A Ford Fiesta hybrid specially built for Ken Block has nothing to do with saving fuel. Its full name is the Fiesta Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle and it's built to let Block do more of what he does best: hoon around in ridiculously powerful rally cars.
Based on a 2001 Ford Fiesta WRC rally car, the Hoon Vehicle comes with a 600bhp 2.0-litre turbocharged engine and 665lb.ft of torque. There's also a six-speed sequential gearbox and four-wheel drive. Three different sets of gear ratios are available to the Hoon Vehicle's different uses: stage rally, rallycross and Block's Gymkhana.
The Ken Block HFHV will make its debut at the Summer X Games in Los Angeles, US, on September 30. Block said: "The H.F.H.V. is the best of all worlds for me. The current WRC Fiesta is the greatest handling car I have driven, but it lacks the sheer grunt that the 2.0-litre engine in the WRC Focus created. The HFHV brings those two things together, and the result is a manic beast that is just too much fun to drive."
Alisdair Suttie - 26 Jul 2011