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February 1987, a restyled Sierra arrived with a four-door saloon added to the range marketed in the UK as the Sierra Sapphire. The front end was completely revised, with the biggest difference of the indicators positioned above the bumper and to the side of a new headlight design.

The side windows were made slightly larger with sharper corners to increase visibility. The new rear lights were slimmer but wider lenses containing separate stop lamps. The saloon got the same rear lights as the revised hatchbacks. The rear end of the estate never changed during the Sierra's lifespan. The interior was also updated.

Also new to the range was a new 1.8 litre "lean burn" petrol engine, which proved to be one of the most popular choices in the Sierra range. Unusually in its sector by that time, the Sierra was still rear-wheel drive.

The XR4x4 was based on the five-door hatchback bodystyle and featured different front and rear body-coloured bumper styling, along with wider side rubbing strips. The RS Cosworth, from January 1988, was now based on the newly introduced saloon bodystyle and featured another style of front bumper as well as the black grille which was only found on UK versions of the saloon bodystyle.

The RS Cosworth received more power and four-wheel drive from January 1990. In addition, a roller cam engine was added in 1987 to prevent excessive wear to the cam.

Technical
Source media: Sony Betamax
Video format: PAL 3/4
Audio: Mono
Location: Australia
Transmitted throughout the ITV network during 1987

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