches were classified as quick if they did 0-60 in under 8 seconds 😅
@@faustinaadu2284 yup. I remember when a 245hp Turbo V6 Gbody Regal was the fastest accelerating car you could buy in America, too.
I think some people get so focused on power, they forget about the other driving dynamics. yeah, my grandmother's buick makes twice as much power as my honda. but the honda is half a ton lighter, a few feet shorter, & the suspension is tuned for a sportier feel.
on paper, the buick should be more fun. but it isn't.
I’m a millennial born in 92. All you need to look at is a Miata and your entire paragraph is proved true.
@@jeraldjoyce2995 On paper, the honda should be more fun too, you just have to read the whole page
It was Frank who designed the wing on the back, in fact it was meant to be a triple wing, but because of cost, it was taken down to two. Wheeler Dealers with Ant Ansted actually modified a cosie to look as it should, taken from Franks sketches he did.
And it looks shocking with 3
if i recall, the addition of the third wing actually improved the aero.
Yes it was I seen that wheelers dealers and yeah it meat to have three and it not just because off cost and it was putting to much down fourse on the rear end
The car with the third wing has been restored to 2 and was noted that the 3rd wing was made up for the wheeler dealer episode. Had his car at cars and coffee in la..was on a dde / jww video recently
Wheeler dealers have the details on the rear wing.
"it's name was Gary, and every morning when you turned the key and started it, it would say DO YOU WANT SOME!!!" (Quote J. Clarkson)
I'm so old that I remember the TV shows and news / car magazine articles when he talked about this when he had it.
me too
Do I, was given the Clarkson Car Wars VHS for a Xmas present. Will sell for £75k 😂
Oh yes, we were there. I remember seeing my first Sierra Cosworth back in the 80's, it was like seeing a Lamborghini drive past for a young lad.
@@petewatson9866 My friend got that the Xmas as well lol 👍
Nexen budget tyres On a cossie?! 😂 owner needs to give his head a wobble
Came here to mention this!
Nexen tyres will far out perform anything you could do in that car.
In fairness - I think the Cossie eats its tyres pretty quickly.
@@SMlFFY85 I'll give you that. Come to think of it it was hard to find the right size tire for my E30's factory 15"s, let alone performance rubber. Could be just as sparse for the cossie.
Not much choice in 225/45R16. Although I’d go for some Advan Neovas over the awful Nexens, especially for a car that will be driven sparingly.
I also didn't realize that Clarkson only had the car for a year -- it seemed like longer than that, and I thought he mentioned that he had it until around 1997 in an old OLD Top Gear video. It popped up several times in his old videos back then, and it was even mentioned in Eric Bana's "Love the Beast." The car evidently left a long-lasting impression on Jezza.
You clearly didn't watch all the video 4:00
@@LeeTillbury clearly you can’t read
was a free loan car too
You forgot to mention that Cosworth also developed the truly ferocious new V16 found in the upcoming Bugatti Tourbillon !
They are the perfect combination of TV personalities that ever existed. Rather than just separating into their own boring elderly life stuff, they should have created an adventure business based on Grand Touring. They can combine things from Diddly Squat farm, Hawkstone brewery, May's pub, Hammond's car modifications (with crazy/deadly adventures) to it. People will love to do their own documentaries, Instagram posts, UA-cam videos including a socialising experience with the world famous trio at the end of their own grand tour.
The greatest ever Cosworth made! It's wideboy image with the air scoops and that massive wing really capture the period of the early 1990s and all the ram raiding that went on then! It deserves its legendary status.
Sorry, I see RS200 as 'the best ever'.
BeCos it’s Worth it…
It really wasn’t, I owned one! 😂
@@JourneywithSmee Same. These are not great.
In random discussions about Cossies I had over the years alot of people always said Sierra was better and even handled better. Since I never drove any of the cars I find that hard to believe considering Sierra is older but then I remember the whole plasticky like wheels and suspension thing feel started in the 90s so who am I to know...
I remember reading about his Cossie on the back page of Performance Car magazine 🤓
It suited Jeremy SO well at the time 😂
It's so cool you guys were able to drive it! and even after all these years it's still in great condition!
Just sold at for £60k at Silverstone Festival
I don't imagine it was hard to track down, it's been all over social media in recent weeks 👀
I actually sat in that car! at the time when Jeremy had that he lived in fourthbridge road battersea south london opposite my best friends house. We always used to go and chat with him whenever we saw him. He was very friendly and always wiling to give us his time!
Misha Charoudin took one of these around the Nurburgring in the wet. Now that seems like a ton of fun.
The closest I will ever come to driving this is in Forza Motorsport. It's my favorite car. 7:26 around the Ring.
Cosseh
NO ITS A COSSA😅
Came to the comments for this, wasn't disappointed 🤣 "I've got a... cosseh"
@@charliehd6870 CONGRATS BROTHER,I GOT A 280 BROOKLANDS CAPRI,BIG UP THE FORDS WORKING MANS CAR👍👍
@@charliehd6870 CONGRATS BROTHER,I HAVE A 280 BROOKLANDS TURBO,BIG UP THE BLUE COLLAR HEROES 👍👍👍
Remember to leave your jaw open after saying it
5:00 that’s a funny looking MK5 XR3i
I also have a ‘daily driver’ but refer to it usually as ‘my car’
Nexen tyres on a £60,000 Cozzy?? Sacrilege.
Someone likes to burn rubber...
I was thinking the same thing
I remember when the Cossie came out, as a kid. Loved it and always wanted one! I remember thinking "wow! 220bhp! That's mental on the roads!!" and now look where we are... The class tho, just iconic. Best I got was the Tamiya RC Cosworth, which I loved instead
Content would be worth it's weight if it included Jeremy seeing it, his reaction and such
Yeah they should have reunited Clarkson with "Gary".
He doesn’t do UA-cam, despite Mike’s constant glazing
My father has one he tuned his in 2003 to 400bhp and got a 2023 Yaris GR that the engine popped at 370. But the cossie is still going 😂. That old girl is 30 years old
Great Video. I was at the Iconic auction when this car sold. The new owner has got a true piece of motoring history. Luckily for me, although i have never owned one of these amazing cars I co-drove one to Le Mans and back in the early 2000's so have fond memories of driving one all those years ago.
I am SOOOOOO Jeaslous of your ST200! I used to own an SVT Contour (the US version of the ST) and I genuinely miss it.
Great video as always, love Mike's passion and knowledge.
Bloke here in Cornwall has a pure white rs cossy blue engine block and bits n bobs he only takes it out in the summer it's gotta be one of the cleanest cossy I've layed eyes on 👌 and his son has the purple rs focus for a daily 🤣 just as clean and factory looking as the cossy. It's a treat to see and hear the cossy when he takes it out.
Classic Mike, trying to get everyone into a mondeo, to be fair they are lovely cars, had one as a curtesy car a while back and it drove really nice
I had three Merkur XR4Ti's, two bi-wings and one single wing model. They were decent for the states at the time, much cheaper than the BMW 3 series equivalent.
a cossie, Miss those.
Clarkson adds value!
I remember the Autocar road test , 137mph top speed, 0-60 in 5.7 seconds, the earlier big turbo cars was 227 bhp , the smaller turbo 224 bhp
when i was 19, i was on holidays in scotland with my folks and had never seen this car before since they were not available in the canadian marketplace. walking past the dealership in airdrie lanarkshire scotland, i happened to see one for sale at the time i believe was around 21,000 british pounds. wish i had the money then and now to own one and maybe be able to import it to canada where i reside. but alas, life goes on..
That duel rear wing was going to be a triple wing! But the bean counters stopped it happening 😮
Thankfully
Costin & Duckworth didn’t quite have the right ring to it, so I can understand the portmanteau.
It could so easily have been Tinduck though 😂
Probably more accurate when applied to Fords 😂
@@1968spikey
Never been a favourite of mine, but that’s harsh 😂
That is one of my dream cars
The post 90s cars weigh twice as much though. Back in the 80’s people didn’t believe in safety, so cars were light. So 200hp then wouldn’t feel like 200hp today.
Ford and Cosworth was a match made in heaven... It's a historic combination...
What a car - had the pleasure of driving an Imperial Blue Small Turbo, Rare Non Aero one back in the day... As a spotty 19 yr old, that was some experience!! Great motors!
I had so much fun with RS fords of all kinds when I was 17-20 - back when you could jump in and out of decent ones for less then a few grand each. Those were the days, and for those that were there too - I was usually with the OddKidd Creations lot at shows and stuff
Back when fun cars where cheap! I miss those days, I bought my skyline in 2005 for £3500 (and a saxo vtr as part x)
Wasn't the Cosworth completely insane on insurance cost even back in its day though. You needed to be properly well off to run them
I remember drooling over it when he showed it to us I was 22 and knew it was well out of my league I had to make do with the orion 1.6i ghia pretty enough car back then for a 22 year old lad
Honestly, the part that caught me the most off-guard was clarkson's timeline and ideas. Didn't know how long he took to establish himself as a car journalist, and didn't know about his efforts with entrepreneurship AND car journalism. Guy is a genius since way before he appeared on the screen.
I was a kid I just loved cars , and I remember this car being in Top gear magazine when I was about 12 and being obsessed with it !
I used to read performance car magazine in the 90s… I remember clarkson reviewing this car and the incredible metallic green Aston Martin v8 supercharged vantage… great days
I saw him in that car at Thuxton in the 90's with his wife of the time, what a blast frommthe past this video has been.
a friend of mine owned that car and took me out in it !
Worth every penny
4.6 kilos is 10.14 pounds of downforce and 19.4 kilos is 42.8 pounds of downforce for those wanting to understand the numbers.
Great job on this video Mike, glad it was just you and didn't include your "Mechinic" would love to see more excellent videos like this
11:25 The V16 in the new Bugatti Tourbillion is engineered by Cosworth too
I even remember it was buttertubs pass that he drove it along!!
And now I need to dig up my Robot Wars collection again...thanks.
in deed it worth it! because you buy not a piece of metal, you buy an emotions, the part of the history and a little part of Jeremy's soul
Is up to Drive Tribe now to take the Grand Tour's torch. I hope the trio continues to do some road trips and take us along. Maybe they're "too old and fat" (Jemery's words, not mine) for crazy adventures, but not for some nice road trips, hanging out, talking and enjoying cars, and messing around like always.
A big thanks to the legend that is John Bentley, for giving us Clarkson in Top Gear, I suppose? LOL!
I see John is still on the gadget show too, what a guy!
Extremely cool car with a huge nostalgia factor but 60k+? No, I don’t think so
You think that's expensive, I saw two RS500 Sierras from the same owner and he was asking for £265,000 - each.
It will do twice that imo
The Mondeo ST200 v6’s are so rare now it’s a shame don’t see many on roads anymore there’s one near me that’s sat on a driveway rotting 🥲
Depending on ites milleage easily over £100k. Maybe over £200k at a push if its totally standard (almost) and low miles etc
Very cool car, wished you drove it up to Clarkson to show it to him as part of the story for the vid.
Totally worth it. Just by the history of the car alone!!
I found out recently that the R33 Skyline in the Top Gear video covering them being imported into the UK, I used to own! Didn't have a clue, crazy! :D
Didnt he call the car Garry im sure he mentioned it on top gear
Not sure what the colour code is for that cosworth but it's definitely the best for that car.
Cracking car,not in the same league but in some sort of way miss my E plate Sierra XR4x4.
Got your Mk. 4 and Mk. 5’s mixed up there
Ford Escorts have by far the best driving position of any car I have ever had
Worth every penny that and a mk2 golf gti is just a dream
Worth every penny and more just for the history and iconic status of the car, then you factor in the performance of the car and I would not be surprised if it went for even higher
The rear spoiler was originally designed as a 3 stack spoiler but ended up as a double stack.
Another show of lack of imagination!what’s next find a pair of clarksons pants and try them on?how find clarksons old bog seat and have a go on that!
Isn't this primarily to focus on those 3 topgear presenters. There's hundreds of other car youtubers out there if you want something else. This concept is unique and clearly viewers want it.
They did, obviously you’ve not seen the Antarctic Hilux video….
If ur a clarkson fan and rich. Its worth 65 to 70k
That is a £100K car all day given the current market. I am pretty sure they were £25K back in the day which was serious money. Great video.
Today: clickbait suggesting Jeremy will be in the video.
I owned a first gen Seat Leon Cupra R with 205HP, the car came out 2002 just like me and it was great and felt proper fast. I currently own a Passat GTE from 2016 that on paper performs the same as the Cupra, yet it feels really dull. Even though it isn’t particularly slow (especially for a car that weighs more than 1700kg’s) it just doesn’t have the wow or speed sensation you get with older cars.
Cossah I've got a Cossah!!!!🤣
The focus mk2 st / rs may have nothing to do with cosworth, but i'll be surprised if their prices don't shoot through the roof with their legendary inline 5's which can easily be pushed to over 600bhp and be awd converted by bolting on some volvo bits
My dream car, unaffordable but I can dream
Gary?
I always dreamed of having a road-going Cossie in the blue and yellow Michelin Pilot livery like Malcolm Wilson's rally cars.
It was not to be.
Is it worth it? Yes if you’re old and trying to relive your faded youth.
Hahaha we have a viewer that isn't going to get old and try to relive his faded youth here, wow
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Rover T Series engine, that brings back memories of my 220bhp Rover Coupe Turbo.
Definitely iconic and worth it
My Dad had the 1.6 LX of that generation in white. The immobiliser failed, and so with a Haynes manual, I took the main fuse box apart, and added a wire that bypassed the immobiliser. Try doing that in a modern canbus car. No chance! LOL!!
Now that I can legally import them into the US, I really, really, really want to get one. It looks like prices on decent ones have gone crazy though.
Mike is becoming a legend in his own right. I could see somebody doing a video on his Rover or Mondeo in a similar fashion in 30 years
Would have been awesome for Jeremy to be in the video.
I'm only 30 seconds in, but I assume he's not in it.
He won’t do UA-cam. It’s a bit sad how much DT bang on about him.
I had one of the last made. Loved it it had colour changing paint from blue to purple.... can't remember the colour code.... N reg.... I don't have any photos of it... 😢
Shoulda stopped by the farm. I'm sure Jezzer wouldn't have minded the intrusion.
Ive seen this car in the flesh in Haslemere. Its very nice
Interesting you say about everyone wanting to be associated with Cosworth these days, Bugatti seem to have downplayed their input into the Tourbillon quite a bit
There's a Wheeler Dealers episode about one of these cars. Fun watch
I remember Clarkson on the bus talking about the Cosworth, he called it Gary...
the ford probe with pop-up headlights.....awesome
Front wheel drive sh*tbox.
What's happening with the mental engine in the mx5 ?
Hold on mate, Robot Wars was frickin awesome!
I preferred Lister as the host though!
@@simeonyves5940 Of course, no question!
@@simeonyves5940 And on Takeshi's Castle.
He once parked that car outside my shop! Unfortunately he went into the shop next door. 😢
I remember watching him ask for it back (the first time!)
Why does Jeremy never appear on Drivetribe?
He has openly stated he wants nothing to do with this Channel!
He doesn’t do UA-cam.