Ken Block and Vaughn Gittin Jr. Race it Out in 2013 Ford Focus ST and VW Golf GTI

For the third round of Ford’s “Focus ST Sessions” web series, the

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August 29, 2012 at 20:45

For the third round of Ford’s “Focus ST Sessions” web series, the Blue Oval called in professional rally driver Ken Block and Team Mustang drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. to compare the brand’s new hot hatch against the current iteration of the car that gave birth to the category, the VW Golf GTI.

After winning a game of rock, paper, and scissors, Ken Block chose the 252hp Focus ST leaving Vaughn Gittin Jr. with the 200hp Golf GTI Mk6.

Following a quick lap around a closed course, (unsurprisingly), Vaughn Gittin Jr. decides to park the GTI and get into his drift-prepped Mustang.

The two previous videos of the web series showed the Focus ST going up against a variety of sports car including the MazdaSpeed3, Subaru WRX and BMW M3 (1st episode) and the MazdaSpeed3 and Honda Civic Coupe Si (2nd episode).

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