Ford Focus ST (2019) - The new Hot Hatch Benchmark ? [DRIVEN and LAUNCHED !]
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No digital dash, automatically discounted for being ridiculously behind the curve.
@@JohnnyZenith not everyone likes digital dashes. I’ve had a few, I prefer proper dials.
It’s more fun to drive a slow car fast then a fast car slow. Not that the ST appears slow but it seems from your review the ST isn’t over powered to actually use on public roads, I think people can be tricked into thinking something like a high powered Mustang would be more fun to own but actually requires a racetrack to use its potential. Long live the hot hatch, practical, efficient and fun!
Indeed 👍
Indeed. I drove an AMG A45 and Mk4 Focus ST back to back and while the AMG was noticeably faster and very nice, the ST was more fun and frankly a better, more engaging driving experience. I want the ST
Have now got one the same colour. I came from a Honda Civic FK2 Type R which I owned for 6 1/2 years and really loved but am now starting to love the ST as much as the Honda. I love your video's keep up the good work.
Great review. Purchased one yesterday fully loaded spec. I absolutely love it.
Awesome 👏
Thinking about buying one of these...and I have to say after watching a lot of reviews, yours was bye far the best. Thanks...
Thanks Clayton 👍
Thanks for the awesome video! Possibly the best new Ford focus review out there 👍🏻👍🏻
My pleasure 👍
Love it! Hope the bring it back to the states.
Glad you would choose the petrol version. Don’t think I would have been attracted to your TH-cam channel if it was called DieselPed!
LOL 😂
Very soon he might have to change the channel name to battery ped in the future (I hope he won't have to do that)
Great vid, thanks. I can confirm the seats are great on long journeys, 366 miles non stop from my home in Scotland to Birmingham
That great to know 👍
Petrol Ped ... I was a little concerned when I bought it as the recaros in my wife’s Mk7 ST200 left you broken after a long journey. But these are much much better.
I have to comment. Can't remember if I did or didn't watch your video before taking delivery of mine mid 2020, same colour spec etc. What you say is so totally spot on, given my now near three year ownership. Fabulous car in every respect and ridiculously capable. I put a black maxton bodykit on mine to balance off with the black pan roof and the Mountune M330 remap. 330PS 515NM.
Enjoy 👍
Just ordered a brand new one of these in performance blue to go alongside my cherished R53 Mini Cooper S. Got a great deal with extras included so couldn’t resist. Ticks all the boxes for me as it’s fully loaded, practical and much less common on the road than Golf Gti’s / R’s. Got a lower finance rate and better deal than I would have done buying a used one so no brainer in my mind. Didn’t spec the pan roof though as thought it was pretty pricey and wanted to keep monthly payments under £300... is this something I may regret or not be bothered about?😬
Very well presented. A natural stand in for Top Gear I’d say. Love the ST and had previous models and this could be coming next. Far more for your money than the Germans.
Thanks Jon 👍
Couldn’t make my mind up about the new ST but I can honestly say now I like it Pete. Not a fan of the fake exhaust sound coming through the speakers.Nice touch with the heads up display.Have a good weekend mate 🍻😊👍
Glad I could help make your mind up 👍
Excellent presentation. Will be ordering the ST. Love everything about this car love colour too
Thanks 🙏🏻
I’ll take this over VW golf gti anytime.
Supersonic j Why not
VW can’t even be arsed to put a front heated windscreen in the their cars
Definitely take this over a golf gti, gti golfs look boring, great sound from these new focus st 👌👍
@@deyon100 or Ford own the patent and licence it out at a very high cost.
One of these with a Mountune kit would be very appealing in the real world I reckon. Great test, thanks!
I think you are right 👍
Dreamscience have a great stage 1 of 330hp on a you tube review
Mountune m330 just released
The Performance Pack is a £250 option on the petrol, it’s £800 on the diesel as it adds Continuously Controlled Dampers, standard on the petrol.
My bad. Read the configurator incorrectly 😪
Petrol Ped Great video though! The Performance pack was an essential for me.
It would be great if someone put up a map of all the legal, most challenging roads. My favourite is the Bury St Edmunds to Hadleigh road, through beautiful Lavenham.
Nice idea 👍
Another good review here Petrol! This is a lovely colour, Ford certainly bring some nice colours out. I like the shape of this I was never a fan of the previous model ST. I'm hoping they do an RS version.
I'm sure they will and it will be epic 👍
Fantastic review, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
In 2013, I almost bought a demonstrator Focus Titanium. But the missus didn't like the seats, so I went for a 2nd hand BMW 330d coupe. However Ford have always had good drivers cars.
I like the way Petrol Pooch gets onto "Daddys lap" before Petrol Pup even realises what's happening :-))...
Great video Pete.
Oh she doesn't mess about 😂
You put a lot of work into that, good job. I think the fiesta st is more my type of thing.
Another great car 👍
Got one in magnetic (colour) and it is superb! absolutely love driving it and I think in the 5 months I've had it I've only used the race mode once even so in sport and 99% of the time it's in normal mode it is still a brilliant car to drive the few little problems I've had with it is a new headlight (one of the mounting points cracked🤷♂️) and one of the censors on the cat failed! I'm getting good mpg aswell......definitely the best car I've had to date👍
Very nice mate. Great cars 👍
another great review, great stuff man!
Cheers Edward 👍
Well done Henley Ford this guy did you proud!
🙏🏻
I have a,ways had a soft spot for Ford and owned many over the years. My most recent experience was a Focus Titainium X 1.0l rental car is Belfast. I was most impressed and wanted to buy it...a car with not much image but a lot of real depth...even the engine was good and felt like a 1.6. I also favour buying one from a small, local dealer with a Boss, a salesman called Brian and a mechanic named Colin...all serving the community well for decades..a dream but it makes me think of our Ford Populars from 1957...965 AHT and 631 AHW...long lost of course! Ford...the best BMW in the real world!! Happy motoring Pete!😎😎😎
Great little cars 👍
This car is growing on me, getting good reviews
That’s because it’s very good 👌
Agree the rear of focus looks good, really good review of the ST.
Thanks Nick 👍
I prefer it to the last one, especially getting rid of the twin exhaust in the middle, can you now get a towbar fitted?
Good review Sir. Keep 'em coming. I have a Mk3 Focus RS so was interested in this as a preview of what might be coming from Ford MK4 wise. Those seats look almost identical to the Mk3 RS/ST steats. If they are, they are very comfortable. My longest stint is 717 miles (with stops for fuel - its an RS!). back side and back felt good.
Can’t wait to see what the RS will be like 😬
I had a Focus ST mk3.5 with an electric sunroof....it creaked my head off especially in cold weather could'nt wait to get rid of it
I've owned all the ST versions 1-4 gotta say this is my favourite, nicer to drive and to look at though you're right I regret not getting the pan roof, though in my defence I didn't actually know it had the option. I did want the RS version but even a decent second hand 1 3-4 years old is still almost the price of this brand new ST.
I loved my 2015 stealth grey Ford Focus ST...
Nice 👍
Petrol Ped but for me the inside of the new ST is cheap look 👎🏻 shame as its a nice car.... and thats why a brought an Audi S3
Me to , this model doesn’t do anything for me
Get one in yea line up great colour cheers 👍
The First Focus ST I’ve ever liked since the Escort RS Mexico (70’s) 👍🏻
Wow 👌👏
Your comment makes no sense at all!
All the others have been 👎🏻
This one ☝🏻 is 👍🏻
www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1177886
This plus the new Focus ST
I picked up my brand new ST this week. It's excellent. It sounds good and drives beautifully. I've had several Fords including an Escort Mexico, Escort RS2000 and two other Focus STs, and this is the best car I've ever had. The drive modes are great fun and I'm looking forward to learning the other new bells and whistles. And there are some good deals around at the moment. Oh, and the performance pack is only an additional £250 so it's a no-brainer.
Amazing 👏
What is the fuel compsumption of the car? I've seen a couple of reviews that stated 13-14l/100km or 20-22mpg(british). Is it that high?
Can you imagine fitting 185/18 tyres, that's when this and all performance cars would become fun.
LOL 😂
Great to see you got the Mk4 Focus ST on the channel 👍
Great review too .... I’m getting more and more tempted to change my Mk3.5 ST estate for one 🤔
Glenn Church just traded my 2017 ST for one, arrives next week 😉
Go have a test drive and I reckon it would be a done deal 😜
Car looks and sounds fantastic, beautiful dogs too
Thanks 🙏🏻
Hiya. The video is awesome I want to ask a question regarding the ford focus st3 2018 . I currently have one and have had it for a couple of months. My only issue is the torque steer . I have been looking at the quafe would you say this is a good choice . ? 🤔 regards Paul
Messaged via Insta 👍
My Ford CMax 2.0TDCI 2016 had Torque Vectoring control, the engine lost power on small roundabouts.
Great review very informative cheers from holland
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
I've just bought one today 😀 and subbed!
Congrats and thanks for the sub 👍
Got the new fiesta ST and I’ve done two 250 mile journeys basically back to back and the seats were fine, no numb bum! They look the same as the seats in the fiesta. The focus looks ace
I love the Fiesta ST 👌
I’ve had the Mk8 Fiesta ST which I kept for 9 months and got rid of it due to the shocking build quality. I swapped it for the Mk4 Focus ST. The Focus is day and night better when it comes to build quality. But the Fiesta was a hoot to drive if you could put up with the rattles! The seats although they look the same are much better on the Focus.
Ive also traded in my st3 fiesta for a focus st.
brilliant car but its suspension comfort is harsh!!
Great location , great dogs and car👍👍
Thank you 🙏🏻
Best reviews on TH-cam!
Wow thank you 🙏🏻
@@PetrolPed you cover everything, things like boot space are just as important as other things, a lot of reviewers think people just want to know how it drives.
i just like the look, and the color... :D
Great colour 👌
Rear end looks great but front end looks soft, like a regular Mazda or i30. MK3 had a much more aggressive look on the front.
Nice looking car. Hopefully it will prove to be reliable as well. It's no fun owning a car that spends more time in the dealerships garage than in yours.
Awesome review. Cheers mate.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
orange looks good
Yep 👍
Thanks for your video!
I have a 2014 Fiesta ST and bought it brand new at the start of 2015. I was going to buy a mk3 focus rs but I'm very glad it didn't. Ford did a really bad job with that last rs IMO. It's awesome yes but then again it's not at the same time. Like he says in the video, that new ST is faster than the mk3 rs. Seems like the mk3 rs should have had 400hp instead of a pissy 345hp.
Wiĺ you be doing the focus st facelift?
Dream car.. UK focus st in america.
Great video Pete , ... !! Good car ,
I played BOTB for a short time , Now i will buy a ticket as you mention it ,,,
Good luck 👍
@@PetrolPed Thanks Pete , I went for the Tesla Model 3 Performance and the Megane RS, We'll do a race off if i win !!
Great review Squire, somewhat behind in your videos just now, catch-up required. All the best Pete.
Thanks Darren 👍
I can confirm that having done a 4 hour drive in this car the seats are still comfortable 👍🏻.
Great to hear 👍
Good to know! I will buy mine on Friday and it's 300 miles away from me.
Golf gti killer can’t to get my ST focus manual soon
Great vid mate had the same car for 8 week now and love it.Paid 30.000 for mine so there are discounts to be had.0-60 is officially 5.7 seconds and 276 HP it’s pretty awesome
I gave the 0-60 a bit too much yahoo 😂
Meh
Hello driver. Like I’ve said, that colour is punching. Looks a nice lil poker prod.
Dude 😜
Interesting to note that the Mk3 Focus RS was less than £30k for the first UK orders. And at the end of production I don't think the price breached £33k. So the ST does seem expensive but is packed with a lot of new technology. This ST may be the last high performance petrol only Ford hot hatch.
Could be 🤔
Another fantastic review, I've owned cars for a very long time and my favourite was my 2014 Focus ST. I loved that car and made a mistake by going for a Kuga next, lovely though it was. In some ways a better car but nowhere near as much fun.. I think I should go back to some sort of ST (Puma or Focus) before the world is full of electric cars.. I have some choices to make I feel!
Dr House is doing reviews :)
Its certainly a good looker.. handles well, wish Ford would make interior a bit different to my transit connect!! And don't be too hasty righting off the diesel version.. bags of mid range grunt.. great vid guys xx
leon taylor + a plug and play re-map from tdi-tuning for a couple hundred quid would make the diesel version very close on performance...it might be tempting and not completely unrealistic to try and get the diesel estate of this as a company car although I’d probably regret it when I see the tax deductions on pay slip!
The interior does let it down 😪
Questions ....
Did the infotainment system really take that long to load up?
Is the noise real - doesn't sound it on camera?
Biggest problem with the old Focus was the high seating position - looks nice and low now ?
I’ve had sync3 for 3 years now and never never felt it took that long to load, I guess i got used to it but also it’s so easy to use I just drive off and then think about what I’m listening to, but in my opinion it’s better set in night mode all the time which you can do in settings because the standard view is so bright, also in last generation there is the pump leaver on drivers seat that drops it pretty low... wish the old st150 did too! That’s got to be the highest seat in a hot hatch!
1. Didn't really feel like it took long
2. The pops on upshift were definitely external. Hard to capture sound on camera
3. Seating position was excellent. Felt low enough 👍
Missing this in the states , my 2013 will have to do 😪😪
Another car you guys don’t get 😥
Very pleased with my diesel version.
I am sure it's mega 👍
What are your thoughts on this vs the i30 n fastback
Oh, tough one. For overall driving feel and dynamics I'd have the Focus. The i30N Fastback is a pretty looking car though 👍
Hi Ped
Another very informative video, well done.Ford have been off my radar for some time, but interesting to get up to date info on the Focus ST. Reminds me of an episode in my earlier motoring when my boss gave me a budget for a new company car, and I negotiated a very good deal on an Escort Mexico in lime green and 4 Rally spot lamps. My boss was not a Petrol head so I got away with it.😉😉
An Escort Mexico company car...you Sir are a hero 👍
|Great review , as always.I agree wholeheartedly with your review. After reminding myself of the Leon Cupra ST (about to be discontinued) and trying a Focus ST estate (petrol) I am currently seeing which dealer will do me the best deal , not orange though!
Good look with your decision 👍
Don’t get Shadow Black either it’s a bitch to clean
Good to see a car come with quality rubber fitted as standard...so many big brands seem to skimp these days with 2nd division tyres and it really does baffle me why they would do it...accountants taking over I suspect, but well done Ford!
Mega boots 👍
I’ve got the mk3.5 and will be sticking with it , your right about the exhaust that’s the only thing i don’t like about it
Has for the mk 4 the only thing I like is the rear view , the rest I don’t like and also the price
I hated the stupid blobby melted tail lights on my Mk3.5 🤦♂️
Remove the resonator it makes a difference
Like the new focus st very much, just a shame ya cant get 3 doors anymore. So much better looking in my view.
Enjoyed the review!
If you fancy having a go in my 300bhp F56 JCW hatch let me know. Not for video review, just for a laugh 😂
Thanks for the offer 👍
The Focus ST just trumps the Megane RS for the best hot hatch design in my opinion , & would be a better daily driver with a slightly more compliant ride , a great all rounder especially eye-catching in blue although rivals offer better 0 - 60 times , as you say , it's the mid-range torque that is more important for overtaking. Great to see your channel go from strength to strength , it is so well deserved , you'll be at 50,000 subscribers before you know it !.
Thanks Aiden, it's a close call between this and the Megane. Both very impressive and great to drive 👍
Awesome review sir! The car kind of looks like a Volvo and a Audi had a love child. But it looks good
LOL 😂
Love that sunroof but I'm worried about the seats being too bolstered. I'm average sized but in the last ST, my buttocks didn't even touch the seat.
Oops !
Foe one moment, I thought you were going to turn into the pub after the sharp bend at the top of the hill........
Too bad. Track mode turns off the limited slip for the track. If you'd have hit it hard in sport the elect. Limited slip would have blown your mind I believe. I had one and I want. Another or a st focus. Always liked smaller cars although I'm 6' tall lol
What's with pop up glass HUD? Just looks like it will gather dust. Why not onto the screen I dont understand the hud design with the glass.
It’s the same design Mini use. I think it will be something to do with the angle of the windscreen glass means you need a different piece of glass to reflect to HUD image 🤔
@@PetrolPed yes your quite possibly right. Quite steep on this and the mini. I just think it makes the HUD look like a bit of an afterthought
The price is insane. Ford have always been known for supplying affordable performance cars for the masses but they I could never justify paying north of 30k for that.
Like I said in another comment, this is the most heinous example of Ford's fictive list prices.
I got an offer back from my dealer for a fully specced (minus sunroof) for 30.5k EUR, when the list price for that would have been something like 37k.
Not sure why Ford always do this. Basically if you're buying anything else than their more exclusive cars (like the Focus RS or Mustang Bullitt) you're almost guaranteed to get a large discount.
@db Tech I've noticed this as well, at least in the mainstream segment. Manufacturers probably figured that if so many people are willing to overpay for a Golf (the Golf price last generation was pretty jacked up) they're willing to do it for its competitors too. Other manufacturers ike Mazda and Hyundai are competing brutally through price and it's the reason they're successful.
I got one and it cost the same as my last focus st so just go to ford and barter with them
Just got mine for £28.000 brand new 69 plate. Everything except the panoramic roof in Shadow black
Can buy an Audi TT for that, much better quality performance car
It looks like Ford have made a big jump forward in their interiors, both the Focus you tested here, and the Fiesta you tested sometime ago.
Yep getting much better. Still behind Audi and BMW though 😥
Except ridiculously behind the curve without a digital dash.
Looks a bit like a rs3 from the rear quarter
Nice to see that ford let the designers free their artistic flare when designing the interior 😂
Harsh 😂😂
Looks better and will be an improvement on the previous model with the new tech but have ford gotten over the issues of the last few years? For me in that price bracket there is alot of competition and if you don't need the practicality but want a driver's car the fiesta would probably be a better option as usual.
The Fiesta ST is very good but this is an even better drive 👍
Just wish you could spec the auto gearbox on the petrol version. That colour though, it’s impressive
Steve Frampton can get same engine and an auto in a mustang 👍🏻
Steve Frampton The auto version will be out early next year.
The manual is really very good 👍
Yep 👍
I bet that licence plate reminded you of your mini. LHN... almost like Lohen... :')
I hadn't seen the link but I have now 😂
Engine noise through the speakers ? Sounds kinda like the Supra.
New mk8 Fiesta ST sounds better actually but that piston deactivation sounds a little bit dodgy... I'm sure it will cause carbon build up or something down the track...
I think they only pump sound to make the engine sound louder instead of doing some silly V8 sound like in the Mustang Ecoboost. It's still iffy to me but better than faking the shit out of it like some other cars do.
@@xIcarus227 like the fake gear changes on the IS300H - a CVT which doesn't change gear..
@@Lee1188UK that's more due to customer demand, because people find it weird that CVTs don't change gears. Can't really blame the manufacturer in this case imo.
@@xIcarus227 Not disagreeing with customer demand point but the fact that every time the car "changes gear", you hear the CVT howling it's lungs out.... simply not for me!!
Would be great to see the mk8 fiesta ST and Focus ST doing a launch control race. Suspect the weight ratio will make it a close race!
Agree with the seats, I do get a dead leg/bum in my similar Fiesta ST seats after an hour or so in the car.
Fiesta st way more fun on B roads.
Is it me or do the wheels look too small ?
Old Henry would be proud
He would, but he would probably want it in black 😂
Henry ford was a nazi
I love my Mk2.5 Focus ST too much to get rid. Had it since July 2014 & and a Mk2 for 4.5 years before that (an E46 M3 in between). Now Ford do the ST-Line, not sure if the real ST looks special enough. The front end is near identical. With the Mk2, no other Focus has that front end. I will be trying the Michelin PS4's next time round, probably going up a width size aswell on standard wheels. If I had a Mk4, it would have to be blue. I would feel the orange gets too much attention for my liking. What I do hate, same with the Mk8 Fiesta which I love, it's the sat-nav screen. It looks like an after thought rather than being integrated into the dash. Perhaps if they mounted a dash camera into the back of it so it doesn't have to be in the windscreen, that would be a winner.
Great to see the Focus ST In orange fury. Keep up the great content and great videos.
Will do Will 😜😂
25k car max! 35 grand with options for a front wheel drive focus. it's madness! 😂😂
They’re under £25k for pre reg. market will always dictate what a car’s actually worth.
Agree far too expensive
Most cars are overpriced.
I bought my 92 vr6 for 18 grand back in 1992 brand new. Times have changed
Its growing on me, a bit pricey but a quick quote from a broker online shaves about 4-5k off a fully specked ST.
Bring on the RS.
Interesting. An RS version will be very good 👍
Got a similar offer back from my dealer. He shaved off from 37k to 30.5k on a fully specced minus sunroof one. That's a good price.
Nice looking motor but that 0-60 test was sloooow for a car with that bhp! But agree the real test is the mid range punch unless you’re a traffic light warrior 😆
Very slippy road surface and too much wheel spin 😂
I’ve done it in 5.4 in the dry and with the 330bhp Dreamscience map on. Plus you have to flat shift which saves tenths.
Does it have an open deck engine block like the RS? If so then it's another ticking time bomb engine.
it has the 2.3L RS engine, detuned.
@@Mogsy28uk Yeah the Ford open deck ST/RS engines are ticking time bombs where they blow their head gaskets. Look it up.
@@Netlogic. that was the original engines, they have sorted it out with the newer engines
Two questions for anyone who knows. . Is engine noise pumped through speakers at same time as music,thus ruining any other tunes? Can the engine noise through speakers feature be turned off? Cheers
The pops are certainly external 👍
@diamus100 thanks very much for the answer
Great review! Focus or Fiesta ST? 😬
Focus 👍
That's bad ass, wish it were available in the US
Yet another car you guys don't get 😪
@@PetrolPed I have a 2019 fiesta St, and at times the size is really a huge downfall, but I wouldn't want the same or older model focus. I want this focus and I hope ford brings back the focus, specially the St, next year, that would be awesome! I love the styling on this model, it's such an upgrade.
What would you say is the better car all round? For daily driving and having fun with when you get the chance, this or the Hyundai i30 n performance?
I'd have this. Much better to drive and no axle tramping 👍