Ken Block Drives His New Ford Escort Cossie Racecar! 

Stoked you like that part. It was really cool to compare the two.

It's 15 years difference. What were you expecting.

Looks awesome like all of Ken's cars. Does anyone know the engine differences between the old GrA Escorts and this build ? Old ones were 2.0L, is the new one the same ?

I love the way they ground up some of the original and put it on the roll cage. Cossie lives on hahaa

Cool cars I maid some in need for speed I’m a big fan

Yes.

Snow

Tarmac no doubt.

each of them are equally great.

Snow

what happened to the first one?

@@wmwnwmn rolled it up in Maine and it burst into flames. Completely destroyed the car. Luckily Ken and Alex got out unscathed

Cody Culligan that's cause Ken can't drive

@@SavouryLobster ok buddy I'm sure you are a much better driver than Ken Block

@@CyberDemon1776 Give him a million bucks and a car and I bet he can crash a Cossie into the forest as well.

Thanks Jay - that means a lot to me! I appreciate all the support.

Noble cars Leicester... They had a shed.. admittedly a big shed.

Morgan, Noble, Tvr all shed based industrys making cars that are world leaders to this day

Well they do have the best roads/dirt track/fields in the countryside which is the best place to drive these bad boys I suppose 😂😎✌️cossie big love ❤️😍

He wasn't joking

TA CK true

YASSSSS

TA CK also we need it in Forza Horizon 4, one of the beauties rally I have ever seen :,)

Rodrigo Irigoyen play a sim racer instead of that trash

Yeah dude! FH4 is still boring. Need bigger map, more cars, more dlcs and updated car pass 😏😎

Such a cool race shop with a great reputation. Really glad we ended up going with them for this build.

Ken Block they are a great bunch, followed there progress for a long time. I can’t wait to see your adventures in the car 😊

@@KenBlockHHIC What is that crazy Corvette Grand Sport looking late 50/early60s fibreglass blue/silver sports car thing on the lift in the background?

I agree. Love seeing it on those gravel wheels.

The 90s were an awesome era for rally. Love the racecars from that time.

@@KenBlockHHIC Agree'd there were so many iconic cars from that era! Gotta admin, I've always had a big soft spot for the Sierra RS500! One of my favourite looking cars!

The us got screwed on the escort models...😢

@@Cekmore Just googled the US version... God lord, why'd they do that to you??!?! There again, the US has had it's fair share of fucking EPIC Fords!

@@DunkDrives my family owned a wagon model in the 80s... worst car, always cooling issues. Economics I reckon. Certainly epic designs over time!

Even Mitsubishi had their WRC team based in Rugby UK.

Even the mighty Delta S4 had a 4wd system co designed with Hewland in the UK. We have the best fords over here too 😉

@@battfinkz I didn't know that, cheers for the info.

ain't that the truth 👍

subarus wrc team was also based in the uk Mercedes formula 1 team along with most other f1 teams are based in the uk, except for Ferrari which might explain why they win jack shit we don't make many cars in the uk no more but it seems we the best at making them go faster :)

Damn, that's high praise. Thank you!

Every day is better with rally cars!

Thank you Drew! Love the way this thing looks.

Thanks! It's been fun so far.

Don't jinx it

✋

Im canadian can i put my hand up still

They used to be everwhere over here in the UK, you barely ever see them these days

I miss the 90s so bad, there were 10 houses on my street two had Cossies outside, one rally spec one road car.

I would love to find a German LHD version of the RS COZ.

xtr0city _ 😆

Savage

It's been really fun chronicling everything on this channel. It's going to be a big year content-wise!

Soooooo sick.

@@KenBlockHHIC Mr. Ken i can't wait to see you use the Ford RS 200 Group-B beast in one of your Gymkhana.. keep the awesome work flowing and big love from Europe !

Yb cosworth most winning race engine of all time

Julian stays tuning! He's really focused on those 1s and 0s.

Noah Snyder probably not gonna happen 😂 that would be a 1 million dollar piece of madness though I gotta admit.

@@Ctran_15 Would be rad to see a gymkhana RS200. I'm sure 1 million could get a fake RS200 with a hoonified body kit some rallycross fiesta or focus suspension goodies welded on a custom frame and cage. Slap a 2.3 liter ecoboost tuned for 600+ horsepower behind the driver. And tada! RS2HOONDRED! In the meantime I'll keep dreaming😂

I don't take it for granted.

@@KenBlockHHIC me neither :)

Please never get back into WRC. They still don't allow editing of your runs.

The group A car is in tarmac spec. That's why it's so much lower.

@@joshb5719 Even with the gravel setup, these cars just move around a lot less. Look at all the subaru and celica video's from the period, they never did

i reckon they should parter with cosworth again in the not too distant future... decent special of the focus... or .... reincarnate the mk1 escort for a limited run 😎😎😎

Oh trust me, we checked that thing out in detail.

The white car? That's not a McRae R4!

@@tbtstt yes it is

@@acherontiaatropos1 The first car with the EU58BVM registration? NOT a McRae R4, looks like a McRae Enduro from the rear view.

tbtstt I was under the impression DJM Motorsport built McRae’s R4?

Panda Vengeance HIP HIP

Agreed.

I love the new Cossie too. I might have been here before you though... just saying. 😉

If you aint first you're last...

Ha, that will be tough in a fresh build, old chassis, and unproven platform. But I'll be driving it to its limit anywhere we go.

@@KenBlockHHIC you should come try some rally in the snow in canada !!!

It's coming! New team gear launching soon with Hoonigan.

Awesome to hear!! Car is looking great! Looking forward to seeing you guys race in Missouri

That's correct! With one of them being burnt down, unfortunately.

@@KenBlockHHIC Did this car start as a road car, or was it an ex-Group A or WRCar Escort?

@@KenBlockHHIC what about hooning a Transit (or a Ranger)?

Is the best time.

Ken Block Very true

του σταφυλοπατη το καινουριο οπλο για αναβασεις ειναι

ThePitget nooooo, it looks amazing that way man

Its value will be far higher in years to come too. This "V2" is nothing more than a silhouette racer. Group A spec car has actual heritage.

100%

The arches/flares kill it for me, too square and boxy...I understand the advantages of the wider tyre and track etc but looks wise, its not pretty...

@@bawjawmcgraw2232 that's the exact problem you are so correct the original ones enhance the lines of the car Wildey new ones are just too extreme maybe not for Ken Block though he probably uses the every bit of tire it has

The Escort Cossie is one of those cars that just looked so right in stock form, even when I was really in to modified cars in the early 90's you rarely saw a modified one that looked right* and it was hard to even get different wheels outside the classic choices, Compomotive Mo, Montecarlos, to look right. Nothing over 18s or it looked like a toy. Even the WRC was a lot uglier. * the Wolf stuff from Germany worked quite well, but was really subtle. Ken's mk II looks great and it's kind of in keeping with the time with the tarmac arches and x-pack kits of it's era. At the end of the day Ken owns my three favourite Fords (mk II, RS200 and Cossie) and he rocks his own style on all of them.

Maybe

He liked the comment... dlc confirmed?

@@calebm.5698 because Hoonigan are partnered with Turn10 and Playground Games

Thanks Patrick! What project are you getting into?

@@KenBlockHHIC if all goes well I'm picking up a 1991 Nissan 240sx. And thanks for the reply, you're amazing. I will be patiently waiting to see more content of this beauty in action.

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