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In the latest example of Ford's at times wildly irresponsible corporate propaganda for the Focus ST, this video shows Ken Block and Vaughn Gittin, Jr. ripping it up in a "race" through (hopefully) an abandoned neighborhood.

Since Block's Fiesta WRC/Rallycross car is about as relevant to the street-going car as the Mars Rover is to the Range Rover, we're glad to see him in the production version of the Focus ST.

Regardless of the outcome of the video (though having driven the Focus ST, we have no doubt of its ability to walk all over a GTI), it's a nice little romp in typical Ken Block style.