They're only crap around wet corners on those ropey old Dunlop D40s - stick some proper boots on them and they're fine
Besides...sideways is the way forwards...
Bear in mind that a majority of it's high-spec features hadn't been seen on a road car of that price with the same performance.
Auxiliary warning system
Weber/Marelli Electronically controlled Fuel Injection
Front and rear anti roll bars: 14mm rear, 28mm front
Air-to-air intercooler
Garrett AirResearch T3 turbocharger - 0.7bar boost, electronically controlled
Electronically controlled Teves Antilock Brakes
4-pot front calipers
204bhp = 165 bhp/tonne
102bhp/litre - the first production car to offer more than 100bhp/litre
independant front and rear suspension - McPherson front suspension, semi-trailing rear arms
Heated rear window, heated and electrically operated wing mirrors
7 1/2 inch Limited Slip Differential with viscous coupling
Electrically operated telescopic aerial (Did you know that this should automatically retract when the boot opens? Particularly on the RS500 where the lower spoiler on the tailgate would wreck the aerial)
Front foglights
Bonnet louvres
Turbo boost gauge in instrument cluster
Insurance group 20 - generally still only populated by 'supercars'
Another useless nugget of information: In some Ford documentation, the Sierra Cosworth is referred to as the Sierra RS Turbo - I'll dig out the pdf I have so you can see for yourselves.
So that's off the top of my head, you'll have to order them into suitable categories on your own
