This video is straight up bananas. Ken Block exhibits whip game that isn't anything but vicious. The video demonstrates a mash up of car technology and driving expertise. It is probably my favorite car video of all time as a result.
The car is far from a stock vehicle that would be found on the road. It was clearly assembled for the sole purpose of being thrown around. The stock version of Ken Block's car looks like this:
However, when you have companies like Monster Energy and DC Shoes willing to pay for you to do dumb shit, the car becomes what is seen in the video. It has an incredibly powerful engine that is simply needed to make the video even possible. It has 660 lb-ft of torque, which is unimaginably violent. Torque is the twisting motion in the car, which is pretty hard to explain, but basically that says how hard you get pushed against your seat when accelerating.
Along with the feisty engine, there are some pretty wicked brakes on this Fiesta. At 6:50 in the video you get to see the breaks, and they're pretty much on fire. This leads to the belief that those are probably carbon ceramic breaks that are found on cars like Ferrari and other elite cars. Carbon ceramic breaks are lighter, stronger, and can keep up with high temperatures created through strong breaking at high speeds. To put things in perspective, the carbon ceramic breaks on a Porsche are an $8,840 option.
The video is amazing and simply makes me feel suddenly hyper and ecstatic. It shows what is possible with car technology and with a driver at the top of their game. When all those things, and a shit ton of money, are put together, it can make a video that is beautiful and violent at the same time. The most amazing thing about this is that even if a person knows nothing about cars, they can watch the video and be amazed by it. Everyone knows what it is like to drive a car and what the car they drive can do. They also know what they are capable of doing as a driver (if you can't parallel park, Ken Block probably blew you're mind even more). So this video is able to be appreciated and exciting to everyone that watches it.
Along with the feisty engine, there are some pretty wicked brakes on this Fiesta. At 6:50 in the video you get to see the breaks, and they're pretty much on fire. This leads to the belief that those are probably carbon ceramic breaks that are found on cars like Ferrari and other elite cars. Carbon ceramic breaks are lighter, stronger, and can keep up with high temperatures created through strong breaking at high speeds. To put things in perspective, the carbon ceramic breaks on a Porsche are an $8,840 option.
The video is amazing and simply makes me feel suddenly hyper and ecstatic. It shows what is possible with car technology and with a driver at the top of their game. When all those things, and a shit ton of money, are put together, it can make a video that is beautiful and violent at the same time. The most amazing thing about this is that even if a person knows nothing about cars, they can watch the video and be amazed by it. Everyone knows what it is like to drive a car and what the car they drive can do. They also know what they are capable of doing as a driver (if you can't parallel park, Ken Block probably blew you're mind even more). So this video is able to be appreciated and exciting to everyone that watches it.
All I can say... is that after watching this video, my mind has been thoroughly blown.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know cars were capable of such movement.
Some of the moves seem almost physically impossible for a car to do... I would almost describe this to be a car performing a dance of some sort! So graceful, yet feisty? Hahaha
Anyways, thanks for the great video!
I'm not much of a car man, but this definitely was a breathtaking video. Also, as a car neophyte, I appreciated the brief explanation of torque. Hopefully through your blog I can continue to learn some things about cars while enjoying what they are capable of in the right hands! (By the way, the term "whip game" was used flawlessly in the post)
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