1998 Ford Escort GTi review from UK and Ireland
"140mph LOL!!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The car always worked fine for me, not one breakdown.
General comments?
The folk who are stating fantastic 0-60 times are either mad or can't use a stop watch, this despite the GTI tag is not a quick car, hell the old RS turbo barely did 0-60 in 8 seconds and an RS would leave a GTI for dust.
The 140 mph top speed some have quoted well, they are lying, you'd need to regear the car, even if it had 1000bhp with ten turbos the gearing would prevent it from reaching 140 mph.
All Ford did with this model and indeed the later RS2000 was damage their reputation.
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| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1999 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 28000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 40000 miles |
| Previous car | Subaru Impreza |
| Date of Entry | 15th April, 2009 |