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09-30-2010, 06:21 AM
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2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC - Click above for high-res image gallery
The FIA World Rally Championship is shaping up to be particularly interesting in 2011, and the new-for-2011 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) RS is a big reason why. The Blue Oval's latest dirt-spitting racer will contest its first race at Rally Sweden in mid-February, but the Fiesta S2000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/18/ford-and-m-sport-officially-unveil-fiesta-s2000-rally-car-w-vid/)-based rally car made its debut this morning at the Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/).
In typical WRC fashion, the blue and gray Fiesta RS is all gaping intakes, massive flares and skyscraping wings, and needless to say, it looks The Business. Motivated by an EcoBoost-branded 1.6-liter turbocharged four of undisclosed output, the four-wheel-drive RS will get a shakedown run on Spain's gravel roads next week, though Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) says it's already conducted about 3,000 kilometers worth of testing with various engines.
The new car, which supplants the Blue Oval's prior Focus-based WRC car, will be driven by Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, along with Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila. Check out our spanking-new galleries below and pop past the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/30/paris-2010-ford-fiesta-rs-wrc-ready-to-hit-the-dirt-running/#continued) for the official press release.
Gallery: Paris 2010: Ford Fiesta RS WRC (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paris-2010-2011-ford-fiesta-wrc/)
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Gallery: Ford Fiesta RS WRC (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-rs-wrc/)
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[Source: Ford]Continue reading Paris 2010: Ford Fiesta RS WRC ready to hit the dirt running (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/30/paris-2010-ford-fiesta-rs-wrc-ready-to-hit-the-dirt-running/)
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2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC - Click above for high-res image gallery
The FIA World Rally Championship is shaping up to be particularly interesting in 2011, and the new-for-2011 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) RS is a big reason why. The Blue Oval's latest dirt-spitting racer will contest its first race at Rally Sweden in mid-February, but the Fiesta S2000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/18/ford-and-m-sport-officially-unveil-fiesta-s2000-rally-car-w-vid/)-based rally car made its debut this morning at the Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/).
In typical WRC fashion, the blue and gray Fiesta RS is all gaping intakes, massive flares and skyscraping wings, and needless to say, it looks The Business. Motivated by an EcoBoost-branded 1.6-liter turbocharged four of undisclosed output, the four-wheel-drive RS will get a shakedown run on Spain's gravel roads next week, though Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) says it's already conducted about 3,000 kilometers worth of testing with various engines.
The new car, which supplants the Blue Oval's prior Focus-based WRC car, will be driven by Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, along with Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila. Check out our spanking-new galleries below and pop past the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/30/paris-2010-ford-fiesta-rs-wrc-ready-to-hit-the-dirt-running/#continued) for the official press release.
Gallery: Paris 2010: Ford Fiesta RS WRC (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paris-2010-2011-ford-fiesta-wrc/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/01-ford-fiesta-wrc-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paris-2010-2011-ford-fiesta-wrc/#3418660)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/02-ford-fiesta-wrc-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paris-2010-2011-ford-fiesta-wrc/#3418661)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/03-ford-fiesta-wrc-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paris-2010-2011-ford-fiesta-wrc/#3418662)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/04-ford-fiesta-wrc-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paris-2010-2011-ford-fiesta-wrc/#3418663)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/05-ford-fiesta-wrc-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paris-2010-2011-ford-fiesta-wrc/#3418664)
Gallery: Ford Fiesta RS WRC (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-rs-wrc/)
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[Source: Ford]Continue reading Paris 2010: Ford Fiesta RS WRC ready to hit the dirt running (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/30/paris-2010-ford-fiesta-rs-wrc-ready-to-hit-the-dirt-running/)
Paris 2010: Ford Fiesta RS WRC ready to hit the dirt running (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/30/paris-2010-ford-fiesta-rs-wrc-ready-to-hit-the-dirt-running/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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