2019 Ford Fiesta ST ** Can a 1.5 litre engine really cut it?! **

The kind people at Think Ford let me take a 2019 Ford Fiesta out to see what its all about, on paper a 1.5 litre engine doesn't sound like its going to win me over but I was genuinely impressed with this mighty Eco Boost powered hot hatch!

[jamielearmonth]

Picked up my st2 on Friday with same spec/colour as this one, really loving it. Still got my 172 cup as well.

[thetruth]

Superb little car, friend of mine has thesame, and he has owned, driven, everything, this car in his words “too much fun for the money”.
And it is, I have had the engine in a 2017 Focus, 180ps, that was a super daily driver and mile eater.

[DjNikGnashers]

Great review of a not-too-bad warm hatch. Handling is very nice with the performance pack, and you can have brilliant fun at speeds which don't mean handing your licence over.
It doesn't sound great, and it isn't that fast, but for what it is, it's brilliant.

[davidrowley]

I love our mk8 st with the performance pack, as standard I thought it felt a little flat (I've owned a few st's & they've all felt the same) I have had a revo remap and it really brings it alive 250bhp and 385nm of torque

[kevinparr]

Had my fiesta st 2 almost a year love it, and it has been reliable not a fan of the cylinder deactivation seems a problem in the future and the seats are uncomfortable. But yes I would buy the same car again. Or the focus st 🥰

[bakersmileyface]

Can a 1.5 engine really cut it?

Well considering the Ford Fiesta WRC is a 1.6 engine, I'm sure a 1.5 engine can be capable.

[Chappers.Gaming]

i dunno if its just me but i think the blue is the wrong blue for the car, it looks close to the chrome blue i think, desert island blue would of been a better choice its more deeper and stands out imo, but then i haven't seen it in the flesh

[michaelpegasiou]

I ended up getting a Mini Cooper s after trying both, it was close but other than the quality of the mini being better it was the Ford seats, I drive to London often and it’s an hour I couldn’t take in those seats, I’m 11 stone and the sides all over made me a bit numb.

[teggsy]

Pops and bangs at 9:00 ish never happened i think you may of had the car in Eco or comfort mode still as sport mode opens an exhaust valve?Launch control seems pointless as it hits the rev limiter too soon in all gears IMO, i owned a 2015 ST2 fror a year that car was a bargain but this Mk8 can be specced at 26k is it?you got a top spec in this video even the sunroof included which i love and wish my Mk7 had.
Good review and a fair one i think, i would never buy this car at its current price i would just go buy a used low mileage Mk7 i test drove Mk8 and it is not worth the extra dosh over the Mk7 IMO.

[FatherJack-]

Still not keen on the sound, you can tell it's a 3 cylinder, sounds like my mother's Aygo