Are Cosworth Engines built exclusively for racing? ?

Question

Just curious, when I was a little kid, looking out of the window to see a big block Pontiac or Ford rumble down the narrow street shaking windows with headers and no cat converter. The back end of the car would be tilted up...

Answer 1

For the most part, yes. Although there have been some cars for the general public that they have had a hand in.

"Apart from its relationship with Ford, which saw the creation of the Escort RS1600, Escort RS1800, RS200, Scorpio 2.9i 24V, Sierra Cosworth and Escort Cosworth, the company has developed engines to be used in various production cars. These included the Caterham CSR 200 and 260, as well as several from General Motors: the Chevrolet Vega, the Opel Ascona 400 and Manta 400, Opel Kadett and Opel Astra GSi, Opel Vectra and Opel Calibra turbo, and the 2.5 L V6 used in the Vectra, Calibra and Saab 900.

Mercedes-Benz (with the 190 E 2.3-16), Rolls-Royce, ARO and Audi (notably their RS cars) also benefitted from Cosworth engine technology."