Ford Escort Rally Car '98

The Ford Escort Rally Car '98 is a rally car produced by Ford. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and was featured in the subsequent mainline games until Gran Turismo 6.
It appears to be the #7 driven by Juha Kankkunen, who achieved a 4th place finish in the Drivers' Championship of the 1998 WRC season.
==In-game description==
"Taking over for Sainz, Kankkunen became the ace driver for Ford in this car."
==Acquisition==
==Trivia==
*Like many of the rally cars that made their transition from GT3 to GT4, its paint scheme was modified between the two to remove any information about a specific rally: thumb|240px
**The car that appears in-game is based on the #7 that entered the 1998 Rallye Monte Carlo and driven by Juha Kankkunen. This is identifiable due to the "Lineltex" stickers above the door number, and the rally plaque on the hood.
**The number plate in GT3 read "1 FMC". From GT4 onwards, this was changed to "R4 FMC", which is what the real car had. Unlike other rally cars, the plates were left uncensored from GT4 onwards instead of being rendered illegible.
**Also, Finnish flags were added to the rear side windows. These are supposed to represent Juha Kankkunen and his co-driver at the time, Juha Repo.
**In addition, beginning from GT5, the door numbers were completely removed, though the plate remained, identifying the specific chassis of the Escort Rally Car that was rendered for GT3 yet not the rally.
*In the early versions of GT2, it was instead the racing modification for the scrapped Escort GTi.
**As a leftover, the Japanese version of GT2 has this car using the description text for the road-going Escort; other versions of GT2 do not have a description text assigned at all, although the aforementioned description text for the Escort road car was also translated to other languages, albeit unused.Gran Turismo 2/Gran Turismo Mode Disc on The Cutting Room Floor - Unused Car Descriptions
*It also appears in Gran Turismo Concept as an unplayable CPU car.
==Pictures==
File:Efesrl--.png|The vehicle banner as it appears in Gran Turismo 2.
Ford Escort Rally Car Vehicle Banner.png|The vehicle banner as it appears in Gran Turismo 4.
==Videos==
Gran Turismo 2 - Ford Escort Rally Car HD Gameplay
Gran Turismo 3 - Ford Escort Rally Car - Swiss Alps (Rally Race)
Gran Turismo 4 - Ford Escort Rally Car HD PS2 Gameplay
Gran Turismo PSP - Cathedral Rocks Trail 1 Ford Escort Rally Car ('98)
Gran Turismo 5 Ford Escort Rally Car '98 (PS3)
Gran Turismo 6 Ford Escort Rally Car '98 (PS3)
==Notes==
Category:GT2 Cars
Category:GT2 Arcade Mode Cars
Category:GT3 Cars
Category:GT Concept CPU cars
Category:GT4 Cars
Category:GTPSP Cars
Category:GT5 Cars
Category:GT6 Cars
Category:Ford Rally Cars
Category:Cars accepting dirt and snow tyres
Category:1990s rally cars
Category:Coupes
Category:Turbocharged Cars
Category:Group A
Category:Unpaintable cars
Category:Level 10 Cars
Category:GT2 Prize Cars
Category:GT3 Prize Cars
Category:GT4 Prize Cars
Category:Cars available in GT3 arcade mode
Category:Cars available in GT4 arcade mode