Ford-Cosworth YB engine
E1034255
The Ford-Cosworth YB engine is a high-performance turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant famed for its success in motorsport and its use in iconic Ford Sierra and Escort RS Cosworth models.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ford Cosworth Y-series | 1 |
| Ford-Cosworth YB engine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13315348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ford-Cosworth YB engine Context triple: [Cosworth, notableProduct, Ford-Cosworth YB engine]
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A.
Ford-Cosworth BDA engine
The Ford-Cosworth BDA engine is a high-performance, twin-cam, four-cylinder racing and rally engine developed by Cosworth for Ford in the late 1960s, renowned for its success in motorsport and its advanced belt-driven camshaft design.
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B.
BMC A-series engine
The BMC A-series engine is a small-displacement inline-four petrol engine widely used in British cars from the 1950s through the 1990s, most famously powering the original Mini.
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C.
Cosworth DFV engine
The Cosworth DFV engine is a legendary 3.0-liter V8 racing engine that dominated Formula One from the late 1960s through the 1980s, powering numerous championship-winning cars.
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D.
Rover K-series engine
The Rover K-series engine is a lightweight, all-aluminum inline-four automotive engine introduced in the late 1980s, known for its innovative construction, widespread use in Rover and MG cars, and later reputation for head gasket issues.
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E.
4.2 L Windsor V8 engine
The 4.2 L Windsor V8 engine is a small-displacement variant of Ford’s Windsor V8 family, designed primarily for improved fuel economy in late-1970s and early-1980s passenger cars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ford-Cosworth YB engine Target entity description: The Ford-Cosworth YB engine is a high-performance turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant famed for its success in motorsport and its use in iconic Ford Sierra and Escort RS Cosworth models.
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A.
Ford-Cosworth BDA engine
The Ford-Cosworth BDA engine is a high-performance, twin-cam, four-cylinder racing and rally engine developed by Cosworth for Ford in the late 1960s, renowned for its success in motorsport and its advanced belt-driven camshaft design.
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B.
BMC A-series engine
The BMC A-series engine is a small-displacement inline-four petrol engine widely used in British cars from the 1950s through the 1990s, most famously powering the original Mini.
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C.
Cosworth DFV engine
The Cosworth DFV engine is a legendary 3.0-liter V8 racing engine that dominated Formula One from the late 1960s through the 1980s, powering numerous championship-winning cars.
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D.
Rover K-series engine
The Rover K-series engine is a lightweight, all-aluminum inline-four automotive engine introduced in the late 1980s, known for its innovative construction, widespread use in Rover and MG cars, and later reputation for head gasket issues.
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E.
4.2 L Windsor V8 engine
The 4.2 L Windsor V8 engine is a small-displacement variant of Ford’s Windsor V8 family, designed primarily for improved fuel economy in late-1970s and early-1980s passenger cars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automotive engine
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inline-four engine ⓘ internal combustion engine ⓘ turbocharged engine ⓘ |
| aspiration | forced induction ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ford Pinto engine block ⓘ |
| blockMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| bore | 90.8 mm ⓘ |
| brandAssociation |
Cosworth YB tuning scene
ⓘ
Ford RS ⓘ
linked to:
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
|
| compressionRatio | relatively low for turbocharged use ⓘ |
| configuration | inline-four ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 4 ⓘ |
| designer | Cosworth ⓘ |
| displacement |
1993 cc
ⓘ
2.0 litres ⓘ |
| family |
Ford Cosworth Y-series
ⓘ
linked to:
Ford-Cosworth YB engine
|
| fuelSystem | fuel injection ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| headMaterial | aluminium alloy ⓘ |
| induction | turbocharged ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1986 ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine longitudinal ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Cosworth
ⓘ
Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| market | European performance cars ⓘ |
| motorsportCategory |
Group A
ⓘ
rallying ⓘ touring car racing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high specific output
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motorsport success ⓘ tuning potential ⓘ |
| notableModelAssociation | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth road car homologation ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
over 200 bhp in road trim
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over 500 bhp in race trim ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1986 ⓘ |
| stroke | 76.95 mm ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
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Ford Sapphire RS Cosworth ⓘ Ford Sierra RS Cosworth ⓘ Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth ⓘ
linked to:
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Group A touring cars ⓘ World Rally Championship cars ⓘ
linked to:
World Rally Car
|
| valvesPerCylinder | 4 ⓘ |
| valvetrain | DOHC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ford-Cosworth YB engine Description of subject: The Ford-Cosworth YB engine is a high-performance turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant famed for its success in motorsport and its use in iconic Ford Sierra and Escort RS Cosworth models.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ford-Cosworth YB engine