Take back the keys!

When Ken Block switched alliances earlier this year - ditching his Subaru Impreza WRX STI for a a rallified 2011 Ford Fiesta - there was no doubt in anyone's mind that an all-new Gymkhana variant was right around the corner. Tonight in San Francisco, we finally got an eyeful of Block's new ride, and as you'd suspect, it's meaner, wider and ridiculously more powerful than its predecessor.

The Gymkhana Three Fiesta was built by the same team that produced his Monster World Rally Team hatch, and includes a boosted four-pot capable of 850 horsepower (de-tuned with a restrictor plate to output 650 hp) and 660 pound-feet of torque. Partnered with a Olsbergs Motorsport-developed MSE Maktrak six-speed sequential transmission and powering all four wheels, the new Gymkhana contender will hit 60 mph in two seconds flat and according to Block, can "handle loose, while still providing complete control."

We plan to grill Block about his plans this evening, but in the meantime, make the jump for the official details and check out the teaser from earlier today.

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ken-bloc ... rd-fiesta/

Wow i didn't know he switched to Ford. Thats fucking lame hah. I don't know how i feel about those new Fiestas. They look like a mean Focus hah.

850 horse out of a fiesta is pretty damn impressive. i can only imagine how much it cost to make that all wheel drive with that kind of power, not even including all the other work that went into that car.

He competed at Rally Mexico. He was in ninth which is amazing for his first WRC event ever. He broke something though and had to come back the next day under super rally rules and killed his time. Quite impressive though.

Deviant wrote:He competed at Rally Mexico. He was in ninth which is amazing for his first WRC event ever. He broke something though and had to come back the next day under super rally rules and killed his time. Quite impressive though.

broke the suspension. and nick he left subaru because subaru is going to compete in the irc instead of the wrc. fords team is one of the top teams right now. only time will tell how good he is with rallying though