Focus ST are the orange ones quicker?

[flasher]

No, it's not a joke. I have just bought a Focus ST3 in colorado red. One of my Missus work colleagues is swearing blind that the orange ones are quicker spec with a different engine. Please post all opinions on here so I can print it off and humiliate him.

[southpaw]

I thought you could only get ST's in orange and blue?

[Fruitcake]

He needs a slap about the face with a prostitute's wet bits. It was just a launch colour, now discontinued.

Same car, just a different colour. I think they're all based on ST3s though so the spec will be higher but there's only one engine for the ST.

I should learn to read really...

>> Edited by Fruitcake on Thursday 1st June 19:09

[J111]

Of course they're faster, they're feckin orange, like a Lambergenie, innit ?

The mere fact that all STs have the same 2.5l Duratec, developing 225bhp, shouldn't disabuse him from this view in any way.

In the unlikely event of my choosing one over a Golf GTi, I'd have it in orange

[timsta]

I understand that they actually had to change the colour to orange from red. Apparently the red ones were too fast for the average driver. Hence the change.

Hope that clears it all up.
Tim


>> Edited by timsta on Thursday 1st June 16:38

[flasher]

Four colours available Orange, blue, black and red. Orange paint is still available at £695 plus vat. I'm amazed that paint increases performance, I have been under the misconception that it was the engine. Damn I wasted £100K buying TVR's when I could have ordered a Micra with lambo paint.....

[flasher]

The bloke owns a Cupra R.....

[J111]

flasher said:

Four colours available Orange, blue, black and red

You can now also have Diamond White () or Soporific Silver.

[southpaw]

Surely the fastest colour is bare metal as this reudces weight?

[flasher]

Thats right actually as I saw a white one a few days ago.

[flasher]

Gazboy said:

flasher said: The bloke owns a Cupra R..... Oh... I thought he had a Nuclear Orange ST. Thank your lucky stars he wasn't comparing the LCR to your ST! They are supposed to be brutal!

according to Mungo, yes.

[teen_cerbera]

J111 said:

flasher said: Four colours available Orange, blue, black and red You can now also have Diamond White () or Soporific Silver.

The local Ford Dealer has one in the showroom in white with the blue stripe up the side, theres also one driving round with the two stripes over the top as well - pulls it off well fair play

[turnleftwhere]

J111 said:

the same 2.5l Duratec, developing 225bhp,

Is that what they're calling it these days? I'm sure it used to say "volvo"

[qube_TA]

But....I like orange!

best, advert, ever!!

[J111]

turnleftwhere said:

J111 said: the same 2.5l Duratec, developing 225bhp, Is that what they're calling it these days? I'm sure it used to say "volvo"

Surely not

[JimNoble]

The space shuttle is quicker in orange.

They realised that if they didn't put the white top coat on the external tanks, they could save ~500kg of weight...

Jim

[Polarbert]

And no, putting optimax in it doesn't magically give it an extra 15bhp.

[J_S_G]

Flasher said:

ARE THE ORANGE ONES QUICKER?

Yes.

[J_S_G]

Ask a silly question...

[Mannginger]

mungo said:

flasher said: The bloke owns a Cupra R..... He already has the best hot hatch money can buy then!

Ah yes but:

Flasher actually said:

I have just bought a Focus ST3 in colorado red.

Fight fight fight fight!

Phil