6. Ford RS200
Back in the mid-80’s, motorsports were all about rallying and the famous and terrifyingly dangerous Group B. The Group B was a part of the World Rally Championship, which featured factory prototypes based loosely on production cars. They came with insanely turbocharged engines and all-wheel drive systems, too.
The cars were crazy fast and crazy dangerous, yet fans all over the world loved them. Eventually, FIA canceled the Group B, but for few years, manufacturers battled each other for supremacy on the dirt and mud of the rally stages. This brought many interesting, fast road cars since the manufacturers were obligated to produce a certain number of road vehicles for homologation purposes, like the Ford RS200.
Ford introduced the RS200 in 1984 as a mid-engine, turbocharged, sports car. It featured lightweight body construction, a 2.1-liter engine with 250 HP and two seats. It was a race car with no intention of hiding that. Thanks to all-wheel drive, the RS200 was capable of jumping from 0 to 60 mph in just five seconds flat. Ford only offered 200 road versions, detuning them from 450 to 500 HP race versions.