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Ford

2016 Ford Focus RS previewed

Ford has given us a preview of its third generation Focus RS. It goes into production later this year and will be built in Germany. And, yes, it is coming to Australia! The all-new Focus RS will be powered by a 2.3 litre EcoBoost engine pumping out “well in excess of 320PS”. That’s 235kW in […]

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Subaru Video

VIDEO: Subaru BRZ by Crawford Performance

Crawford Performance in the US has worked its magic on the Subaru BRZee. They’re the guys who prepped Ken Block’s Gymkhana I & II WRXs. After they finished laughing at the meagre stock figures produced by the blue Toybaru they put things right to the tune of 430hp/500ft-lb (320kW/680Nm). Nice. Matt Farah from Drive went […]

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Ford Video

VIDEO: Ford hoons way into festive season

Ford has hooned its way into the festive season with this stop-animation spoof of Ken Block’s Gymkhana video series. The clip is titled Snowkhana One and would have been a total ball ache to make. The tyre smoke being the standout here. Have a look at the video after the break and let us know […]

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Fifth Gear

Fifth Gear web TV

You may recall that in addition to the regular TV show Fifth Gear offers a short and snappy web edition too. Generally hosted by Vicki Butler-Henderson, this is the latest episode—number 10. There’s a bit of news at the start before getting a closer look at Ken Block in action, while Vicki rounds things out […]

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Ford Motorsports Video

How much fun is this thing!

Want to see what Ken Block and Chris Atkinson can do with a seriously tricked out Ford Escort rally car? Thought so. The old Ford might look old skool on the outside, but it’s a little bit fancy on the inside. The two rally lads were let loose in the Escort around the track at […]