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VIDEO: Ken Block's final 'khana electrifies

Number 43 sends it hard from beyond the grave in his final Hoonigan outing, Electrikhana Two

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One special day, a full year ago, Ken Block and his Hoonigan crew brought a deafening cacophony to a chunk of Mexico City as Electrikhana Two filled the streets with the sound of screaming electric motors and squealing tyres.

What came next, every car enthusiast remembers well: Block was killed in a snowmobile accident just two months after filming Electrikhana Two, aged 55.

If you need to relive that news, you'll find it in the story linked at the bottom of this one. For now, though, you should hit the play button below and enjoy Block's last outing in his bespoke Audi S1 Hoonitron electric skid machine for 12 minutes of pavement scribbling and flying bodywork.

Watch more Hoonigan videos below, and read about the Electrikhana Two project at the Hoonigan website here [↗].


Gymkhana One

This is ground zero, where the whole saga began. Gymkhana One featured Block's built 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI at an old airfield. Chaos ensues, the internet catches hold, a legend is born.

Gymkhana Two

Gymkhana Two was designed to feature a few of Ken Block's DC Shoes products, mimicking the form of an infomercial. The cinematography was a big step-up and so was the car, a Crawford Performance 422kW Impreza WRX STI.

Gymkhana Three

2010 was the year of change for Block and Gymkhana. First of all, he changed from using Subarus in the viral videos to Fords - now employing a 484kW 2011 Ford Fiesta. Secondly, the team set the video in Linas, France at an old autodrome. The anti-lag Ford Fiesta Gymkhana car was the start of a long partnership between Block and Ford Performance which continues to this day.

Gymkhana Four

The HOONIGAN team had to wind up at Hollywood at some point. Featuring more stunts than ever, 2011's video once again featured Ken's Fiesta smashing through walls, knocking over objects and of course, performing mammoth-sized jumps.

Gymkhana Five

Ken Block skids his way around the San Francisco skyline in 2012's 100 million hit video.

Gymkhana Six

Gymkhana Seven

For the first time in years, Ken changed his car to a 1965 Ford Mustang in Gymkhana Seven. The fire-breathing methanol-injected V8 can be seen ripping up the concrete wonderland that is Los Angeles.

NOTE: The above video isn't embedding correctly, but the 'Watch on YouTube' link works. Head to YT to check it out.

Gymkhana Eight

2016 saw the HOONIGAN crew head to Dubai to film Gymkhana Eight, once again using Block's rally-spec Ford Fiesta as the ultimate whip-mobile.

NOTE: The above video isn't embedding correctly, but the 'Watch on YouTube' link works. Head to YT to check it out.

Gymkhana Nine

The first outing for Ken's 2017 Ford Focus RS RX, the ninth iteration of Gymkhana filmed in Detroit, Michigan has the most daring stunts to date, most notably a game of 'chicken' with a diesel train.

Gymkhana Ten

Gymkhana Ten is the most unbelievable film to date, with the planning taking over two years and filming in multiple countries like Sweden, United States and Mexico. The full film goes for almost 20 minutes and rest assured, each second is worth watching.

Climbkhana: Pikes Peak

Climbkhana features death-defying slides with Version 2 of Ken's Hoonicorn Ford Mustang, fitted with a methanol-injected, twin-turbo 1043kW V8.

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