Check out MST's 'ultimate' new Mk2 rally car

Standard MST build not extreme enough? Try it with 350hp, Reiger suspension and a sequential 'box...

By Matt Bird / Thursday, 29 May 2025 / Loading comments

So-called ‘rally cars for the road’ are usually to be taken with a pinch of salt. Unless, of course, MST has made a rally car for the road, in which case that’s exactly what it’ll be. The firm made its name prepping Escorts for special stages, so there’s really nobody better placed to transfer that expertise to something taxable for use on the public highway.

This new Mk2 Rally Car is basically all the most extreme bits MST offers in one car. So there’s no choice, as with standard Mk1s and Mk2s, of a 2.0-litre BDG or 2.5-litre Duratec - it’s the dry-sumped 2.7-litre Millington or nothing. An engine described as nothing less than ‘the ultimate four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine’, with 350hp. Spicy.

That power reaches a motorsport-spec LSD in the six-link rear axle via a Tractive six-speed sequential; the paddleshift is pneumatic for full rally car kudos. The rest of the hardware is as serious as hoped for: AP Racing brakes, four-way adjustable Reiger coilovers and fully adjustable geo. An epic driving experience seems all but guaranteed. The interior ticks plenty more rally car boxes, with an FIA-spec cage, Motamec buckets with six-point harnesses, a giant handbrake lever and floor mounted pedal box. There are buttons everywhere for playing rally star on a B road.

It sounds pretty wild, then, even by MST’s standards. And, well, look at it - they won’t struggle for interest. And if the full rally car does seem a bit much, MST is also developing a ‘mid-range toned down version’ of both Mk1 and Mk2 inspired by the original Mexicos. Expect more on that later in the summer. This one, on the other hand, is available right now, priced from £135,000 plus VAT - just don’t forget about the 18-month waiting list…