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The New Fiesta ST!



  182
I'm yet to drive a Ford. I would love to. The only bad things I have ever heard about them is the lack of power in the previous Fiesta ST.

Drove a Ford for the first time yesterday as I lent the girlfriend the 197. It's a brand new 1.4 tdci Fiesta. It was quite nice to drive, the only downside I found was it felt a bit like driving a sponge, as it just bounces round everywhere! But coming from the 197 which is fairly stiff suppose it's normal ha.
 
The only bad things I have ever heard about them is the lack of power in the previous Fiesta ST.

This an area of huge retardation though TBF. Ford gave it the power to fit inside an insurance group. It was never intended to go guns blazing with 182. It was a warm hatch. All it was ever intended to be.
 

Dan

  Yozza'd Blue Bus
I'm almost certain there will be a Fiesta RS, but it won't come until near the end of the product cycle.

I really do hope so if I hear down the line one is coming out I shall hold fire on adding to my 182 and start saving for one of them as I do berlieve the fiesta RS will be awesome!

Then after that a motuned fiesta RS!!!! Sex weeee time :)
 
  Megane 225 F1
This an area of huge retardation though TBF. Ford gave it the power to fit inside an insurance group. It was never intended to go guns blazing with 182. It was a warm hatch. All it was ever intended to be.

I still want to drive one :eek:
 

TheEvilGiraffe

South East - Essex
ClioSport Area Rep
LMFAO.

It's not "THE" ST .. it's a current production (probably Zetec S) with stuff gaffa taped on.

Given the camoflauge going on the new Transit at the moment, this was intended on being seen !! Nothing like a bit of exposure to get the rumours going haha !
 

SC03OTT

ClioSport Club Member
  Octavia vRS
For a forum that's apparently filled with with car enthusiasts, there isn't half some crap/stupidity in here.

Anyway, it sounds like a decent little package.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
The white one doesn't even have side skirts!

Why the f**k would people assume that's what it's going to look like. Without sounding mental it'll look pretty close to this imo apart from the wheels maybe...

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If you look at the white one, big grille and the lower front bumper look the same as the render. Infact the render has the exact same front end. Look at the bonnet to bumper.... no upper grille.

I'd be willing to put bets on it not having stuck on splitters. They will be one piece unlike the zetec-s.
 
Looks similar to pictures of what supposedly the Focus ST will look like from the front.

Will look better in the flesh.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
FLOL at that shop. Half it is grafted straight from teh Focus RS.
Wrong. It's also Focus ST. ;)

Look at the white one in the first picture. Front end is exactly the same. I hate AE but the front end is pretty bang on the test car!
 

Scrooge

ClioSport Moderator
  E55 AMG
Lol it may look nice and have decent power, but it will still rust within a matter of months. Dodgy Dagenham shed;)
 
  172
I really, really, REALLY hope it does not look like that. And please don't make it available in the bland maroon colour that pretty much every Ghia is...
 

The Chubby Pirate

ClioSport Club Member
  Golf R
Should be interesting, suprised its taken this long, hopefully it'll get the performance kick up the arse that it needs...!
 
  328, MK1 Clio 1.4
Lol, calm down, just an observation.

Like, Gally looks like a queer, is an observation made from the pictures I have seen.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Bloody good observation then! You should maybe look into Cop work.
 
  172 Cup
I like the looks of that but then again i have always liked the look of the zs in that shape. Will be interesting to see when its released.
 
Have they moved Dagenham to Cologne Germany whilst no one was looking?

In fact most Euro Fords are German built now.
 

TheEvilGiraffe

South East - Essex
ClioSport Area Rep
Have they moved Dagenham to Cologne Germany whilst no one was looking?

In fact most Euro Fords are German built now.

These little puppies are built in Cologne and Valencia :) Not sure where the ST will be built yet ...

The Cologne Technical Centre has been there a while now .. Also Dunton Technical Centre (Basildon) designed the latest Fiesta. Dagenham only build engines now !
 
Good point. I was forgetting about Valencia. Dago Dustbins :D

I do know that when I was last in Cologne, they were banging out 1200 units a day. Mental.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Feck that's a lot! They love little cars like that on the continent tbf!
 

Scrooge

ClioSport Moderator
  E55 AMG
These little puppies are built in Cologne and Valencia :) Not sure where the ST will be built yet ...

The Cologne Technical Centre has been there a while now .. Also Dunton Technical Centre (Basildon) designed the latest Fiesta. Dagenham only build engines now !


The Dagenham site is not even a quarter of the size it was, it's wierd seeing it now compared to 10years ago.
 
  F56 MINI Cooper S
This an area of huge retardation though TBF. Ford gave it the power to fit inside an insurance group. It was never intended to go guns blazing with 182. It was a warm hatch. All it was ever intended to be.

exactly, just because it has a 2.0 lump people compare it to the 2.0 in the renaultsport clios.

the new ST MK7 looks exactly like the ZS in that shape, lets hope its abit improved
 
LOL yeah that was either rubbish fishing, or a massive misunderstanding of any car that isn't glued together with garlic paste. Ford are renowned for engineering great drivers' chassis even in their cooking cars. Of course I would say this, but then it's true so that's ok.
 

Scrooge

ClioSport Moderator
  E55 AMG
LOL yeah that was either rubbish fishing, or a massive misunderstanding of any car that isn't glued together with garlic paste. Ford are renowned for engineering great drivers' chassis even in their cooking cars. Of course I would say this, but then it's true so that's ok.

It's not biased, even my mates ZS has a fantastic chassis, i'm yet to drive the ST.
 
mk7 is a cracking car i liked the 1.25 i test drove no doubt its going to be good :cool:

tbh i expect id be having more fun in a fiesta then my polo :eek:
 
  Disastra Coupe
I think the newer Fiesta's look really smart personally. The inside is very funky and futuristic. I can see it being a good car - and if it's kicking out 180bhp (and let's face it, Ford's figure's tend to be a bit more accurate than Renault's) then i reckon it will have enough poke to be worrying Clio 200's.
 
  Z4
Lacks so much excitement! Lol at everyone comparing it to the 200. The 200 isn't special because of it's power, it's the whole package. I bet this will be heavier than originally speculated, and another 'nothing' car like the current ST.
 
  M135i
mk7 is a cracking car i liked the 1.25 i test drove no doubt its going to be good :cool:

tbh i expect id be having more fun in a fiesta then my polo :eek:

+1

Had the pleasure of driving a boggo standard one for a while back when I still had my RS Twingo. I remember throwing it around and thinking it was more fun than my Twingo!

Bit dissappointed its not got more power, it would have been nice if Ford raised the game in this small hot hatch sector by giving it say, 225ps, but no doubt it'll be a cracking drive going off the lessor models in the range.
 


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