Are You Ready For: A 180 HP Fiesta?
Ford has made it clear that a 250 HP “ST” version of its 2012 Focus will be making its way to America, hopefully opening a new chapter in Ford’s US-market hot hatch history. The perfect followup? How about a 180 HP Fiesta ST, featuring the new 1.6 liter Ecoboost engine? Autocar says its coming to the UK by the end of this year, and Ford is already teasing its arrival with the release of a “warm” Fiesta, the 134 HP S1600 (above). There’s no word on US availability yet, but if Ford’s going to bring us the Focus ST, why not its baby cousin? With the Fiesta getting plenty of play in rally racing and, far more importantly, Ken Block videos, this seems like an easy call. If nothing else, it will at least look like the bargain of the lifetime compared to the Fiat 500 EV.
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Look Barbie! A car for Ken!
While I'm impressed by the ST, I'd be more realistically interested in the "warm hatch" S model. 134hp would be enough for me.
Yes - Next question? (does it still get 40 mpg on the highway?)
I hope they bring this car to the US. And Honda needs bring back the Civic Si 3 door as well. And when is Mazda going to offer the Speed 3 in three door form? However I already solved my hot hatch problem... I bought a used Volvo C30 a few weeks ago. Other then the Golf, Mini and maybe the Eclipse its the only true hot hatch you can get in the US these days.