Originally Posted by
buzznwood
Could this not also be turned the other way hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 300bhp vs the 212 of the mk1 and the 224 of the escort

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It is after all the newer more powerful car you would expect it to perform better.
Now while beauty is in the eye of the beholder compared to the escort and the mk1 the mk2 is just plain fugly. Who ever signed off on those bonnet vents should be taken out back and shot. Still the mk2 engine should fit in the mk1, have the looks and the power then

it does perform better then them both
and you could only say that if they were the same weight

but one is fully loaded with goodies and looks a pleasure to sit in the other two well