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10-31-2013, 10:55 AM
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Racing takes on many forms in the automotive world. There are sanctioned events that are as varied and diverse as NASCAR (http://autoblog.com/tag/nascar/), Formula One (http://autoblog.com/tag/formula+1/), Global Rallycross (http://autoblog.com/tag/global+rallycross/) and drag racing (http://autoblog.com/tag/drag+racing/), and to be good enough to win competitively in one discipline, you need to have a specialized vehicle. Or do you?
Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford/) decided to find out what would happen when its Global Rallycross Fiesta ST (http://autoblog.com/ford/fiesta+st/), driven by Tanner Foust, lined up against its Mustang Cobra Jet (http://autoblog.com/tag/ford+mustang+cobra+jet/) drag racer, driven by Roy Hill. In one lane, Tanner has just 2.0 liters of displacement to work with, while Roy has more than double that, at 5.0 liters. Evening the playing field a bit, Tanner has a massive turbocharger and all-wheel drive; Roy has to filter all his supercharged power through the rear wheels only.
So, who wins? We suggest you see for yourself in the press release and video below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/10/31/ford-cobra-jet-versus-grc-fiesta-st-drag-race-video/#continued). And we're holding out hope that Tanner's challenge at the end results in another video from Ford Racing...Continue reading Ford pits Cobra Jet versus GRC Fiesta ST, worlds collide (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/31/ford-cobra-jet-versus-grc-fiesta-st-drag-race-video/)
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Racing takes on many forms in the automotive world. There are sanctioned events that are as varied and diverse as NASCAR (http://autoblog.com/tag/nascar/), Formula One (http://autoblog.com/tag/formula+1/), Global Rallycross (http://autoblog.com/tag/global+rallycross/) and drag racing (http://autoblog.com/tag/drag+racing/), and to be good enough to win competitively in one discipline, you need to have a specialized vehicle. Or do you?
Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford/) decided to find out what would happen when its Global Rallycross Fiesta ST (http://autoblog.com/ford/fiesta+st/), driven by Tanner Foust, lined up against its Mustang Cobra Jet (http://autoblog.com/tag/ford+mustang+cobra+jet/) drag racer, driven by Roy Hill. In one lane, Tanner has just 2.0 liters of displacement to work with, while Roy has more than double that, at 5.0 liters. Evening the playing field a bit, Tanner has a massive turbocharger and all-wheel drive; Roy has to filter all his supercharged power through the rear wheels only.
So, who wins? We suggest you see for yourself in the press release and video below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/10/31/ford-cobra-jet-versus-grc-fiesta-st-drag-race-video/#continued). And we're holding out hope that Tanner's challenge at the end results in another video from Ford Racing...Continue reading Ford pits Cobra Jet versus GRC Fiesta ST, worlds collide (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/31/ford-cobra-jet-versus-grc-fiesta-st-drag-race-video/)
Ford pits Cobra Jet versus GRC Fiesta ST, worlds collide (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/31/ford-cobra-jet-versus-grc-fiesta-st-drag-race-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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