We need this beast on GT7.
Hoonicorn RTR V2 2016
Hoonigan Ford Mustang RTR V2 "Hoonicorn"
To be sold in Brand Central.
#Racing Car, #Professionally Tuned
"One of the most famous cars driven by the late Ken Block in his Gymkhana videos is this 1,400hp, twin-turbocharged all-wheel drive monster of a Mustang that is tuned to perfection."
To many, Ken Block (1967-2023) is a driver, originally known from rally racing, who gained fame for his Gymkhana videos which spread across the internet for his fearless driving ability to push a car to its limits, as if it was an extension of his body as it drove in such an extravagant fashion. He established Hoonigan in 2011 originally as a racing team for American rallycross, but soon became an organization dedicated to new and emerging trends in car culture, with noticeably iconic tuned vehicles coming out of from the brand.
When it came to Hoonigan's project cars, Ken Block's machines are no exception. His most famous vehicle would have to be the second iteration of the "Hoonicorn" Mustang, originally based on the 1965 Ford Mustang GT, but transformed into an all-wheel drive machine designed to utilize the power of all of its wheels as it tore through roads in a flamboyant manner.
Where the original was a naturally aspirated machine with up to 845 horsepower from a 6.7-litre Roush Yates V-8 engine, this version is equipped with twin-turbochargers boosted with methanol to create an astonishing 1,400 HP and 1,250 ft-lb of torque, mated to a six-speed manual transmission and a significantly lightened chassis of up to 1,360 kg, thereby overlapping the power to weight ratio and theoretically making it perform donuts faster than it can accelerate.
This tuning was done in collaboration with Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s "RTR" (Ready to rock) tuning house that specializes in Mustang tuning and wide body kits. What also set it apart from the original Hoonicorn is the patriotic livery representing the American flag, and that the large blower-like hood scoop was switched out in favor of the twin turbochargers being exposed to produce an attractive backfire, as the exhausts were mounted on the turbochargers themselves. This livery was only used on the show car and was switched out to a more conventional one for Ken Block's "Gymkhana 10" series, where Block claimed that this was the single most frightening vehicle he has ever driven in his lifetime.
The Hoonicorn Mustang V2 is a machine that is over-the-top, with exquisite tuning and technology that transcends all specifications, and rewrites the rulebook of having virtually no limits when it comes to building the ultimate dream project machine, especially based on a prized classic car like the 1965 Mustang. In short, this is a project car that blends past, present and future into one entire package.
