introduced around90/91 as a replacement for the gas guzzling 2.9. they had the 2.0l i4 dohc (8 valve) 120/125 bhp ish with a 0-60 of around 10 seconds, also badged as 4x4 ghia in the sapphire and estate...... they handle better imo than the 2.9 due to a better weight distribution and compare not so bad apart from accelleration and top speed.