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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 07:39 AM
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Ford Fiesta S2000 Rally car.

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Cat in the exhaust tip?





General specifications
Country of origin Great Britain
Numbers built N/A
Introduced 2010

Engine
Configuration Ford Duratec S2000 Straight 4
Location Front, transversely mounted
Displacement 1.998 liter / 121.9 cu in
Bore / Stroke 87.0 mm (3.4 in) / 83.0 mm (3.3 in)
Valvetrain 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed Fuel Injection
Aspiration Naturally Aspirated

Drivetrain
Chassis/body unitary steel
Suspension (fr/r) McPherson struts with three-way adjustable dampers, anti-roll bar
Steering rack-and-pinion, power assisted
Brakes ventilated Brembo discs, all-round
Gearbox XTrac 6 speed Sequential
Drive Front wheel drive

Dimensions
Weight 1200 kilo / 2645.5 lbs
Length / Width / Height 3958 mm (155.8 in) / 1820 mm (71.7 in) / N/A
Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) 2489 mm (98 in) / N/A / N/A

Performance figures
Power 280 bhp / 209 KW @ 8000 rpm
Torque 260 Nm / 192 ft lbs @ 6500 rpm
BHP/Liter 140 bhp / liter
Power to weight 0.23 bhp / kg


The highly-anticipated Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car has been unveiled at a launch ceremony at M-Sport's Cumbrian base in the UK. The new rally car, the culmination of nine months' hard work by the design and engineering team at M-Sport, was presented by M-Sport managing director Malcolm Wilson. Gerard Quinn, Ford of Europe's Senior Motorsport Manager was present as a special Ford guest during the S2000 launch.

The Fiesta S2000, M-Sport and Ford's first global rally car, which will be eligible to compete in national rally championships around the world as well as the IRC and S2000 World Cup, is due for homologation in January 2010. However, it will make its public debut this weekend appearing as course car at the final round of the IRC series, the Rally of Scotland.

Invited guests were given an opportunity to get a close-up look at the exciting new car which has been designed by M-Sport's award-winning technical director Christian Loriaux and his team led by Chief Designer Anthony Brinkman and Test Engineer Chris Gray.

Continuing their close relationship with Ford, the team at M-Sport has worked in tandem with Ford's Motorsport Technical Manager Mike Norton and the Ford small car design team that developed the acclaimed kinetic design of the Fiesta road car, to develop a dynamic and aggressive looking rally car.

The experience gained from developing the record-breaking Ford Focus RS WRC has been used by the M-Sport team to develop the Fiesta S2000 rally car while working within the new FIA sporting regulations which mean that this car can be used by customers at both national and international level.

The Fiesta S2000 has already completed nearly 3000kms of testing both in the UK and Europe and that extensive testing programme will continue into the start of the next year in readiness for the car's competitive debut.

The Fiesta S2000 is the latest in a long line of rally cars produced as a result of the successful partnership between M-Sport and Ford, starting with the Escort Cosworth in the 1990s and moving on to the record breaking Ford Focus RS WRC and Ford Fiesta ST.

It follows hot on the heels of M-Sport's extremely successful two wheel drive Fiesta R2, which was launched earlier this year and has already taken class victories in rallies across Europe.

The arrival of the Fiesta S2000 means that together Ford and M-Sport offer a complete ladder of opportunity for rally competitors to graduate with Ford from national level right through to the WRC in Ford cars.

M-Sport Managing Director Malcolm Wilson said: "Today is a very exciting day for us. This is the first global rally car for Ford and M-Sport, I really believe that we have produced a fantastic rally car and this launch is a big step to seeing it out competing in rallies. It's the first time in five years that we have been able to offer a Ford rally car that can challenge for overall victory in national championships across the world.

"It is also the culmination of a huge amount of hard work not only by Christian Loriaux and his team, but by everyone who works at M-Sport. We have worked closely with Ford on this project, their best-selling road car, the new Ford Fiesta, has been a perfect base car and its award-winning styling and kinematics together with M-Sport's expertise will surely make the Fiesta S2000 a huge global success."

M-Sport Technical Director Christian Loriaux said: "It's a fantastic feeling today to see the car actually launched to the world after all the hard work and testing behind closed doors. Everyone at M-Sport has had to pull together in order to get the Fiesta S2000 finished in such a short period of time and it has been a great team effort to get to this point so quickly.

"The design team, led by Anthony Brinkman and Chris Gray, has worked incredibly hard and the fact that we have been able to deliver the car to schedule is down in no small part to the commitment of the entire M-Sport team to the success of the project. We have made a very promising start in testing and I am more than pleased with the performance of the car so far; it will be interesting to see how the real pace of the car compares to the competition."

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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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I like the hatch look on the Fiesta. Shame that the US doesn't appear to be getting the 2 door version. Would love it if we got a 2 door SVT version of the Fiesta. That'd be a fun car.
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 02:23 AM
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I'd drive it.
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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Cat in the exhaust tip is the way to go... You move the cat back there, its less stressful on the Anti Lag, and you can run a straight exhaust and use the cat as the muffler... its what we do on our rally evo (Gruppe N exhaust), and its sooo quiet its not even funny... Subarus are noticeably loud with this setup though...

And I wish i had the money for that. I hear they are considering a showroom stock setup, where you can buy the car, & the cage, weld in the cage, and go rallying...
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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I'd rock it, looks sweet
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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i like!
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by nperkins
Cat in the exhaust tip is the way to go... You move the cat back there, its less stressful on the Anti Lag, and you can run a straight exhaust and use the cat as the muffler... its what we do on our rally evo (Gruppe N exhaust), and its sooo quiet its not even funny... Subarus are noticeably loud with this setup though...

And I wish i had the money for that. I hear they are considering a showroom stock setup, where you can buy the car, & the cage, weld in the cage, and go rallying...
If you check out the videos on the M-sport website, that car sounds anything but quiet


love it
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Ford needs to bring all of their UK cars to the US.. I'd drive them
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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bad azz ride...
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Yea seriously, ford is an american company, but all the good models are over seas
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