World Championship-Winning M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC Rally Car Joins Exclusive LEGO Speed Champions Range
Ford, The LEGO Group and rally experts M-Sport exposed a new design from the LEGO Rate Champions range that is set to bring the adventure of the rally stage to living area floors - the title-winning M-Sport Ford Feast WRC rally car.
The designers at LEGO have recreated the striking looks of the M-Sport Ford Feast WRC car complete with powerful wheel arches and significant front and rear spoilers.
The new collection includes a selection of wheel trims, 2 interchangeable bonnets - one featuring spotlights for night driving, genuine mini race-graphics and a vehicle driver minifigure with helmet and racing overalls that can be placed inside the car with the removable windscreen.
When total, the 203-piece Ford Fiesta M-Sport WRC LEGO Speed Champions version procedures 6 centimetres (2 inches) high and wide, and 13 centimetres (5 inches) long. " With two World Rally Champion titles and 5 rally success in 2017, it's difficult to think of a much more worthy addition to the LEGO Speed Champions range than the M-Sport Ford Carnival WRC car", said Mark Rushbrook, Ford global director of Motorsport. "The LEGO Rate Champions series is a fun method to celebrate the success of Ford vehicles in motorsport. We wish it will certainly motivate future generations of car developers, designers and rally drivers.
The M-Sport Ford Carnival WRC car in 2014 powered to victory in both the FIA World Rally Championship Drivers' and Suppliers' competitors, driven by Sbastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia, who are driving for the brand-new M-Sport Ford World Rally Team this year along with upcoming ability Elfyn Evans co-driver Daniel Barritt. Powered by Ford's 1.6-litre EcoBoost fuel engine, the real-life M-Sport Ford Feast WRC rally car has currently begun the 2018 World Rally Championship season in winning-style with victory for Ogier and Ingrassia at Rallye Monte-Carlo in January.
Ford and LEGO have also introduced a new 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback version to the LEGO Speed Champions array. The 184-piece set features green bodywork with gold-coloured wheels and includes a timing board, race-graphics stickers, detachable windscreen and a minifigure driver putting on a classic-style racing match.
The famous Ford GT40 and brand-new Ford GT auto racing cars and trucks that won Le Mans 24 Hr in 1966 and 2016 are additionally available as part of the LEGO Speed Champions collection.
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The new LEGO Speed Champions M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC rally car and 1968 Mustang.
Fastback will certainly be available to order at LEGO.com/ store from March 1, 2018.
