The Rumoured Ford Fiesta ST 'Plus' Could Fill The RS Void

Ford has ruled out creating a full-fat Fiesta RS for now, but rumours suggest that a more powerful version of the ST could be with us at the Geneva motor show
The Rumoured Ford Fiesta ST 'Plus' Could Fill The RS Void

We’d been hearing persistent speculation of an incoming ‘Fiesta RS’ when Ford Europe product boss Jay Ward quashed the rumours last month. “We can say categorically that we are not working on a Fiesta RS at this time,” he said when speaking to Car Throttle in January. That’s not to say it won’t ever happen, but it seems highly unlikely on the current generation Fiesta. But what might happen is a hotter version of the Fiesta ST.

Autocar says that it “understands a hotter version of the Fiesta ST is on its way, sold under the name ST Plus” - and we could be seeing it as soon as the Geneva motor show. There’s no word on power outputs, but the regular ST is good for 212bhp and 236lb ft with the dealer-fit, warranty-friendly Mountune upgrade. You’d imagine the increase for the ‘Plus’ won’t be massive - much of a bump in performance and price and it’ll be be too close to the Focus ST.

We’ll have to wait and see if the rumours have any substance, but if the ‘Plus’ doesn’t happen it’s no biggie - the Fiesta ST is already a brilliant little thing with the power it currently has.

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Comments

Adam Bingley

Peron Automotive will beef up your stock ST’s !

02/10/2016 - 12:51 |
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CheesyBISTO

Bastards! Months they’ve teased us about the return of the Fiesta RS.

02/10/2016 - 13:03 |
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Anonymous

Of course they’re not! They’re too ‘Focus’ed on something else at the moment.

02/10/2016 - 13:04 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

well that is coming as well ;)

02/10/2016 - 14:15 |
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TipsyTimothy

yay now when i go to mexico I’ll have a fiesta with ford
hoonigan paradise

02/10/2016 - 13:08 |
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Dave 12

ST plus sounds crap

02/10/2016 - 13:17 |
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Freddie Skeates

In reply to by Dave 12

Sounds really boring

02/10/2016 - 13:33 |
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DoriftoMan [JDM FANATIC] #TheNobeds

In reply to by Dave 12

How about ST minus?

02/10/2016 - 14:50 |
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Dan Wright

Name needs working on, but i do like the concept. As you’ve said the car is brilliant already, but a version with a little more power would go amiss :D

02/10/2016 - 14:08 |
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Jacob DeWitt

Since I’m looking at one of these currently on the used market I hope they build a “plus” model which should hopefully drive down used car prices. At least that’s the hope

02/10/2016 - 16:10 |
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Jordan Mellinger

We can wait on day they will do it and we will be ready

02/10/2016 - 16:14 |
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MrThatreachguy

What if its just a diesel version of the ST?

02/10/2016 - 20:16 |
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Wilberto Agosto

But….but…..AWD Fiesta would be badass TT_TT

02/11/2016 - 02:18 |
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Would an awd system even fit in a Fiesta

02/11/2016 - 14:56 |
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Nah, too heavy for the power output. Upping the power and adding AWD would make it too expensive.

02/11/2016 - 19:57 |
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