Ford_News
09-13-2011, 05:30 AM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Frankfurt Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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Meet the Fiesta ST (http://autoblog.com/tag/fiesta+st) concept - it's all the goodness of the newly introduced Focus ST (http://autoblog.com/tag/focus+st), just in a smaller package. It looks just about ready to hit the streets, and that's a good thing, since
Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford) says that it is "seriously looking" at bringing this hot little number to production.
The beating heart under the Fiesta ST's bonnet is a 1.6-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder, producing somewhere between 175 and 180 horsepower. The concept car uses a six-speed manual transmission and sends power exclusively to the front wheels, and Ford claims that the Fiesta ST is capable of running to 62 miles per hour in under seven seconds.
The big reason why we're hoping the Fiesta ST gets the go-ahead? Ford says that the car will be a global model, meaning we'll have two new Ford performance products to sink our teeth into in the United States. We've seen plenty of spy shots (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/20/spy-shots-2012-ford-fiesta-st-ready-to-back-up-its-big-brother/) of the hotted-up Fiesta, so we're fairly confident that this little darling will see the light of day sometime after the Focus ST goes on sale. The question is, will we get the three-door configuration, or will it spawn a set of rear doors?
We'll have a slew of live images direct from the Frankfurt Messe in short order. For now, hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2011/09/13/embargo-tue-9-13-3-15-am-est-ford-fiesta-st-concept-is-tiny-t/#continued) to read over Ford's official press release.Continue reading Ford Fiesta ST Concept is tiny-tough hotness (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/13/ford-fiesta-st-concept-is-tiny-tough-hotness/)
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Meet the Fiesta ST (http://autoblog.com/tag/fiesta+st) concept - it's all the goodness of the newly introduced Focus ST (http://autoblog.com/tag/focus+st), just in a smaller package. It looks just about ready to hit the streets, and that's a good thing, since
Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford) says that it is "seriously looking" at bringing this hot little number to production.
The beating heart under the Fiesta ST's bonnet is a 1.6-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder, producing somewhere between 175 and 180 horsepower. The concept car uses a six-speed manual transmission and sends power exclusively to the front wheels, and Ford claims that the Fiesta ST is capable of running to 62 miles per hour in under seven seconds.
The big reason why we're hoping the Fiesta ST gets the go-ahead? Ford says that the car will be a global model, meaning we'll have two new Ford performance products to sink our teeth into in the United States. We've seen plenty of spy shots (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/20/spy-shots-2012-ford-fiesta-st-ready-to-back-up-its-big-brother/) of the hotted-up Fiesta, so we're fairly confident that this little darling will see the light of day sometime after the Focus ST goes on sale. The question is, will we get the three-door configuration, or will it spawn a set of rear doors?
We'll have a slew of live images direct from the Frankfurt Messe in short order. For now, hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2011/09/13/embargo-tue-9-13-3-15-am-est-ford-fiesta-st-concept-is-tiny-t/#continued) to read over Ford's official press release.Continue reading Ford Fiesta ST Concept is tiny-tough hotness (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/13/ford-fiesta-st-concept-is-tiny-tough-hotness/)
Ford Fiesta ST Concept is tiny-tough hotness (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/13/ford-fiesta-st-concept-is-tiny-tough-hotness/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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