Ford Festiva Shogun 300-horsepower Picture
Did you know about its? Ford is hosting a round-the-world cruise in its new Fiesta, and somehow that led Motor Trend to appointment Jay Leno's Barn and accept a attending at his '80s-era Ford Festiva Shogun. There's no way a bog-standard 63-horsepower runabout could aftermost best than a bake-apple fly in Jay's garage, so this one does its best consequence of a Renault 5 Turbo bottomward to the agent in the rear and the blistered arches and vents.
For those who don't apperceive what a Shogun is exactly, it's the absolute alliance of a Taurus SHO's aboriginal 3.0-liter Yamaha V6 and a Ford Festiva. You booty the motor and drivetrain from the Taurus SHO and abode it front-to-back in the Festiva, again division to aftertaste with auto and anatomy kit. Leno's Shogun is additionally additional by nitrous oxide for a absolute of about 300 horsepower, which is appealing acceptable for a Korean-built auto from 1989.
Leno cites two acute affidavit for the Shogun: "Because there are assertive genitalia of the apple breadth bodies are activity to hunt you," and "I alive in a arresting area." Of course, Jay, of course.
