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title: "Ford Escort ZX2 press releases"
description: "Ford Motor Company press releases about the Escort ZX2 and ZX2 S/R, reproduced in full."
url: https://zx2ms.com/wiki/press
reviewed: 2026-10-30
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# Ford press releases

> Ford Motor Company's own announcements about the ZX2, reproduced in full. They're the primary source for the launch date, first-year sales, the ZX2 Fusion concept and the S/R's debut.

| Date | Release | Covers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| April 16, 1998 | [Ford ZX2 Sports Sizzling Sales in First Year](https://zx2ms.com/wiki/press/1998-zx2-first-year-sales) | 60,000+ first-year sales, buyers, price cuts, the "Built to Last" ad |
| November 1998 | [Concept Cars Debut at 1998 SEMA Show](https://zx2ms.com/wiki/brochures/1998-ford-sema-concept-cars-release.pdf) (PDF) | The 230-hp supercharged ZX2 Fusion concept |
| March 26, 1999 | [Ford Races First Entry Into New Performance Market](https://zx2ms.com/wiki/press/1999-zx2-sr-debut) | The ZX2 S/R's debut at SEMA's International Auto Salon |
| March 31, 2000 | ['TOONER' Focus Geared for Ultimate Street Performance](https://zx2ms.com/wiki/press/2000-tooner-focus) | Ford's 2000 SEMA car, and the S/R as "a successful niche vehicle" |

We haven't found Ford releases for the January 1997 Detroit show debut, the model-year changes, the 2000 name change or the end of production. If you have one, post it in the [forum](https://forum.zx2ms.com/c/zx2-dedicated-discussion/zx2-discussion/6).

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Source: https://zx2ms.com/wiki/press (ZX2 Motorsports wiki). Questions or corrections: admin@zx2ms.com.