Very complimentary new article about the Fiesta ST

[Capri to ST]

I greatly enjoyed reading this new Car Buzz article that just came out.
"It's not the hardware and numbers that sell the Fiesta ST to drivers, it's the way they come together. The Fiesta ST is a car that needs to be driven hard to be understood fully. The old-school platform and parts that helped keep the price down also enabled a particularly lightweight and responsive feel at the tips of the driver's fingers and toes. It had a way of transporting enthusiast drivers back a few eras where the overall feel and manners were concerned. With joyfully small inputs, skilled drivers can stir big reactions from the Fiesta ST when driven towards its limit, calling old favorites to mind from decades before compact cars got big and bloated."
https://carbuzz.com/best-used-ford-hot-hatch-you-can-buy/

 

[Zormecteon]

A couple of articles from Road & Track, years apart....

In 2014 it was one of THREE finalists for "Performance Car of the Year" and just last year is was listed as "One of the Twenty Greatest Cars We've Ever Driven". In the article, my favorite quote was, "It's like driving a Jack Russell terrier".

Destined to become a legend, not unlike the Lotus Cortina. IMHO.

 

[Capri to ST]

A couple of articles from Road & Track, years apart....

In 2014 it was one of THREE finalists for "Performance Car of the Year" and just last year is was listed as "One of the Twenty Greatest Cars We've Ever Driven". In the article, my favorite quote was, "It's like driving a Jack Russell terrier".

Destined to become a legend, not unlike the Lotus Cortina. IMHO.

Yes, I enjoyed those articles too.

 

[Dialcaliper]

I greatly enjoyed reading this new Car Buzz article that just came out.
"It's not the hardware and numbers that sell the Fiesta ST to drivers, it's the way they come together. The Fiesta ST is a car that needs to be driven hard to be understood fully. The old-school platform and parts that helped keep the price down also enabled a particularly lightweight and responsive feel at the tips of the driver's fingers and toes. It had a way of transporting enthusiast drivers back a few eras where the overall feel and manners were concerned. With joyfully small inputs, skilled drivers can stir big reactions from the Fiesta ST when driven towards its limit, calling old favorites to mind from decades before compact cars got big and bloated."
https://carbuzz.com/best-used-ford-hot-hatch-you-can-buy/

There’s also a pretty bold claim in that article that’s pretty high praise considering the other cars Ford has built in the past (unless they’re discounting models that didn’t come to the US like the Escort/Sierra Cosworth):

“Many drivers have caught onto the Fiesta ST's little secret: it's the best hot-hatch Ford has ever built.”

 

[M-Sport fan]

There’s also a pretty bold claim in that article that’s pretty high praise considering the other cars Ford has built in the past (unless they’re discounting models that didn’t come to the US like the Escort/Sierra Cosworth):

“Many drivers have caught onto the Fiesta ST's little secret: it's the best hot-hatch Ford has ever built.”

It also excludes the Focus RS500, and all of the hot Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts, but then those were not hatchbacks.

So yes, that makes me believe that they are being totally sold in the U.S.-centric in that statement above.