Hoonicorn Mustang Crushes Carbon Edition GT Into Diamond
One’s a living icon. The other is a monster Mustang. When the Hoonicorn and the GT Carbon Edition fight, though, it’s pure Ford magic!
One of the most infamous Mustangs in all the land belongs to none other than the original Hoonigan himself, Ken Block. The Hoonicorn Mustang wields its 1,400 horses like a broadsword, threading the needle in clouds of tire smoke from all four corners to thrill the fans of Block’s Gymkhana series. It’s even the biggest star of Forza Horizon 4, where players pit it against everyone else.
Now, the real Hoonicorn Mustang is drawing all comers to a random runway in Southern California. The Hoonigan crew recently welcomed the Mustang’s next victim, the Ford GT Carbon Edition, to the desert. Let’s see how this plays out, shall we?
“This is a 2019 Ford GT Carbon Edition,” said David Borla of Borla Exhaust Systems. “The most important thing about this car to know is that it’s actually a V6. It’s got an EcoBoost motor in. I think Ford wanted to show the technology of their EcoBoost motor. That was the impetus of this car.”
The twin-turbo GT is all about the carbon, from the monocoque to the disc brakes. Borla even put on their own carbon-fiber fascia exhaust tips, which draws in air to keep the touch temp of the carbon down. Is it enough to take on the Hoonicorn Mustang, though?
“The Hoonitruck has the development engine from the Ford GT,” said Block. “Now, we’re racing it with the Hoonicorn […] this is geared like a rally car. Typically, we top out at about 130 miles an hour. We’ve made some adjustments for the quarter-mile, but it only goes up to probably 170 down.”
The 1,400 horses on top live in a twin-turbo Roush V8 linked to all corners all the time through a six-speed sequential transmission. Block said he typically bangs through the gears in rapid succession on these runs, pinging the rev limiter’s 8,600-rpm limit by the time he crosses the line. It may not be a drag car at all, but the Hoonicorn Mustang is a nightmare for everyone else.
As expected, the monster Mustang crushed the GT Carbon Edition into a rough diamond. The thunderhorse charged off the line to take the first win, followed by a second win off a roll. The Hoonicorn snagged its final win from a standing start with the GT getting a 40-mph roll to the line. The GT almost beat the pony, but those 1,400 horses swept the icon from behind to cross the line with three car-lengths.
“That Hoonicorn’s a beast,” said Borla. “I’m like, ‘I’m going so fast!’ And that thing just went, ‘Wooo!’ I can hear it. I can feel it. All kinds of shrinkage goes on when you hear that.”
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