Ford's RS tuning firm has teamed up with Mountune Performance, a motorsport company owned by Roush, to offer two stages of tuning kit for the Fiesta ST.The Stage 1 kit costs £1,435 with fitting an additional cost, and includes new air-induction and exhaust, and an engine tweak to the 2.0-litre Duratec engine to produce 162bhp. Stage 2 costs £1,838 (also excluding fitting), and comes with the same upgrades as the basic pack plus new camshafts and valve springs, with power boosted to 182bhp.Both kits can be retro-fitted at certain Ford dealership, come with a minimum 12 month/12,000 mile warranty, and do not affect the car's standard manufacturer warranty. Ford will be hoping the new tuning packs will boost interest in the Fiesta ST before it is replaced with the new Fiesta, due to go on sale in 2009. You can also expect to see more of the Mountune tuning packs on other Ford models throughout 2008. We'll take a 250bhp Focus ST, thanks.
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Re: Fiesta ST gets even hotter
I couldnt agree more. The ST should be more worthy of its badge. If they can whack a turbo on the corsa whats stopping ford from doing the same? The old Zetec S was a great warm hatch, one of the best of the its generation, but that was 5,6 years ago, and the game has been raised considerably since then.
Re: Fiesta ST gets even hotter
I understand the point being made about well sorted cars, even if they are down on power being great to drive, but look at the competition. The Clio started with 172 and is a great handling car.
Ford, having made the Fiesta a good handler, should have known the chassis could take more from the off, but they shot themselves in the foot before they got out of the blocks.
Re: Fiesta ST gets even hotter
All you need to do is look at the very first Mondeos - their handling more than made up for the lack of power in most versions.
My last car had 200bhp which was about 200bhp too much going through the front wheels not to mention 220lbft of torque which I am under no illusions was the result of the auto box's ultimate demise!