RE: Ford Fiesta ST Performance Edition | Driven

[Dolf Stoppard]

Cudd Wudd said:

Might just be me, but the side profile photo in front of the graffiti wall seems to show a car with laughably big proportions or a very tiny man driving it. Or perhaps both.

I agree. I always think there's just a bit too much 'side' to them. Definitely the least flattering angle.

[mooseracer]

gigglebug said:

Is it already possible to buy the wheels and suspension components as optional extras or are they just specific to these 600 cars?

Yes you can buy from Ford either at a dealer or online.

[Brooksay]

I stopped reading at "comprised of". Seriously, that's disgraceful. Tsk tsk.

[cerb4.5lee]

RacerMike said:

cerb4.5lee said:

s m said:

cerb4.5lee said:

Ahbefive said:

I like it, new cars are very expensive these days though.

They are and I was shocked yesterday when I was reading a review of the focus ST and that costs £32k!! Either I'm getting old or I'm just not going with the times.

The one that made me double-take was the £45k 320d auto - a few options admittedly but you see loads floating about on the roads

That is expensive for sure! I remember paying £33k for a 3 month old 330d back in 2006 and I thought that was expensive for what it actually was.

I need to learn to go with the times I think.

Funnily enough, £33k in 2006 is equivalent to £45k in today’s money. So actually, all BMW have done is raise their prices with inflation....

[gigglebug]

mooseracer said:

Yes you can buy from Ford either at a dealer or online.

Ah, I see. Would this be a cheaper way to the upgrades assuming you don't mind the colour?

[Initforthemoney]

Are the lights on the tailgate supposed to line up with the ones on the rear quarter?

[s m]

cerb4.5lee said:

RacerMike said:

cerb4.5lee said:

s m said:

cerb4.5lee said:

Ahbefive said:

I like it, new cars are very expensive these days though.

They are and I was shocked yesterday when I was reading a review of the focus ST and that costs £32k!! Either I'm getting old or I'm just not going with the times.

The one that made me double-take was the £45k 320d auto - a few options admittedly but you see loads floating about on the roads

That is expensive for sure! I remember paying £33k for a 3 month old 330d back in 2006 and I thought that was expensive for what it actually was.

I need to learn to go with the times I think.

Funnily enough, £33k in 2006 is equivalent to £45k in today’s money. So actually, all BMW have done is raise their prices with inflation....

.....and given you 2/3 of the engine!

[Gandahar]

Price: £26,00 (est)


Bargain.

[cerb4.5lee]

s m said:

cerb4.5lee said:

RacerMike said:

cerb4.5lee said:

s m said:

cerb4.5lee said:

Ahbefive said:

I like it, new cars are very expensive these days though.

They are and I was shocked yesterday when I was reading a review of the focus ST and that costs £32k!! Either I'm getting old or I'm just not going with the times.

The one that made me double-take was the £45k 320d auto - a few options admittedly but you see loads floating about on the roads

That is expensive for sure! I remember paying £33k for a 3 month old 330d back in 2006 and I thought that was expensive for what it actually was.

I need to learn to go with the times I think.

Funnily enough, £33k in 2006 is equivalent to £45k in today’s money. So actually, all BMW have done is raise their prices with inflation....

.....and given you 2/3 of the engine!

That is true!

[mooseracer]

gigglebug said:

Ah, I see. Would this be a cheaper way to the upgrades assuming you don't mind the colour?

£1600 for the suspension
£1000 for the wheels

No doubt you could get aftermarket parts for less though I do love those wheels.

[gigglebug]

mooseracer said:

£1600 for the suspension
£1000 for the wheels

No doubt you could get aftermarket parts for less though I do love those wheels.

So very good value, as oppose to being an absolute steal, once you take into account the diff, stereo, lights and launch control. I wonder how many have specced a standard car up to what is available here?

[sicasey]

Mini JCW for me please.

[PerfectDark]

I can’t be the only person that has noticed this on most mk8 Fiesta’s but it really irks me that the tailgate doesn’t line up properly - the rear lights and swage line make it look like it’s been in a smash and bodged together. One of those “once you’ve seen it you can’t un-see it” things.

The new Fiesta ST seems like a good car, but I’m undecided on the orange - I think it would be better if it was pearl like the Electric Orange from the mk2 Focus ST (even if it was a PITA to paint match if you scraped it!)

[Lemming Train]

It looks like a bog standard C-Max that your granny would drive, but with some Halfords alloys on it. And it's in a terrible colour that no-one will ever buy.

Initforthemoney said:

Are the lights on the tailgate supposed to line up with the ones on the rear quarter?

Just keeping up with the tradition I guess. Did you ever see the giant bonnet gap on the mk3 Focus's that were big enough to get half of your hand in with the bonnet fully closed? Ford QC is non-existent.

[IanJ9375]

Been tempted to fit the 19" version of this wheel to my RS
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Ford-Performanc...

It's hard to accept that inflation has meant a Fiesta is RRP £26k - but it sounds like this is possibly the best new car you can have at this price point, crazy German price reductions aside of course lol
Not a lover of Orange but the Ford world will lap it up for sure, I'd love a drive in one!

[IanJ9375]

Lemming Train said:

Just keeping up with the tradition I guess. Did you ever see the giant bonnet gap on the mk3 Focus's that were big enough to get half of your hand in with the bonnet fully closed? Ford QC is non-existent.

You must have one of those Jeremy Beadle hands...

[gigglebug]

Lemming Train said:

And it's in a terrible colour that no-one will ever buy.

All 600 will be in the classifieds at some point then.

[blade7]

spookly said:

£26k and you get a 3 pot. Hmmmmm. Looks nice, but it's a pass from me.

With less power than the Ford approved Mountune Fiesta ST or ST200.

[David87]

Love that. I’d quite like one, but have no use for it.

[Court_S]

I quite like the colour, but I’m really not a fan of the price! Jeez.

I wonder what the discounts will be like on these?