Yahoo Autos Ken Block's Next Car Should Run on Apple Pies and TNT
When Mustang ballet dancer Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s team at RTR came up with the Hoonicorn, they built something very special indeed-built to a very high standard, I might add. An all-wheel drive gymkhana monster with a naturally-aspirated 845-hp Nascar engine and the looks of a '65 Mustang slammed to the ground? That's called perfection, ladies and gents.
Given its significantly longer wheelbase and insane power, the Hoonicorn V1 was already a handful compared to both the previous Fiestas and the new Focus RX rallycross car Block used for his latest episodes. No wonder he almost crashed it into the hay bales at Goodwood after sliding off the tarmac for a brief moment.
With that in mind, what was Hoonigan Racing and RTR's next move? Attaching a pair of Garrett turbos the size of Ken's head to that screaming V8. As you do.
As we mentioned before, the Hoonicorn V2 runs on methanol and produces an estimated 1400 horsepower, which could be a lot more depending on air density and boost levels. What will that do to Block's famously overburdened tires, now supplied by Toyo? Absolutely destroy them, of course. Just like how a mere 600 horses melted them in the Focus, and 845 obliterated them in the previous Hoonicorn.
What's the point of having more, then?
Do you really have to ask?
Ford's possibly greatest Mustang commercial to date will debut next Tuesday.
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