Mk8 fiesta st

[yeecup]

The daily. Had it nearly 2 years now. Its got a few mountune bits fitted, recently had a milltek exhaust fitted which sounds great and today it was treated to a stage 1 map at Laird Performance who are the go to mappers for ford's in Scotland. Final run below it was hot 21 degrees so figures should be a bit higher but it has made it a very quick little car for a 3 pot. Some pics

 

[CrippsCorner]

That's probably the best I've ever seen that colour looking! Usually find it a little bland. Great cars, I'd love a go in one... considering a Mk7 next up for me.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Do like these, bet it goes well now its mapped!!
Genuine question though, what is it with modified Fords and mudflaps lol?

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Cracking cars these. I genuinely miss my 140ps St line I had for over 2 years, it was a fun car to drive and only thing it lacked was a bit more oomph in the straights as it cornered and braked really well. I imagine this is great to drive.

How have you found the mpg to be?
I know the mk7.5 was really good on fuel considering the performance

 

[Rojer]

Awesome cars, I loved it on a test drive, felt like a modern Clio.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Lovely that mate. I take it it has the performance pack? Is the LSD a good bit of kit?

The prices have come down a bit i’ve noticed, wouldn’t mind one myself!

 

[yeecup]

Cracking cars these. I genuinely miss my 140ps St line I had for over 2 years, it was a fun car to drive and only thing it lacked was a bit more oomph in the straights as it cornered and braked really well. I imagine this is great to drive.

How have you found the mpg to be?
I know the mk7.5 was really good on fuel considering the performance

Mpg isn't brilliant tbh. I'm all short journeys and always in sport mode get around 32mpg. Also its mapped on vpower so 1.42 a litre. This has the performance pack so has the quaiffe diff as well which is great.

 

[yeecup]

Lovely that mate. I take it it has the performance pack? Is the LSD a good bit of kit?

The prices have come down a bit i’ve noticed, wouldn’t mind one myself!

Yes has the performance pack. That was a must for me when I bought it. Lsd is great when pushing it hard in the corners really pulls it into the bends

 

[dave120]

Really like these. if I was to replace my Clio with anything, it would be a Fiesta ST.

 

[imprezaworks]

Didn't know you had this, not that I should lol

Looks ace. I still like the previous shape but robbers.

 

[yeecup]

Do like these, bet it goes well now its mapped!!
Genuine question though, what is it with modified Fords and mudflaps lol?

Didn't know you had this, not that I should lol

Looks ace. I still like the previous shape but robbers.

Lol. Yeah had it a while just never got round to taking any pics of it.

 

[frayz]

Bloody brilliant to drive these are, especially with the performance pack, way better than the last RS Focus. Only thing I don’t like is the exhaust which becomes tiresome after not too long.
Still the benchmark modern hot hatch imo.

 

[Daniel]

As above, I love them. Think they’re a really smart looking little car.

 

[davo172]

The daily. Had it nearly 2 years now. Its got a few mountune bits fitted, recently had a milltek exhaust fitted which sounds great and today it was treated to a stage 1 map at Laird Performance who are the go to mappers for ford's in Scotland. Final run below it was hot 21 degrees so figures should be a bit higher but it has made it a very quick little car for a 3 pot. Some pics
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Looks great does that best colour for them imo 👍 only why did they ruin it with those wheels! Std ST line wheels look so much better or even better still the ST line upgrade wheels.

 

[Darren S]

Looks great - proper solid performance from that graph too.

Big plus point for the flaps as well - they really suit it and probably very functional on some of the roads up in Scotland!

 

[Willo40]

Looks great mate, i really like these and the new Focus.

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Love these.

Highly likely that one of these will replace my Mk7 ST.

 

[imprezaworks]

Love these.

Highly likely that one of these will replace my Mk7 ST.

How you finding your St?

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

How you finding your St?

Mostly on the drive. Very occasionally driving to the Chinese takeaway.

I spend more time dusting it nowadays than I do driving it.

When I do though it's great and still puts a smile on my face.

 

[imprezaworks]

Really like the look of them. If you were to sell can you drop me a pm sometime with thr details. 👍

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Really like the look of them. If you were to sell can you drop me a pm sometime with thr details. 👍

Noted! I've only clocked about 2,500 miles in it so far so I feel I ought to hang on for another year or so yet though....

 

[MarkCup]

Very nice, I'd love to have a proper go in one of these.

 

[Philip.]

The newer shaped ones are nice! Not sure on the mudflats though lol.
Had a test drive in the previous generation but felt a bit too 'meh' inside.

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

Where are people on a mk7.5 vs mk8?

Top end prices on earlier car are 12.5k where earliest examples of later car are 14k, st200 into mk8 prices.

Guess maybe different answer std and tuned?

 

[Gally]

Where are people on a mk7.5 vs mk8?

Top end prices on earlier car are 12.5k where earliest examples of later car are 14k, st200 into mk8 prices.

Guess maybe different answer std and tuned?

If you're buying a mk7 Vs a mk8 only if it's a st200. The mk8 moved it on a little more. The mk8 engine feel is hard to describe Vs the mk7, it's feels modern because it is but it feels strong and has more character.

You can't go wrong with either. The mk7 was utterly brilliant. My cousin ran a mountune 230 for 3 years. Michelin ps4s, eibach springs, exhaust system, standard exterior in red, looked subtle, and I couldn't think how going faster would be any more fun. The thing was great.

The mk8 feels modern like it should. If the prices were close I couldn't buy a 7 over an 8.

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

Interesting. Had been considering a late plate molten orange st3 5 door, pretty much the rarest combo, can't be more than 100 cars. 5 doors being rarer than st200 and having same chassis upgrades.

I like 5 Dr in mk7 as it breaks up the big rear arch expanse.

Also like that faults known with older car and pretty much been tuned ti destruction levels. So you know lower states of tune reliable. Also seems to be oretty good on fuel.

Would probably stage 1 map if but leave it looking and sounding std.

But 3 pot sounds good. Has a nice looking interior. Looks good on 18 inch wheels and comes with a diff fitted.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

As good as the mk7 St is that interior and 'infotainment' system if you want to to call it that is very dated .

 

[Christopher]

Awesome cars. Do they drive even better than the previous model? I loved that too.

 

[yeecup]

Awesome cars. Do they drive even better than the previous model? I loved that too.

i cant comment as never driven a mk7 but by all accounts the motoring press/you tube/chris harris etc say the mk8 is a big step up from the mk7. i have no complaints its great fun to drive, brilliant handling, powerful, great recaros and the bose sound system is excellent.

 

[antnee]

The Mk7 had a massive improvement in around 2016 due to the new rear axle which was introduced for the ST200 version. I didn't think Ford could go better again with the Mk8 but they nailed it. We have a ST2 with Performance Pack and its great fun to drive, the diff allows you to get on the power so early. Steering is very sharp and precise. MPG seems better too - on a decent run looking at 45mpg instead of mid-high 30s in the Mk7.

 

[Gally]

Sharp! That's a great word for the steering! It's the response level that boggles the mind. It's eager and ready to go at all times.