{"id":146257,"date":"2026-03-16T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146257"},"modified":"2026-03-15T23:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:20:00","slug":"ford-fiesta-with-a-nissan-vr38dett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146257","title":{"rendered":"Ford Fiesta with a Nissan VR38 V6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Takis Soldatos’ custom Ford Fiesta was built for competing in hillclimb and time attack. The wild race car is powered by a Nissan VR38DETT V6 built by Mountune<\/a>. The drivetrain uses a SADEV sequential transmission and active differential. Olsbergs MSE designed and installed a custom suspension using \u00d6hlins shocks. Braking is handled by a Bosch Racing ABS using AP Racing calipers with Alcon carbon ceramic rotors in front and Alcon calipers in the rear. Those are covered by a Braid 18-inch wheels. The Fiesta race car is for sale at Olsbergs MSE<\/a> in Sweden. <\/p>\n

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Takis Soldatos’ custom Ford Fiesta was built for competing in hillclimb and time attack. The wild race car is powered by a Nissan VR38DETT V6 built by Mountune. The drivetrain uses a SADEV sequential transmission and active differential. Olsbergs MSE designed and installed a custom suspension using \u00d6hlins shocks. Braking is handled by a Bosch… Read More »Ford Fiesta with a Nissan VR38 V6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146262,"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-146257","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-with-a-Nissan-VR38DETT-V6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":145903,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=145903","url_meta":{"origin":146257,"position":0},"title":"Ford Fiesta with a 850+ hp 2.3L Duratec","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Takis Soldatos' Ford Fiesta ST Mk8 was built by Olsbergs MSE in Sweden for hill climb or time attack. 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