Ford Fiesta ST Concept - Auto Shows
Ford has already revealed a conceal of concepts and production models at the Frankfurt auto show , and now here to entire out the group is the turbocharged Fiesta ST. Ford is calling the zippier Fiesta a concept, but what you see here essentially previews a in model. There was an ST version of the last-gen Fiesta in Europe, and Ford’s upcoming Heart ST could use a little company in the showroom.
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The transformation from run-of-the-mill Fiesta to feisty ST follows the diagram laid down by the Fiesta’s big brother, the Focus ST. Out goes the anticipated aspirated four-cylinder and in goes a turbocharged mechanism. In this case, the EcoBoost four displaces 1.6 liters and is material for 178 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque. The engine has at least some racing cred—or will one day, thanks to the Formula Ford alongside this Fiesta on the company’s Frankfurt withstand b resist. The ST’s power flows through a six-speed manual transport to the front wheels. Ford claims the ST can motor from 0-to-62 mph in less than seven seconds, with a top zip around 137 mph. That acceleration figure is probably a bit Tory. Our long-term NissanJuke is powered by a turbocharged 1.6-liter making equivalent power to the Fiesta ST’s motor, and outweighs the last five-door Fiesta we tested by almost 400 pounds. In our testing, the Juke made it to 60 mph in seven seconds unpalatable, so figure on the Fiesta ST needing a few tenths less.
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