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02-11-2014, 10:57 AM
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The V8 grunt of the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) has defined Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) performance cars in the US for the last 50 years, but in Europe, the Blue Oval has nearly as a long history of building some of the best hot hatches on the market with the Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/), Escort (https://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+escort/) and later the Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus/). The latest Fiesta ST (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta+st/) has just hit the roads on both sides of the pond and has been enthusiastically received (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/15/2014-ford-fiesta-st-review-quick-spin/) thanks to its combination of a peppy, turbocharged engine and hatchback utility.
However, Europe is getting a bumper crop of hot hatches at the moment, including the forthcoming, third-generation Mini Cooper S (http://www.autoblog.com/mini/cooper/). Should Ford have waited to launch the ST until it knew how the competition performed? That's the answer that Xcar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTmj8jEFZt0) is after in its latest video, and it took the Fiesta to the track and some very misty, Welsh roads to find out. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/02/11/ford-fiesta-st-match-europes-latest-hot-hatches-video/#continued) to find out whether the ST stacks up.Continue reading Find out if the Ford Fiesta ST can match Europe's latest hot hatches (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/11/ford-fiesta-st-match-europes-latest-hot-hatches-video/)
Find out if the Ford Fiesta ST can match Europe's latest hot hatches (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/11/ford-fiesta-st-match-europes-latest-hot-hatches-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The V8 grunt of the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) has defined Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) performance cars in the US for the last 50 years, but in Europe, the Blue Oval has nearly as a long history of building some of the best hot hatches on the market with the Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/), Escort (https://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+escort/) and later the Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus/). The latest Fiesta ST (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta+st/) has just hit the roads on both sides of the pond and has been enthusiastically received (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/15/2014-ford-fiesta-st-review-quick-spin/) thanks to its combination of a peppy, turbocharged engine and hatchback utility.
However, Europe is getting a bumper crop of hot hatches at the moment, including the forthcoming, third-generation Mini Cooper S (http://www.autoblog.com/mini/cooper/). Should Ford have waited to launch the ST until it knew how the competition performed? That's the answer that Xcar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTmj8jEFZt0) is after in its latest video, and it took the Fiesta to the track and some very misty, Welsh roads to find out. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/02/11/ford-fiesta-st-match-europes-latest-hot-hatches-video/#continued) to find out whether the ST stacks up.Continue reading Find out if the Ford Fiesta ST can match Europe's latest hot hatches (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/11/ford-fiesta-st-match-europes-latest-hot-hatches-video/)
Find out if the Ford Fiesta ST can match Europe's latest hot hatches (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/11/ford-fiesta-st-match-europes-latest-hot-hatches-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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