The Ford Fiesta was first launched in 1976 as a retaliation ... Its answer was to launch the Escort RS Turbo – a wide-body 3-door hatch with a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine and Recaro seat ...

From that first effort, Ford went on to produce a number of other iconic hatchbacks, such as the Escort RS Turbo, the ...

Ford’s new performance division could be working on an RS version of the Ford Fiesta. The Fiesta would join the forthcoming Focus RS and 10 other future performance models, as Ford aims to ...