In practice, it was launched in July 1986, and 5545 were manufactured in total of which 500 were sent to Tickford for conversion to the Sierra three-door RS500 Cosworth.
V praxi bolo vyrobených 5545 kusov, z ktorých 500 bolo poslaných do Tickfordu na premenu na 3-dverovú verziu Sierra RS500 Cosworth.