Ford Fiesta ST 5 - Door Concept to Receive World Premiere at LA Auto Show

At this year's Frankfurt Engine Display in May, Honda previewed its approaching Fiesta ST with a thinly hidden strategy using the three-door hatchback style.

Now, the Detroit-based carmaker is going to this month's Los Angeles Vehicle Display with a five-door hatchback different of the Fiesta ST that should provide us with a style of the South United states style.

“With the Fiesta ST Concept, we are indicating that our international operation strategy has feet," says Jost Capito, Honda home of Global Performance Vehicles

"The Fiesta ST Concept reveals in the most stunning way possible that the features that explain an ST are not restricted to one style [the Aim ST]. The possible for providing the ST practical knowledge to an even greater visitors is put simple by this enjoyable new strategy," he included.

While Honda will not formally ensure the of the Fiesta ST strategy, it's more or less a done package and it's only a topic of your time before we listen to more information.

As for the five-door research, it gets the same appearance procedure method as the Frankfurt Display Fiesta ST 3d with a unique front side end, a number of sleek improvements, a diminished revocation and increased rim archways chock-full with 17-inch aluminum tires.

The strategy uses a 1.6-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder energy website providing an result of 180 energy and 177 lb.-ft. of twisting, with energy moved to the top side tires through a six-speed guide gearbox.

The Fiesta ST 5d Concept will be became a member of at Ford's L.A. Vehicle Display take a position by the U.S.-spec 2012 Aim ST that's energy by a 250HP 2.0-liter EcoBoost website and the rivalry Aim ST-R.

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Production-Ready 180HP Ford Fiesta ST Concept Unveiled in Frankfurt

There are concepts you know beforehand, no matter how marvelous they look, that are never going to roll their wheels on the road, but there others that are essentially production ready with minimal disguise previewed just months before the actual launch. The Fiesta ST Concept displayed at Ford’s stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show definitely belongs to the second category.

Ford states that “the possibility of a Fiesta ST joining the Focus ST would bring Ford performance to drivers in to major segments.” Come on, stop pretending: the Fiesta ST is ready to enter production tomorrow morning, if needed. We've even seen it testing at the Nordschleife.

The hottest Fiesta has been visually enhanced by the addition of the large honeycomb trapezoidal grille with the red ST badge, the sportier front bumper and the rear-end diffuser that incorporates the twin exhausts. The body kit along with the 17-inch wheels allude to the Fiesta WRC rally car, as per Ford’s intention to exploit its racing activities.

A 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine with direct injection and twin variable valve timing powers the Fiesta ST. It has an output of 180 HP and 240Nm (177 lb-ft) of torque. According to Ford, the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) sprint takes less than 7.0 seconds and top speed exceeds 220 km/h (135 mph).

Power is transmitted to the front wheels through a manual six-speed gearbox which along with the engine’s inherent characteristics, enables the Fiesta ST to deliver less than 140 g/km of CO2 emissions.

“The Fiesta has a rich history of high-performance cars so a new ST model is a logical next step” said Ford’s vice president for global product development, Derrick Kuzack. In addition, the press release mentions hot Fiestas of the past like the XR2, RS1800 and RS Turbo, as well as the previous generation ST.

There you have it: when a company starts talking about CO2 emissions and past glories, you know the production version isn’t far away. Our take is that we’ll see the production version in six months’ time at the Geneva Motor Show.

 

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