The RS2000 had 150bhp (retuned from the 8v lump in the MK3 Granada/Sierra), but the 2.0 Zetec lump was 135/140 iirc.The Zetecs were underpowered from the moment they were launched, so ignore them. I remember that PoS 1.6 Zetec Focus she had for several years. What a crock of shite - not even remotely close to the 1.6 K series Rover I had at the same time. I think it claimed around 110bhp, but was flat as a witches tit... ....but could keep up with the equally shite 1.8 Focus her bro had at the same time . Apart from when it randomly would cut out, which dozens of firmware updates never full resolved.
The Zetec S 170 in the Focus didn't appear until the MY2000 facelift.
The V6 Mundeo was 170bhp all day long.
Mercedes had 185bhp fuel injected twin cam straight six from the early 70's but mainstream stuff took a while to catch up.
The Honda 1.8 revved to about 8k so not sure if that counts
The V6 mundano was either a 2.9 or 3.0 IIRC, so a bit disappointing.
So Fords from that era are not a great example.