The Ford Escort had ... to satisfy the new Group B homologation rules, suffered delays. Meanwhile, Audi’s Quattro was demonstrating the benefits of four-wheel drive. The RS1700T was already ...

Many still look back on the Group B era as ... Lancia had its 037, and Ford was working on a new rear-drive Escort that did at least use turbocharging – the ill-fated RS1700T – yet history ...