Ford Fiesta ST

First spy shots of turbocharged supermini hot hatchback caught testing at the Nurburgring

Auto Express Car Reviews

Text: Sam Hardy / Photos: SB-Medien

20th September 2010

Feast your eyes on the hottest Fiesta yet. This is the new Fiesta ST – which we've caught undergoing testing at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany.

As you can see it boasts a wild bodykit with a Focus RS-style nose, which helps feed air to the intercooler – because this Fiesta is powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged EcoBoost petrol engine.

Producing around 200bhp, it should be able to do 0-60mph in around six seconds and hit a top speed of 140mph. Lowered suspension, widened front and rear tracks and two huge exhaust pipes poking out of an angry diffuser are further giveaways that this is no ordinary supermini.

According to our spy photographer, the ST was being benchmarked alongside its chief rival – the RenaultSport Clio 200. It will also compete with the VW Polo GTI, and Ford's engineers will be keen to ensure the Fiesta is a more entertaining hot hatch than both.

Inside the racy tweaks continue with a pair of sporty Recaro seats for the driver and passenger. There's no official word from Ford on when the ST will arrive, but expect an on-sale date of early 2011.

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7 Comments

I hope it does arrive

I think it should go on sale next year at least. Will it be revealed in time for the Paris Motor Show?

By JPW2010 on 21 September, 2010, 10:49am

...finally

By koupekid on 21 September, 2010, 7:31pm

Pretty trick looking chairs!

By rodneyclausen on 23 September, 2010, 8:58am

driving instructor

please not another ST.
unfortuately due to the way most ST cars are driven in essex the ST must stand for STUPID TWAT

By plod1212 on 23 September, 2010, 6:10pm

It would appear for once AE was not a millions miles away with their ST Fiesta artical last month!

This is not this finished product, there is no way Ford will launch this car in Tango red, aside it doesn't work in this colour, this is more likely a test mule, though nearly production ready.

In Sea Grey, Panther Black, Performance Blue and Artic White this will look great. Though I hope they drop the 'Trick chairs' or front seats to the over eighteens :)

By Focus_your_mind on 24 September, 2010, 9:23am