The £200k Ford Escort: Rare 1992 RS Cosworth with just 2,200 miles on the clock sets new world record auction price

A 1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth that's been cherished in a 'renowned' private collection for the last 30 years has just set a new world record, selling for an eye-watering £202,500. often to total destruction While it might have looked like any normal Escort of the generation - albeit one with a body kit and huge 'Whale Tail' rear wing - the Cosworth was an entirely different beast - especially registration 'K11 RSE' finished in factory 'Diamond White' The seller opted to take advantage of the current sky-high values for Fast Fords of this generation, especially given the car had seen very little use in three decades The odometer's reading of just 2,221 miles at the time of sale is supported by the car's first two MOT certificates from 1995 and 1996 showing 2,217 and 2,218 miles respectively. This 1987 RS200 rally-bred road car - with just 8,877 miles clocked - made £236,250 A second RS200 - this one a 'collector quality' original competition example with only 1,798 miles - also sold for £247,500 The auction house also tallied another world record; the £84,375 paid for a 2,882-mile 1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth Rouse Sport 304-R. And a second Sapphire Cosworth - an earlier 1989 example and one of just three finished in 'Ford Radiant Red' paint - sold for £69,000 with only 31,754 miles on the clock. The auction house also tallied another world record; the £84,375 paid for this 1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth Rouse Sport 304-R with under 3,000 miles A second Sapphire Cosworth - an earlier 1989 example and one of just three finished in 'Ford Radiant Red' paint - also sold for £69,000 A pair of high-value Sierra RS Cosworths also made six-figure sums. The first is this 1987 RS500 Cosworth road car, which sold for £109,125 This ex-British Touring Car Championship Sierra RS500 Cosworth also sold for a massive £309,395 - but it was still nothing on the record figure paid for one of these motors last year The second is one of the most iconic Touring Cars from the Sierra's heyday - the Labatt's While both were remarkable prices paid, they paled in comparison to the record amount paid for one of these cars, which occurred last year when a 5,000-mile example sold for a barely-believable £596,250.