Car Tech - 2014 Ford Fiesta ST

The new 2014 Ford Fiesta fits in the category of small, efficient, high-tech cars. But does it have the guts to make it worth the $26,000 price tag?

[stuntdoogie]

Bought a fully equipped Fiesta ST for a little over 24k in November. Traded a 06 Acura TL for it. And have no regrets. Ive also owned GSR's, Accords, RSX Type S, 95 Civic B18 swap and let me tell you this little FiST is a blast! I am infatuated with this little car. I drive it for hours on weekends and never get tired. I just drive to get lost and explore new roads thats how much fun this car is to drive. Bought a Cobb Accessport tuner, flashed the ecu to stage 1 map and WOW its a whole other beast. Sooo much torque out this little 1.6L its unbelievable.

[jonathanb]

The "Girlfriend you had in high school..." metaphor...

Couldn't relate.

[SodleHD]

A lot of these people seem confused...

This car was not made for fuel economy in mind. Its a sporty version of the regular Fiesta and it has almost 200HP and 200 foots pound of torque on a car that weighs less than 2700lbs. This is meant to be a nice a little performance car that you can bring in the backroads or race track and have fun, it was not made to get extremely good fuel economy.

[adriaanpretorius]

I drive a 2016 FsSt 2 dr RHD. Greetings from Pretoria South Africa. She is a beaut! Oh and I liked and subscribed.

[DannyCruzCreations]

This guy is good at this talking about cars thing.

[therealdflatter]

My 06 focus hatchback is still in great shape to this day. Hope to get three or so more solid "no major repair" years out of it then upgrade to something like this. A sporty little coupe with surprising cargo at a reasonable price. Can't beat it.

[JDsHouseofHobbies]

If I could afford a new car right now, the Fiesta ST would on my list. When I was growing up, small cars like it were called "pocket rockets". Love 'em!

[sharpemang]

There's something about this car that I love and I don't know what it is. The Focus ST is faster and more power and I normally like RWD sports cars like the Nissan Z, the Mustangs, Camaros, Porsche Cayman and BMW Z4. I don't know why I'm attracted to this little Fiesta ST but I want one.

[OrangeJuicePapi]

I have a 2011 fiesta and its a good first car to own but the only thing people compliment about the car is how cute it looks. how easy it is to park. AND the ambient lights. females love the lights.

[PennStylez]

Love the vision Ford has had with the current Fiesta and Focus.

[BEIFR]

After reading all of the "James May shirt" references, I see that TOP GEAR is truly missed!!!

Oh and BTW, thank you Ford for keeping the manual transmission alive!

Why can't I get a stick in a full size pickup anymore?!!

[georgeabuhl]

nice james may shirt. really getting into that age arent we

[liveDay]

I like the lighting. it makes the car more customizable depending on my mood
 

[darrenloke]

That is the last shirt you wanna wear for a review in the future Cooley. =)

[DAVE-ujhg]

thanks for the review, We have bought two after seening the mods that can be done with them. After having 500 kw cars that you cant use on the roads and enjoy anymore the ST around the the streets will be great 

[aquateen]

I love Cooley's reviews! Nice shirt too!

[Trades]

A good alternative to the Scion FR-S. Same power, much more practical, 6MT (wow this is a rarity) economical & won't break the bank. The FR-S only wins in FR config vs. the Fiesta FF setup.

[jeffsteinborn]

Just bought this car today.  I love it.  I got everything but sunroof and the vocarro(spelling) seats.  I prefer the normal seats just incase I do have a heavier person, or the casual passenger driving with me.  All in all it is awesome, the torque is great! 

[JDMHaze]

3:56 "Torque vectoring by the brakes" So basically stability control LOL

[Ashquacks]

Oooh I've always wanted a car with it's own high-visibility jacket