Press Release copy:

Turbo Power for EXP, Escort – A 1.6-liter turbocharged, electronically fuel-injected four-cylinder engine – among the most powerful and efficient small engines ever built in America – will be available on the EXP and later in the year on Ford Escort. The silhouette on the EXP has been altered dramatically by the addition of a "bubbleback" liftgate, and the car has an all-new instrument panel and interior trim.

See Ford's SHO GN34 Testbed
that I've had in my head since seeing the article in it's day. It may never happen, but I've got an SHO Taurus, an EXP, and a torch.

The face only a mother could love?

Ford's SHO GN34 Testbed
that I've had in my head
since seeing the article in it's day.
It may never happen, but I've got an SHO Taurus,
an EXP, and a torch.

Autoweek snippet 1989?