When you are young, you enjoy power and to put the foot down. You want a two-door performance car, but you also need a good size boot.
At this end of the market Ford’s limited edition ST200 is the only solution. Unlike all the hatch rivals, this one doesn’t have rear doors. It does have one sweet handling suspension and steering. The 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol now boosting to 149kW and 20Nm, it’s properly quick too. The Ford Fiesta ST200 is said to achieve 100 kph from standstill in 6.7 seconds, which is 0.2 seconds faster than the standard model.
Some of the handling upgrades include enhanced torque vectoring control, 3-mode electronic stability control, a specially modified front steering knuckle.The adapted rear twist-beam with increased roll stiffness, as well as unique front and rear spring and damper settings. Furthermore, the ST200’s centre of gravity is 15 mm lower, it has a quicker steering ratio and shortened steering arm, plus an enhanced braking system with a larger tandem brake master cylinder and rear disc brakes.
