A 1:76 Accurate Scale Model Diecast Ford Escort XR3i Caspian Blue. The Ford Escort XR3i belonged to the third generation of the Escort car made by Ford Europe and the XR3i was developed as a sporting rival to the contemporary VW Golf GTI. The eighties witnessed the Mk III Escort as the most common type of car on British roads with almost one and a half million at the end of the decade. Its highly desirable offshoot, the XR3i benefited from an upgraded suspension and cosmetic modifications and came complete with fuel injection.