Just a couple of years ago, Ford launched a rather surprising performance version of the Mustang Mach-E called the Rally. Rather than outdoing the Mach-E GT on pavement, it brought a little extra ground clearance, chunky tires with more sidewall, and special MagenRide suspension tuning and drive modes for going fast in the dirt. At the time, Ford didn't have anything else quite like it in the line-up, short of the even more intense Raptor truck models. Apparently, that's going to change as Ford brings more rally-inspired vehicles to Europe. We're also crossing our fingers that some might come to America, too, or at least inspire regional variants.Ford While Short On Details, Ford's European President Paints A Great Picture The announcement of these rally models came from a release written by the president of Ford's European branch, Dave Baumbick. He emphasized a focus on building cars for tight and twisty European roads, and highlighted some of the brand's hottest performance machines."I am incredibly proud to announce our new rally-bred range of passenger vehicles. These are machines designed and built specifically for Europe’s perfectly imperfect roads.We’re taking the untamed spirit and soul of the Mustang and fusing it with the legendary, "go-anywhere" toughness of the Ranger Raptor. The result is a breed of vehicle that doesn’t just tolerate a gravel detour or a winding mountain ascent — it craves them."—Dave Baumbick, President of Ford EuropeFord also published the teaser shown at the top of this post with five models all silhouetted to hide their identities. The setting is on a rough back-country road, continuing the rally theme, and four of the five models all have prominent fog lights inset of the main headlights similar to the Mach-E Rally. We don't really recognize the headlight designs of these models, though, so we can't say for sure what they may be. In fact, they may actually be new generations of some existing models, such as the subcompact Puma crossover. FordThe fifth model in the lineup has a much different headlight pattern with distinct round running lights bisected by horizontal running lights. It's the signature of the Bronco. Of course, there are three Bronco models we know of right now. There's the body-on-frame Bronco based on the Ranger, and it already has had a variety of off-road models from the short-lived Everglades to the Raptor. Then there's the Escape-based Bronco Sport which just has the Badlands and the available Sasquatch package for the same trim. Ford ChinaThe details of the headlights don't match either of those, though. They're a better match to the third Bronco model called Basecamp that's available as an EV or an extended-range EV in China. It's an odd choice, as it's significantly longer than the Bronco Sport, and that would undoubtedly hinder handling. Also, it's not on sale in Europe yet. It does at least offer up to 445 horsepower, even in its conventional form. Ford The Possibilities For America In the description Ford provided for the teaser image, it said that these five rally-inspired models will be "made in Europe for Europe." That's great for European buyers, but it hurt the odds of any of these exact models coming to the States. Importing cars from Europe, especially mass-market models, has always been pricey for automakers, and it's even worse now in the era of the Trump administration's imported car tariffs. FordHowever, we wouldn't put it past Ford to apply the same idea of sporty, dirt-friendly vehicles to American-market models. In fact, Ford's CEO Jim Farley has previously talked about expanding the company's off-road offerings. What those might be are left to speculation. The Bronco and most of Ford's SUVs are well-accounted for, though we could see a Bronco Sport Rally being compelling. It's already available with some of the same kinds of hardware found in other sporty Fords, such as a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder and a trick dual-clutch torque-vectoring rear differential. We could also see the Mustang coupe getting a rally treatment to go along with its electric cousin, especially as Baumbick specifically mentioned it in the press release. It's one of the few performance avenues unexplored by the Mustang line, and dealers have reportedly seen renderings of an off-road pony car. The timing could hardly be better now that the Porsche 911 Dakar and Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato have made the idea of a dirt-ready sports car slightly more mainstream. Only time will tell, and we'll certainly be watching to see whether the European models deliver on Baubick's promises.