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The VW is a little on the fat side for a fast hatchback, hopefully the Fiesta ST remains lighter than that. At the same money, with better looks and lighter I think the ST would do fine
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It's also going to have to be quite a bit cheaper than the Veloster Turbo imho, because that is a beast
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Fabia RS!
$27,990 plus on roads. Real world you can get for not much more than that $27,990, if not lower.
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I think there is going to be some info regarding the ST in the next day or 2
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147KW?
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It has to be under, well under $30K to compete with the dsg only GTI. Considering the ST is manual only it will want to be at least a grand cheaper... Which will make it great value, and also make Fiesta Metals very hard to sell with 98kW for $27K....
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Looks like it's confirmed. Though this is for the US version. Not sure if they will change anything about the drivetrain for the Aussie version.
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I wouldn't go comparing it with the ST.
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Looks to be a fun piece of kit.
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There will be barely 2 grand between them driveaway: both are Fiestas: one has 98kW the other 147kW - easily comparable on price alone (let alone both being a Fiesta!) - one is a bargain, the other way overpriced...
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Looks like aus might get the detuned 5 door.
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It is an interesting marketing question whether to offer a 3-door.
The purpose of the ST must be to take a swipe at BMW's Mini. Does a 5-door ST have enough of the right image in order to attract the Mini Cooper S buyer? Or would a 3-door be more authentic as a sports model? It is interesting that Alfa has kept its rear door handles hidden as a tribute to the image. |
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Why not offer both 3 & 5 door? Surely at $28-29k these things will sell like hotcakes.
The number of mums I see driving Polo & Golf GTIs on the school run is amazing. AT $30-40k these cars are way more fun to drive than the typical Sante Fe/Territory/Pajero/X5 that lots of families use for the school run.
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Does anybody have technical specs as to what they have done to the 1600 exactly.
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They cant sell 3 door normal models let alone an ST.. Look at the XR4... Great car and they couldnt sell those either.... It needs to come in a 5 door as well.
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You won't sell 3-door normal models. Different market.
The problem with the XR4 was its old, only-an-engineer-could-love-it look. |
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Sure but look at the Metal at the moment. I hopped on car sales and there were over 70 for sale on there.
Its an awesome little car... but its 3 door as well. Im just saying imo the market wants a 5 door version as well. |
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No idea to be honest, could be emissions but come on the Focus has the same output from its EB 4 so why not the Fiesta?
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No detune, the US just measure it when it's on overboost. So we all get the same engine, which should be good for 0-100 in just under 7 seconds.
More info http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...257AC50004ADF2
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I'm pumped to see this model in Australia, haven't had offical word from Ford Aus yet though on if and when. Coming out of a Polo GTI I'd love to finally get into a light turbo'ed Ford. The only reason I didn't buy one over the VW was because all Ford had was the Zetec. I hope there is a manual and not only automatic like the current Polo GTI.
Can't come soon enough!
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One stunning looking hatch IMO.
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I'm gonna take a guess and say $28-29,990 drive away in 3dr if we get a 3 door. It cannot be any higher.
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Might be another Fez in my driveway come 2014.
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Yeah its very tempting thats for sure.
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147KW
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A word of caution: in the US, for the third time, 83 000 ecoboosts with the 1.6 turbo have been recalled: the reason - the car may catch fire. There's a thread on this issue in the Pub section... very worrying stuff indeed. 200hp is great, but not if there's a chance your car (with your family inside) is a good chance of frying. The 2L EB is not affected.
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It looks like we will only be getting the three-door model, which will suit some people, and not others.
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