Ford Fiesta ST 200, second act - Road Test

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city
Outside the city
шосе
Life on board
Price and costs
safety

Twenty extra horsepower gave the Fiesta ST200 new stamina, even if there was no shortage of it.

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city	7/ 10
Outside the city	10/ 10
шосе	6/ 10

Life on board	7/ 10
Price and costs	7/ 10
safety	8/ 10

The Ford Fiesta ST200 may not be the most convenient and versatile of the compact cars, but it is as interesting as the caffeine concentrate. All the extra power went to the top of the rev counter, while the no-compromise tuning remained the same as the 182bhp Fiesta ST. It's as fun and exciting as some of the other front-wheel drive cars, in fact, as some of the other cars.

If you want a cool car parked in front of the bar to make friends jealous, you'd better look elsewhere. There Ford Fiesta ST200 she is a strong and clean athlete, more than her appearance suggests. From the first meters you understand how extreme it is: rigid shock absorbers make you feel every pebble, and the steering conveys every information. But in order.

Open the door, the first impression won't be fantastic: the infotainment system is a bit new, and the interior, while neat, can't hide the Fiesta's age. But the Recaro bucket seats are a sight to behold, and the lack of a sports button provides an important clue: the Fiesta ST200 doesn't have a double soul, it's tense and nervous every second.

city

Clutch and change Ford Fiesta ST200 don't tire, good news. It is also a very manoeuvrable vehicle on the move and easy to park (with sensors and a rear view camera). Thus, the engine has elasticity and rich torque in every gear, which is a basic characteristic for city use, but not completely quiet. The real weak point is the marble structure, to say the least, but the game is worth the candle.

"It looks like a compass: the front sticks out into the asphalt, and the back slides as much as you want."

Outside the city

I leave the city, find free asphalt, and when I finally manage to blow off steam Party ST200 all my doubts about her dissolve into a cloud of smoke.

The engine only has a hint of turbo lag, but after 3.000 it lights up as a fuse. At 4.000 rpm, you have maximum power, but the 1.6 doesn't pull even 6.000 rpm, which few turbo engines are capable of. There Fiesta ST from 182 hp it already had a good engine and certainly didn't need more power, but more horsepower, overall, never hurt. All this is accompanied by a hoarse sound, rich in decibels and not at all artificial.

The gearbox, slightly elastic from cold, gradually becomes more precise in grafts, ensuring a pleasant mechanical consistency between changes. Exciting scrambling and throwing in corners: this steering it tells you everything and is so precise and adjustable that every slightest angle of your wrists corresponds to minimal trajectory adjustments. But what is most surprising about the Fiesta is its incredible cornering speed. It resembles a compass: its front part sticks into the asphalt, and the back slides as long as you like, preventing heart attacks and without risking colliding with the fence.

Le Bridgestone 205/40 “17 are so progressive even on wet roads that I decide to take a little risk.

I go through the third corner and provoke the rear end by pushing the steering wheel and releasing the throttle. The hindquarters starts out so linear and natural that I hardly have to resist, I just accelerate and run in a straight line. This is enough to understand how unusual the development is. ST200 party. You can also feel it in the way it brakes: there is no soft pedal and aggressive ABS, on the contrary, they almost look like racing brakes. I try to take a little risk when braking, and even though I'm on wet roads and downhill, the ST200's brakes are so fast that I don't even have enough cornering, and not even a shadow of ABS.

шосе

Clearly, the Ford Fiesta ST is not the best car for a trip to the beach. At 130 km/h, the engine hums at 3.300 rpm and the stiff suspension doesn't let you relax. However, easy-to-use cruise control and a powerful stereo system make long trips quite manageable. Even if the cost...

Life on board

La noisy party for several years, and not even well-groomed interiors ST200 they manage to hide it. The infotainment screen is small and far away, and there are a lot of buttons on the dashboard. On the other hand, the Recaro seats are a beautiful sight, even more comfortable than I remembered. The rear passengers are "right" and the 290-litre boot is decent in depth but difficult to access.

Price and costs

Il price price list 25.000 euro for Ford Party ST200 it matches the competition, which, however, has a more extreme version. The nearest are Renault Clio RS (24.450 26.550 euros, XNUMX XNUMX trophy) and Peugeot GTI 208 (22.800 € 26.200, 1.6 6,2 in the more powerful By Peugeot Sport). Ford sits in the middle in terms of price, but in character it is definitely in the middle. The 100 Turbo is also able to drink a little when needed: House claims a combined consumption of XNUMX l / XNUMX km.