Ford Fiesta ST Edition: looking for a small car to have fun behind the wheel? Here it is
Antonio Roncero @roncero_antonio
13 January 2021
3 min. 
The Edition version of the Ford Fiesta ST features adjustable suspension and styling details that add more “spicy kick” to this small sports car
The Ford Fiesta ST is one of the sports cars in its class with the best balance between price and driving fun. And now, it improves this quality even further in the new Edition version, which features new alloy wheels, adjustable suspension and some styling details.
The new suspension developed by Ford Performance is precisely one of the strong points of the Fiesta ST Edition. According to the brand, it was tuned at the Nürburgring. And you know the saying: if a car performs well on the legendary German circuit, it will perform well on any road.
Tuning at the Nürburgring
These suspensions incorporate twin-tube dampers and special springs painted in Ford’s Performance blue, lowering the ground clearance by 15 mm at the front axle and 10 mm at the rear. It features twelve rebound adjustment points and 16 compression adjustment points for the damper, so each driver can set it up to best suit their style or the track.
In addition, the new 18-inch Ford Performance alloy wheels with a 10-spoke design save almost 2 kg compared with the wheels of the Ford Fiesta ST. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, this weight saving is key because it concerns unsprung weight, improving suspension behaviour and, with it, the car’s dynamic qualities.
Optional limited-slip differential
Optionally, Ford offers the possibility of fitting a limited-slip differential from Quaife. Together with the torque vectoring control, this small GTI achieves better traction when accelerating out of corners. The system applies a slight braking intervention to the inside front wheel during cornering, providing more direct responses and reducing the possibility of understeer.
Other modifications include specific steering calibration and high-performance brakes, with 278 mm ventilated front discs and 253 mm solid rear discs. The driving mode system offers Normal, Track and Sport programmes, and the latter can now be activated via a button on the steering wheel. The Fiesta ST Edition includes Launch Control for maximum acceleration from a standstill, and the ESP stability control can be set to three operating modes.
The engine remains the 1.5 EcoBoost with turbocharger supercharging, producing 200 CV and a maximum torque of 290 Nm, enabling the Fiesta ST Edition to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h and reach a top speed of 230 km/h. To improve efficiency, this engine features cylinder deactivation, which allows an average homologated consumption on the WLTP cycle of 6.6 l/100 km.
Special decoration for a very special Fiesta ST
Externally, in addition to the wheels, the Fiesta ST Edition adds exclusive details such as the Azura blue colour, with black contrasting elements on the grille, fog light surrounds, rear diffuser and spoiler and wing mirrors, which project an ST logo onto the ground when the doors are opened.
Inside, it features a carbon-fibre-look finish, while the air vents and start button have chrome decoration. The racing atmosphere is completed by the heated ST sports seats designed by Recaro, the flat-bottomed steering wheel and the blue stitching on the leather covering the steering wheel and the gear lever knob.
The Fiesta ST Edition also incorporates improvements to the SYNC 3 infotainment system, with a new interface and larger buttons, a wireless phone charging pad, a FordPass Connect modem for connected services, and the cross-traffic alert system with active braking.
Ford Fiesta ST Edition image gallery
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