{"id":536485,"date":"2010-04-21T02:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/21\/ken-blocks-gymkhana-fiesta-revealed\/"},"modified":"2010-04-21T02:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T06:01:00","slug":"ken-blocks-gymkhana-three-ford-fiesta-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/536485","title":{"rendered":"Ken Block&#8217;s Gymkhana Three Ford Fiesta revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/aftermarket\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aftermarket<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/ford\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ford<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/special-limited-editions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Specialty<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/racing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Racing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/ken-block-gymkhana-3-ford-fiesta\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/01-block-gym3-live-630op.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>Ken Block&#8217;s Gymkhana 3 Ford Fiesta &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nWhen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/KenBlock\/\">Ken Block<\/a> switched alliances earlier this year &#8211; ditching his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/SubaruImprezaWRXSTI\/\">Subaru Impreza WRX STI<\/a> for a a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/26\/video-ken-block-and-new-ford-fiesta-rally-car-meet-its-love\/\">rallified 2011 Ford Fiesta<\/a> &#8211; there was no doubt in anyone&#8217;s mind that an all-new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/Gymkhana\/\">Gymkhana<\/a> variant was right around the corner. Tonight in San Francisco, we finally got an eyeful of Block&#8217;s new ride, and as you&#8217;d suspect, it&#8217;s meaner, wider and ridiculously more powerful than its predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>The Gymkhana Three <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/fiesta\">Fiesta<\/a> was built by the same team that produced his Monster World Rally Team hatch, and includes a boosted 2.0-liter four-pot capable of 850 horsepower (de-tuned with a restrictor plate to output 650 hp in the name of tractability) 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 <i>flat<\/i> and according to Block, can &#8220;handle loose, while still providing complete control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/20\/video-ken-block-teases-gymkhana-3-with-his-new-ford-fiesta\/\">teaser<\/a> from earlier today.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/ken-block-gymkhana-3-ford-fiesta\/\">Ken Block Gymkhana 3 Ford Fiesta<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/ken-block-gymkhana-3-ford-fiesta\/#2913236\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/01-block-gym3-live-1271826868_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/ken-block-gymkhana-3-ford-fiesta\/#2913238\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/02-block-gym3-live-1271826888_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/ken-block-gymkhana-3-ford-fiesta\/#2913239\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/03-block-gym3-live-1271826915_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/ken-block-gymkhana-3-ford-fiesta\/#2913242\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/04-block-gym3-live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/ken-block-gymkhana-3-ford-fiesta\/#2913243\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/05-block-gym3-live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/21\/ken-blocks-gymkhana-fiesta-revealed\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>Ken Block&#8217;s Gymkhana Three Ford Fiesta revealed<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/21\/ken-blocks-gymkhana-fiesta-revealed\/\">Ken Block&#8217;s Gymkhana Three Ford Fiesta revealed<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:01:00 EST.  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