Hoonicorn Mustang, Merlin McLaren Make Tire-smokin’ Magic!
First of battles between Ken Block’s Hoonicorn Mustang and all comers begins with a magical supercar named after the late Ayrton Senna.
One of the most famous Mustangs in the world is the Hoonicorn. Built for Ken Block’s Gymkhana short-film series, the monster horse brings the thunder and the lightning everywhere it goes. From the streets of London to the heights of Pikes Peak, the Mustang knows no challenge it can’t handle.
Funnily enough, though, the Hoonicorn Mustang has never once gone down the quarter-mile. At least, not in meatspace. On Forza Horizon 4, however, everyone has pitted the pony against all comers. Feeling inspired, the Hoonigan crew brought Block and the Hoonicorn together to recreate the gaming magic in the real world in a series of battles. First up: a magical McLaren Senna.
“The whole concept of this is based around Forza,” said Block. “When the Hoonicorn made its way into Forza, it was one of the fastest vehicles. So, we noticed a lot of the players were actually taking the Hoonicorn and drag-racing it against other vehicles. That’s the rad thing about Forza. You could put this thing versus a supercar, a truck, or a little, three-wheeled thing that looks like an egg.”
And to bring it all home, Block said he helped the development team accurately translate the insanity of the Hoonicorn Mustang into the digital world. It all comes full-circle in the end; thus, the drag race between it and the Senna.
“This is the McLaren Senna, 2019, one of 500 made — particularly one-of-one in the Merlin Edition,” said Nick, “which is what you have here. Obviously, you guys took notice of the crazy paint. Merlin is actually dubbed from McLaren’s paint master […] Darren Townsend. His nickname was ‘Merlin,’ because of how crazy he can come up with these paints. It’s magic.”
And it’ll need all of the magic it can get against the Hoonicorn. While the Senna might have a dual-clutch seven-speed and a pair of turbos, the thunderhorse’s V8 packs almost double the horsepower of the hypercar, plus all-wheel drive, a wide stance, and wide tires all around. The Senna doesn’t stand a chance.
With Nick piloting the Senna and Block upon his might steed, the first round is all Hoonicorn. The McLaren was on the Mustang for a couple of seconds off the line. Once the pony pulled away, though, it was no contest.
Thus, in the second round, the Senna was given the hit, just to see if it could out-run the hammer of the horsepower gods. Nope! Once more, the Hoonicorn stomped its hooves all over the McLaren’s backside.
Finally, Block gives Nick three car lengths to get off his line. And for the final time, the Hoonicorn reels the Senna in. This was how the United States kicked England’s ass twice in combat, for sure.
“How’s it feel to be beat by a Ford!” asked Vinny Atara. Nick blamed his poor performance on the meth injection wafting from the Hoonicorn. Whatever ever helps, right?
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