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Ken Block building a new Escort Cosworth rally car to race across the world

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Ken Block sadly

rolled

his

Ford Escort

Cosworth rally car while racing a few months ago, but it looks like the new one is coming soon. Block’s original

Escort burned to a crisp

after the accident, explaining the need for an entirely

new car

— it was nothing but charred scrap metal after the blaze.

The announcement for the new car comes from Block himself on his Facebook page. He says it will be an entirely new build and also improve upon his old Escort. Block raced his Escort in the American Rally Association series before the crash. This time, he says he’s going to be taking it on a world tour in 2019 and putting the Escort through its paces on rally stages across the globe. Of course,

Gymkhana

videos similar to all the outrageous shoots he’s done already aren’t out of the question either.

His crispy Cossie had a turbocharged four-cylinder making 350 horsepower, attached to a seven-speed gearbox. The new one will also be a Group A style rally car, so we expect plenty of power for the new creation as well. As far as the silhouette goes that Block teased here, the bodywork and aero looks identical to the old one. We’re always pumped to see the next Ken Block drift-tacular video come out — seeing a rally-focused one with the Escort Cosworth would be glorious too. If you want to see his latest, check this

one out here

, where Block tears up the

Goodwood

estate in England.

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