New Ford Focus ST Performance Car Takes on Rap Star Blakie in Unique Track Challenge

It takes some serious speed and precision to keep up with energetic MC and music producer Blakie.

That’s why Ford teamed up with the 21-year old “Can’t see them” and “Bare Energy EP” star for a new film that demonstrates the agility and responsiveness of the all-new Focus ST performance car.

Shot over three days on location at the company’s test track in Lommel, Belgium, the film shows Londoner Blakie perform his track “Jump” from the passenger seat of the Focus ST – developed by the specialists at Ford Performance.

Sophisticated technologies including an electronic limited-slip differential, anti-lag turbocharging and selectable Drive Modes help the car keep pace in a race with the rapper as he chops and changes his rhythms and tempos.

Blakie even free-styled his lyrics especially for the film, to give them a unique Focus ST twist.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/EqGiTaUWrto

“Having a film made to a track I wrote in my bedroom was amazing – my mum drives a Ford so she’ll be really happy,” said Blakie. “I loved working with an amazing driver and experiencing the adrenaline of the Focus ST on a test track.”

Featuring enhanced powertrains, chassis and braking, the all-new Focus ST goes on sale this summer in five-door and wagon body styles, and with powerful 280 PS 2.3-litre EcoBoost petrol and 190 PS 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel engines.

All track activities were filmed on a closed circuit and monitored by Ford’s safety experts.

Anticipated CO2 emissions from 175 g/km and fuel efficiency from 7.6 l/100 km for 2.3-litre EcoBoost, and from 124 g/km and 4.8 l/100 km for 2.0-litre EcoBlue.

Officially homologated fuel-efficiency and CO2 emission figures will be published closer to on-sale date.

For more information on this story please contact Kim Benns (kbenns@ford.com) or +44 (0)1268 404837).