The New Ford Fiesta ST Is An £18,995 Bargain
Ford may have been busy overhauling its Fiesta ST with fancy things like an all-new engine and ‘directionally-wound’ springs, but don’t think the Blue Oval has used that to justify a big price hike. Far from it: at the ST’s press launch - where we’ll be driving the car later in the week - Ford announced that the ST will cost you from £18,995.
With the likes of the Peugeot 208 GTI and Renault Clio RS weighing in over £20,000 and the much less powerful Suzuki Swift Sport just a grand behind, that’s incredible value for money. It’s not like it’s sparsely equipped either: base ‘ST-1’ cars get hip-hugging Recaro seats, the ‘Sync3’ infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus a bunch of electronic safety systems like lane-keeping assistance.
ST-2 trim is j£1000 more, bringing with it a bigger touch-screen, a Bang & Olufsen sound system and climate control, among other things. That’s looking like the one to go for, but if you want more gear, the ST-3 starts at £21,495, throwing bigger wheels, more safety tech and sat-nav into the equation.
Most importantly, the Performance Pack is only £850. This includes a Quaife limited-slip differential, launch control and steering wheel shift lights.
The one caveat is the the five-door model can only be had as an ST-2 or ST-3. It carries a £650 premium over the three-door.
In terms of performance, you’re looking at a 0-62mph time of 6.5 seconds - a useful 0.4sec quicker than the old one - and a top speed of 144mph.
Tempted?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Just makes the Swift Sport look even more overpriced :(
Yes please
Thats worthy of a fiesta
Good job Ford 👏
Hm CT staff getting paid well 😛😂
I’ve seen cheaper
Still wouldn’t buy it. I’d get a Civic instead
FINALLY the industry is going back to the 80’s where you could really and truly buy a “cheap” car.
The inline three is clearly ridiculous. I’d love to see the cheque Ford handed you for this.
I have just been in a Ford dealership looking at the Ranger Wildtrak this weekend, while i was there i checked out some other cars too (ST ‘s as well) and i have never ever seen in my life a cheaper and worse interior in a car. I could literally shake the whole middle console of the Ranger and Focus. Ford is just going worse and worse every year in Europe.