600-horsepower Ford Fiesta from Ken Block: the star of "Gymkhana" is up for sale (17 photos + 1 video)

Charged Ford Fiesta from Gymkhana 3, perhaps one of the most famous Ken Block machines. Soon you will be able to place a bet on it.





This hot hatch is called one of the most famous Ford Fiesta in the world. It started life in 2011 as a standard Fiesta ST, but thanks to the efforts of the atelier Olsbergs MSE from Sweden has become 600 strong monster and YouTube star. The third series of Ken's Gymkhana Blok, filmed at the French race track Autodrome De Monthery, gained more than 69 million views and still remains one of the the most popular episodes of the extreme series.



On the five-door, the body was strengthened, equipped with a developed aerodynamic body kit with a massive wing and painted in corporate colors. Salon lost almost all standard components, having received a frame in return safety, sports controls, racing buckets and a huge handbrake handle.





Suspension Ford Fiesta GYM3 assembled on Ohlins components with Alcon Racing brakes. The sports car is driven by a turbo engine with a volume of 2 l, installed longitudinally. This is a regular Ford Duratec, but thoroughly modernized in Olsbergs - the engine develops 600 hp. With. and 895 Nm of torque. It works with a 6-speed sequential and all-wheel drive system. Up to 100 km/h the Fiesta GYM3 is capable of catapult in about 2 seconds.



This spring, Ken Block's own atelier Hoonigan Racing Division got the car in order. For example, in transmission there was a new clutch, and the engine survived the preventive maintenance. Sellers claim that Ford Fiesta GYM3 can be used not only as museum exhibit, but also as a full-fledged "combat" machine.

Bidding for the Ford Fiesta GYM3 will be held on December 10 in Miami, it is planned to fetch from 300 to 350 thousand dollars for the car