Just saw this over at fiestaSTOC.com and thought I'd post it here.

New Fiesta ST

Sounds quite good to me so far. Shame the price looks as if it'll go up quite a bit though.

Looks great and performance sounds good too, just a shame about that AWFUL colour! Hopefully that won't be in the range!

hmmmmmmm diarrhoea brown!!!

looklike a mpv

i h8 the new fiestas

I hope they manage to fit the 2.0turbo in.......... it would be awesome! The 1.6 will simply be the same as the other hot hatches.

don't think there be a 2L turbo in the fiesta as it would get very close to the focus st

I am not sure about the new fiesta....really didnt like it when i first saw a pic...but then when Ford realeased the current model i didnt like that...

I can't make up my mind on the new Fiesta. It certainly looks newer and fits in with the rest of Fords current designs, but I can't help thinking that they have lost the sharp lines of the current one, making it all mk4 and wobbly again. It's strange that I was in a minority that liked it at the start, and yet now it's starting to un-grow on me. Maybe I'll change my mind back once I see one.

I think the reasoning behind the change from a 2.0 to a 1.6 turbo charged engine is purely to try and bring down the C02 emissions (and hence tax band), plus fuel consumption etc. to try and appeal to more people. They have to push up the bhp from the current one in order not to fall behind other cars like the Corsa VXR etc, but if they'd got that out of a 2.0 litre then it would end up pushing it up at least one tax band.

I'm still a bit undecided on if I like it or not. It looks pretty similar to a mazda 2 (from pics anyway), and the mazdas look nice in the flesh. I'll probably like the Fiesta when I see it on the road so will have to wait and see.

I like the look of the new Fiesta.
The ST is going to be fantastic. It will have the turbo power most ask for and that will be easily converted into 200bhp. IN A FIESTA !!

I cant stand it!! i find it a bit like the new shape honda civic.