I
’M SURE BY NOW
you are one of the
20,000,000+ people
who have watched the
latest installment of
Ken Block’s Gymkhana
series – Gymkhana SEVEN: Wild
In The Streets Of Los Angeles. If
not I strongly suggest you watch
it on YouTube before reading any
further!
The whole team here at
FreestyleXtreme were blown away
when we saw the first teaser
images of this absolute beast of a
car. When, a month or so later the
full HD video dropped, our jaws
quickly followed. After watching
Block tear up the streets of LA
over and over again, we decided
there was no way we couldn’t
feature this piece of automotive
art in our next Car Porn section of
the mag. So here it is – a full tour
of the Hoonicorn itself:
This masterpiece is a
collaborative effort between
Block, Hoonigan and RTR - fellow
Ford and Monster Energy athlete
Vaughn Gittin Jr’s automotive
tuning brand.
The car was built over the course
of two years at ASD Motorsports
in Charlotte, North Carolina, and
is based on a 1965 Ford Mustang
notchback - the iconic pony
car, which is celebrating its 50th
anniversary this year. The car
was heavily modified by RTR and
ASD Motorsports to feature a 410
cubic inch Roush Yates V8, with
845 hp, mated to a one-off Sadev
all-wheel drive system. The styling
for the build harnesses a mix of
influences and inspirations that
include the current crop of WRC
cars, DTM cars and even toy
cars from Block’s youth. These
elements were harnessed through
a collaborative effort between
Block and RTR.
“This is a project that I’ve been
working on for two years, so to
see it fully come to fruition and
be able to drive it for Gymkhana
SEVEN was absolutely amazing,”
said Block. “I also knew that u