Ford Performance releases Ford Focus RS RX development video series

Ford Performance has released a video series showcasing the extraordinary technological and engineering expertise behind the dramatic Focus RS RX. Designing the ultimate Rallycross car is a unique challenge, but that didn't hold back the team - comprising members from the Ford Performance, M-Sport, and Hoonigan Racing Division - from designing and manufacturing the Ford Focus RS RX race cars in under nine months.

The crew worked together to optimise the key elements of the vehicle's design, including the wing, suspension, driveshaft, and cockpit. The Focus RS RX won its first FIA World Rallycross Championship event after just five races in the 2016 season, the first season as a factory-backed team, following its debut in April last year at Bompiso, Portugal.

Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud earned a combined three wins and seven podium finishes in 12 rounds, which the team hope to better in 2017. The season started well in Barcelona with Ken Block narrowly missing the final, and Andreas Bakkerud finishing third overall. The second round takes place this weekend in Montalegre, Portugal.