16 March 2009 - 12:00
Waiting for the Fiesta ST?
With Ford staying curiously schtum about the possibility of a new Fiesta ST - so expect that to be ages off - you can trust Mountune to step in and give us a hotter version of the excellent new city car.
Mountune, Ford’s official European tuning arm known Stateside as Roush, did sterling work with the last generation, and now it has warmed up the new Zetec S into something resembling a hot hatch. A warm hatch, at least.
A high-flow induction system, sports exhaust and ECU tweaks see power rise from 118bhp to a respectable 140bhp – still well short of 189bhp Vauxhall Corsa VXR, but a fair match for the Renault Clio 138.
It’ll happily outpace the Clio, though – the Mountune Fiesta will hit 60mph in 7.9 seconds, a full two seconds quicker than the standard model and as fast as the last-gen Fiesta ST, despite being 8bhp down on power.
If you need a bit more visual punch from your Fiesta, Mountune also offer the option a full bodykit and a set of love-em-or-hate-em yellow-rimmed alloys. Hmm...
The best bit, though, is that the Mountune upgrades – both mechanical and visual – are available through the Ford dealer network and won’t invalidate your original warranty.
Until a proper hot new Fiesta ST turns up – and now we’ve seen the Alfa MiTo GTA, we won’t settle for less than 200bhp, Ford – this could be your best bet.
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Love these little cars.
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" a set of love-em-or-hate-em yellow-rimmed alloys. Hmm... " definitely love-em
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wooo 4th person to comment any way i prefer it over the fiat 500 arbarth
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don't like the side vinyl, love the yellow rimmed alloys, but I was thinking more POWER!
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But still funky as hell!
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But still funky as hell!
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But still funky as hell!
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Sweeeeeet!
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they shouldn't bother selling the normal fiesta...old people can drive hondas (badly) and leave this beauty for us young chaps!! the ST is going to be mental :-)!!
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There's only one way Ford can make the Fiesta ST mad enough for the world. Give it the same engine as the Focus ST. Sell that model for a year, then announce the Fiesta RS. With the engine of the Focus RS. Oh yes.
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ginger, this is supposed to compete with Punto, not 500
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who LIKES THIS C***, ITS SLOW, UGLY AND STUPID. Who buys all the little abarth 500's and these things? People who cant afford a real sports car. They say "i cant afford a SLR McLaren, but this 11,000 quid ugly thing will have to do...." JUST LOOK AT IT, ITS UGLY.
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preferisco la 500 abarth
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16 March 2009
what a funky little car!
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