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The new Ford Fiesta is already a rally car, and it's amazing

M-Sport's latest racer is ready to tackle the World Rally Championship -- and look positively monstrous in the process.

Andrew Krok
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
Andrew Krok
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Your average Ford Fiesta this ain't.

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This is the all-new Fiesta, dressed up in World Rally Championship specification.

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More than 95 percent of this car was designed from scratch to meet the latest FIA regulations.

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If you're not a fan of obscenely large wings and complicated aerodynamics, best to turn around now.

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It's going to need all the aero trickery it can handle, because its 1.6-liter engine puts out 380 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque.

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Power reaches all four wheels by way of a six-speed sequential transmission and an active center differential.

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The suspension is tunable in both rebound and compression, and it's packing four-piston brake calipers with ventilated discs.

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The drivers at the helm for the 2017 WRC season are Sebastien Ogier and Ott Tänak.

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Ogier is the reigning world champion (from his time with Volkswagen), and Tänak is the WRC Driver of the Year.

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You'll be able to see this hot hatch in action for the first time in Monte Carlo this January. Click through for a bunch more photos from M-Sport.

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