Ford aims at VW with new 2013 Focus ST video

We don’t do much complaining here at Autoweek—unless you’re clogging up the left lane—and overall we know we’re very lucky to be in our position. But we’re not quite as lucky as Ford factory drivers Ken Block and Vaughn Gittin Jr., who get an entire abandoned neighborhood to play around in with the new Focus ST.

Block grabs the Focus and Gittin Jr. plays follow the leader in a Volkswagen GTI. He has a hard time keeping up through the twists and turns, which makes sense, considering the clip is part of Ford’s Focus ST Sessions campaign.

We were pretty sure that Ford was aiming at the Volkswagen when they decided to build the ST. Now they’ve thrown down the gauntlet in this new video, calling out the OG of the hot hatch market by name. We know they have some creative marketing and advertising people over in Wolfsburg, and we’re sure they won’t take this blatant attack lying down. Your move VW.

By Jake Lingeman