When world rallying introduced a new formula for "World Rally
Cars," Ford seized the opportunity. Malcolm Wilson's M-Sport
organization was contracted to do the job, completed the design in
less than a year, and spent the next 12 years campaigning this
turbocharged, four-wheel-drive car all round the world.Working from
state-of-the-art facilities, M-Sport built 97 Focus WRCs, all of
which proved to be worthy of World level action when they won 44
World Championship events.Stellar drivers like Colin McRae, Carlos
Sainz, Markko Martin, Marcus Gronholm and Mikko Hirvonen all added
to the mystique of an ultra-professional organization, along with
substantial support and sponsorship from the likes of Martini, BP,
and the state of Abu Dhabi.By building its in-house technical
expertise, M-Sport not only engineered and developed the entire car
on behalf of Ford, but gradually took over development of the
300bhp, 2.0-litre, turbocharged engine, and led the design of the
complex four-wheel-drive transmissions provided by Xtrac.M-Sport's
reputation exploded to the point that when regulations changed, the
company immediately produced a new-generation Fiesta WRC, and kept
the winning days rolling.
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