The Ford Escort has a long European history dating back to 1968. It has been everything from the family workhorse to multiple iterations of fire breathing rally cars. Ford’s famed RS badge was actually conceived with go-faster Escorts in mind, back when winning on Sunday translated into sales on Monday. The Ford Escort left Europe in 2004, but has now been reborn in China.
Exclusive to the Chinese market, the new Ford Escort will be sold alongside the recently revealed fourth-generation Focus. The nameplate first appeared in Asia back in 2004 as a sedan based upon an old Focus, but this new one receives Ford’s latest global car platform.
Many of its design elements blend together themes of the latest Focus and the one that came before. A large chromed grille dominates the front facia, a sloping roof meets a neat boot lid, while…
