Riding along in Ford's bonkers Fiesta ST Global RallyCross car [w/video]

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The Mountune-worked Fiesta ST GRC does 0-to-60 mph in 1.9 seconds.

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On any given day, and every single weekend, there's at least one parking in the country invaded by manufacturer and team trucks. The be-chromed beasts and their 53-foot trailers are slotted into rows, men and women decorate the lot with orange cones to mark the invisible tracery of a temporary track, cars get unloaded, crews fret over them. The ritual can be as beautiful as the sunrise to those with enthusiast hearts, but it's just as common.

Unless you happened to be in the parking lot in Fontana, California where Ford, OlsbergsMSE and Mountune were showing off the Fiesta ST built for Global RallyCross. Ford's latest global performance car is an experiment on our shores that aims to find out if we - Americans - are ready to support a B-segment hot hatch with a European pedigree.

The Fiesta ST GRC, though, isn't an experiment. It is proof that you can frappe your brain and cudgel your internal organs with nothing more than a few orange cones and a 90-second ride-along with a GRC champion.Continue reading Riding along in Ford's bonkers Fiesta ST Global RallyCross car [w/video]

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