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Written by Stephen Dobie
Among the exceedingly muscular supercars we expect to see at Geneva this week, there will be this. It"s a relatively sane looking Ford Fiesta ST.This ST200 ought to be a cracker, though, the Fiesta"s hot hatch iteration given more power and some nicer trim, presumably as it gets ready to bow out completely. It might nark anyone who"s just bought an ST, but it should please everyone else greatly.The changes aren"t earth shattering: its 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine is upgraded from 179 to 197bhp (or 200PS, hence the name), enough to shave a couple of tenths off the 0-62mph time, which now stands at 6.7 seconds. Ford is promising better in-gear performance, too, so it should rip through its six gears rapaciously.It also comes in a special specification, with new Storm Grey" paint, some fancy matt black alloys and lots of nice red detailing inside and out. It looks smart, no?No prices have yet been announced, but we"d budget on around 20,000 for one. Which is a few grand more than standard, but the ST should still be a bit of a bargain when a Renaultsport Clio Trophy or Peugeot Sport 208 GTI both cost around 22k.Still upset because you"re one of the 19,200 Brits who"s bought a normal" Fiesta ST and can"t have this? May we point you in the direction of the 212bhp Mountune upgrade
Date written: 29 Feb 2016
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ID: 2335
Among the exceedingly muscular supercars we expect to see at Geneva this week, there will be this. It"s a relatively sane looking Ford Fiesta ST.This ST200 ought to be a cracker, though, the Fiesta"s hot hatch iteration given more power and some nicer trim, presumably as it gets ready to bow out completely. It might nark anyone who"s just bought an ST, but it should please everyone else greatly.The changes aren"t earth shattering: its 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine is upgraded from 179 to 197bhp (or 200PS, hence the name), enough to shave a couple of tenths off the 0-62mph time, which now stands at 6.7 seconds. Ford is promising better in-gear performance, too, so it should rip through its six gears rapaciously.It also comes in a special specification, with new Storm Grey" paint, some fancy matt black alloys and lots of nice red detailing inside and out. It looks smart, no?No prices have yet been announced, but we"d budget on around 20,000 for one. Which is a few grand more than standard, but the ST should still be a bit of a bargain when a Renaultsport Clio Trophy or Peugeot Sport 208 GTI both cost around 22k.Still upset because you"re one of the 19,200 Brits who"s bought a normal" Fiesta ST and can"t have this? May we point you in the direction of the 212bhp Mountune upgrade
Date written: 29 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2335
