New JWRC fiesta challenger revealed
M-sport Poland revealed its all-new Ford Fiesta R2 – next year’s Junior World Rally Championship car – last week.
The new car is the first to be designed and built entirely out of M-sport’s cutting-edge Krakow facility. It is also the first to be built to the FIA’S latest R2 regulations, which allow more specialist parts into the car to enable greater durability.
Based on Ford’s Fiesta St-line, the 999cc engine features a new turbo which, together with other engine modifications, means a significant increase in power from 170 to 200bhp. The car also gets a new and improved Sadev five-speed sequential gearbox along with the latest Reiger dampers.
M-sport Poland board member Maciej Woda said: “The all-new Ford Fiesta R2 is a massive step forward and something everyone at M-sport Poland is extremely proud of. Sharing information with the engineers and designers back in [M-sport HQ in] Cumbria, we’ve been inspired by the success of the championship-winning Ford Fiesta WRC and every component has been designed to make this new car as strong and as innovative as possible within the regulations.
“But the main philosophy of the Fiesta R2 remains, giving the stars of the future the perfect platform with which to hone their skills and show what they can do in the early stages of their careers.”