Fiesta + Escort ZX2

[FiEscort]

Hi everyone. Here are some photos of my 2017 Ford Fiesta S and 1998 Ford Escort ZX2

Fiesta Hatchback



Ford Escort ZX2 Cool





ZX2 Engine Bay:

 

[scotman]

My 2k ZX2, 2011 Fiesta SE and 2016 Fiesta ST.
I will post some newer pictures after I get some maintenances complete on the yellow zx2 and the 2011 Fiesta. Even though they are not used year round, they still need tires, alignments and other little things. I'm kind of surprised that the 2011 Fiesta front wheel bearings made it past 90k. I maintained it very intensively but I also autocrossed and road tripped the shit out of it for several summers.
The white and blue ZX2 was the SCCA showroom stock C roadracing version of the yellow zx2. The ZX2 S/R was created by a small group of engineers in Ford's small car development area
The S/R was an unpromoted sub- model built in very limited quantities for the purpose of homologating certain components for use in SCCA roadracing.
It allowed an aspiring racer to get the basic components, minus the roll cage, safety equipment and the approved Multimatic coilover suspension kit, to build a new race car. The SCCA had input into the development and spec's. The Ford Engineers did the grunt labor and component testing and validation, sign offs on component approval and purchasing , and got it through the production planning stages. That it even exists, took a tremendous amount of time, effort and internal corporate rule bending.
Which I don't believe has any chance of being done again. There's no wiggle room for these niche market ghost cars anymore.

 

[FiEscort]

I don't remember seeing the SCCA showroom version of the zx2 and I was on the TeamZX2 forums. You provide a good summary of the ZX2 and I think people who have driven these cars appreciate the development that was put into them.

 

[scotman]

Nobody saw the S/R coming, Ford didn't mention anything about it to the public. That's why it's called an "unpromoted sub - model".
At that time everyone was drooling over the other homologation special Ford offered that year, the Mustang Cobra R. Same reasons for creating the Cobra R as the S/R. Showroom stock C is the class division that the ZX2, Honda Civic SI, Mazda Protege, and Dodge Neon coupe twin cam ran in.

 

[manbearpig]

Nice ZX2. They look so much better without that terrible spoiler.

 

[econoboxrocks]

That is a very cool (and rare) piece of Ford racing history.