My 2013 Fiesta ST2
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Kneller

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65 posts

178 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Hi guys, I thought I'd get some pictures up of my new car.

It's a 2013 Fiesta ST in the following spec:
- Molten Orange
- Smoke Storm interior trim
- Sony DAB with Sat Nav and SYNC
- Climate control
- ST Style Pack
- Spare wheel

So far, it seems very good. It's pretty quick and handles extremely well. I know the looks are a real love/hate sort of thing, but hopefully it'll be appreciated on here!









Cheers

Josh

tonkaplonka

813 posts

240 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Very nice, I do like these, a lot.
Do they have cruise control?

Kneller

Original Poster:

65 posts

178 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Cheers. No cruise control. I barely use it on motorways anyway, so it'd be pretty pointless for me anyway!

Chunkychucky

6,094 posts

198 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Very nice, would love a go in one! Supposed to be pretty good on the road if Monkey Harris's tweets are anything to go by!

Kneller

Original Poster:

65 posts

178 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Yeah it's really impressive! I'd say his tweets are pretty spot on to be honest biggrin

Toathus

32 posts

174 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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I do like these new ST's. Don't seem to photo too well but do look much much better in the flesh.

Enjoy your new car!

Mastodon2

14,322 posts

194 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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I like these STs, though round my way the standard Fiesta is becoming a bit of a chav special. Cheap finance, take the TDCI badge off, get a Zetec S badge off Ebay, add some Ripspeed wheels and voila, one piece of slow, ugly tat. No doubt we'll soon see the boggo models with ST badges.

Yours looks good though, good colour choice, but with generation of Fiestas I sort of like / loathe the looks. It does have some cool features in the design, but overall it is too tall and falls into the "melted blob of plastic" school of aesthetics that a lot of modern hatches have, and I prefer NA to turbo engines in most applications. However, out of the new small hot hatches, I'd probably have one of these STs, certainly over the new RS Clio. Ford gear shifts have never been the best, but I'd rather a manual than those stupid flappy paddles any day.

Bezza1969

777 posts

177 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Like this car very much, just worry that in my mid 40s, I'd be too old to buy something like this now...they are loved by the Yoof of today...!! Cant wait for the group test with the new 208 GTI and the Renaultsport Clio...

MJK 24

5,676 posts

265 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Looks good! Is it a Ford UK car?

Kneller

Original Poster:

65 posts

178 months

Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Cheers for the comments.

I know it's a real love/hate sort of thing, but it's good to see that people have an open mind!

Yep it's a Ford UK car. They're also available in Europe and due to be released in the US soon, but in a 5-door version.

Animal

5,667 posts

297 months

Tuesday 30th April 2013
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I like this a lot! Not sure I'm ready for such a small engine though...

AdamC1983

621 posts

181 months

Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Best colour mate molten orange all the way!



Should have got the matching seats though!

Carrboy smile

Kneller

Original Poster:

65 posts

178 months

Thursday 4th July 2013
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I haven't updated this for ages, but here's a quick list of what I've done so far, and what I have planned..

Done:
- HID conversion
- LED number plate bulbs
- Blue tinted/Silvatec indicator bulbs
- Paint front lower grilles/diffuser gloss black
- FiestaSTOC stickers (internal to keep them subtle)
- Auto Specialists induction kit
- Airtec intercooler
- Climair wind deflectors
- Remove dealer stickers
- Plain registration plates to replace dealer plates
- DMB black/red Ford logo overlays
- DMB black/orange ST logo centre caps
- Black headlights

To do:
- Revo stg1/2 map
- Milltek/Scorpion exhaust system
- Bilstein B14/KW V1 coilovers
- Focus RS mk1 Brembos

And a couple of pictures. In the first few, it still has the chrome headlights, but they're now black as in the later pictures..


IMG_5257 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr


IMG_5236 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr


IMG_5260 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr


Untitled by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr


Untitled by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr


Untitled by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr


Untitled by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr

And a quick picture to show that the 6.7s 0-60 is achievable, even if they couldn't get it on the road tests.


Untitled by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr

Cheers

KarlMac

4,626 posts

170 months

Thursday 4th July 2013
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Nice work.

A lad in our club has one, changing the wheels makes a big improvement visually.


Kneller

Original Poster:

65 posts

178 months

Thursday 4th July 2013
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His name Matt by any chance? He's on a few forums that I'm a member of.

Wheel change is also on the horizon, I'm just trying to decide what I fancy..

Beefmeister

16,482 posts

259 months

Thursday 4th July 2013
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The dark headlights look very nice, are they OEM or aftermarket?

AdamC1983

621 posts

181 months

Thursday 4th July 2013
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Black headlamps are so last weekend wink


Kneller

Original Poster:

65 posts

178 months

Thursday 4th July 2013
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Headlights are the standard ones split open and the interior painted satin black smile

Shut up Adam! Still the only two with them done so far!

KarlMac

4,626 posts

170 months

Friday 5th July 2013
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Kneller said:
His name Matt by any chance? He's on a few forums that I'm a member of.

Wheel change is also on the horizon, I'm just trying to decide what I fancy..
Thats him. Can't believe how quick he's tearing up a brand new car, not sure I'd have the cojones!

Kneller

Original Poster:

65 posts

178 months

Friday 5th July 2013
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Got a couple of pictures earlier in the sun..


IMG_5348 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr


IMG_5366 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr



IMG_5358 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr



IMG_5357 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr



IMG_5354 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr



IMG_5353 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr



IMG_5368 by Josh Kneller Photography, on Flickr