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Takis Soldatos’ Ford Fiesta ST Mk8 was built by Olsbergs MSE<\/a> in Sweden for hill climb or time attack. The race car is powered by a turbocharged 2.3 L Duratec inline-four built by Mountune<\/a>. The motor is capable of 850+ hp (625+ kW) and installed in a longitudinal layout. That power is sent to all four wheels through a Sadev sequential transmission and Sadev front and rear differentials. Olsbergs MSE upgraded the car with a custom suspension using \u00d6hlins coilovers and Alcon brakes with carbon ceramic rotors. HillClimb Monsters<\/a> reports the last time Takis raced the Fiesta was Kimi HillClimb 2021 in Greece. The car is for sale<\/a> located at Olsbergs MSE in Sweden. <\/p>\n

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Source: @olsbergsmse<\/a> and HillClimb Monsters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Takis Soldatos’ Ford Fiesta ST Mk8 was built by Olsbergs MSE in Sweden for hill climb or time attack. The race car is powered by a turbocharged 2.3 L Duratec inline-four built by Mountune. The motor is capable of 850+ hp (625+ kW) and installed in a longitudinal layout. That power is sent to all… Read More »Ford Fiesta with a 850+ hp 2.3L Duratec<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":145908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[143],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fiesta"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ford-Fiesta-race-car-with-a-turbo-2.3L-Duratec-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1440%2C1152&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146257,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146257","url_meta":{"origin":145903,"position":0},"title":"Ford Fiesta with a Nissan VR38 V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Takis Soldatos' custom Ford Fiesta was built for competing in hillclimb and time attack. 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