My mates got a focus std and I’ve got a fiesta st180... It’s not even close when we both do a pull I leave him for dead. Both are standard. His huge torque advantage means exactly squat when it comes down to it.
As an ST owner I really wish Ford would quit with the pseudo-racing/reviews of their cars and just be honest that the Diesel ST isn't going to compare to the petrol ST performance wise.
With the right driving, any car could keep another car from overtaking in just one lap. What's with 'tv' driving, sliding etc? The chase car was gaining on the diesel in every shot. I bet it's much faster.
The diesel estate was being pushed to its limits and looked a bit Arse end twitchy the petrol hatch looked more composed possibly could of been pushed a bit harder. But catching is one thing passing is another.
shame ford uk cant deliver the ST3s as ordered by loads of people with Privacy Glass, they then quietly changed their brochure to cover up their mistake.
chunkstar121 No mate ,all ST 3s were supposed to come with PG as standard as specified in the brochure, all of them turned up wihtout - including dealers demos etc, Ford then pushed out an announcement saying there had been an error and sneakily changed their brochure to say PG was now only available as a £450 option with 19" wheels (which you cant yet order anyway!) . total scandal. there has been some problem with PG supply I guess and they wont fess up to it. see focus st oc forum the thread with 56+ pages about new st arrived iirc
Christopher Woods my st3 is now coming with tints. But they are gonna be fitted at the dealers. Ridiculous how a company like that can make such an error.
Gotta love the Focus ST! Such a sweet front wheel drive car. 41 mpg ? Yeah right! Ford doesn't even advertise it at that and anyone who owns one knows it's somewhere in the 20's even when driven like a baby on the highway.
STredline There are guys with 42mpg average on their dashboard on some of the forums. It left me in awe as mine is at 19.5mpg, which to me is good considering I do stomp down on it daily. I'm guessing they spend most of their time on the highways as my average mpg is slowly going up as I use the highways more. I know I can get a little over 20mpg if I use my eco tune, but where's the fun in that?
sk8s4aliving Yeah it's sort of strange how some people get the ST and try really hard to get great mpg. It's a car that should be driven with joy and anything around low 20's should be considered acceptable.
dear FoMoCo please try to reduce kerb weight of your STs, the cars when optioned well weighs over 1490 kgs not at all a good sign when even VWs Golf R with Haldex AWD system weighs just 1520 kgs, Aluminium and low cost carbon Fiber will I ever see these in real word cars that we can buy
Miguel Pereira Yaa, agreed I still love the DT and wud take it over the GTI anyday, but since GTI is there and since its lighter and more efficient and laps faster than ST at some tracks despite having lower hp, I felt kind of VW has upped the game to Fords level, So it wud have been better if Ford took the lead against the GTI even if it means higher cost
A dumb video with a car journalist who is selling out to help promote a brand. You want to market the new diesel Focus ST? Great! Don't pretend that the diesel is somehow just as fast as the regular Focus ST just because you were able to pay off a cheap journalist to block and use dirty driving tricks to prevent the considerably faster regular Focus ST from passing. A cheap and dishonorable draw, and a loss for Ford's marketing team.
Here I see people talk about working car GTI Golf, for building instructors car. GTI golf 6 is even slower from new ford fiesta ST. lol Everyone in Germany who was working on buildings constructor in history, liked golf a lot. I know because my father was working in Germany year 1970s.
Unfair comparison, why make the diesel an estate make it same as the petrol then compare, diesel is a far better car in normal performance rd figures as the petrol has only got the 0 to 60, anything above that the diesel shits all over the petrol
That diesel ST is really nice, but you can see that the petrol version wasnt pushing full, honest draw? Na not really, just marketing
True
That rotation though
OMG i can't believe that a front wheel drive car can do that. JUST WOOOW listen to the sound of the diesel ST that's is unbelievable *_*
Amine Greenoi fake induction noise
Not fake. Amplified. It has a "symposer" mechanical amplifier - not pumped through the speakers like some BMWs are.
Im all up for the diesel st. But need to see a straight race between them, no headstarts for either.
Petrol ST feels like a rocket compared to diesel one wich doesn't feel quite fast at all. The difference is HUGE
@@okokoprivica7885 the diesel st just didnt live to expectations, and doesn't come close to the petrol.
Che dire...è semplicemente pazzesca! Ho una ST diesel e ne sono completamente innamorato
I am not complaining, I would love to drive either. Might be able to afford a diesel version .
My mates got a focus std and I’ve got a fiesta st180... It’s not even close when we both do a pull I leave him for dead. Both are standard. His huge torque advantage means exactly squat when it comes down to it.
"Honest draw" HA! Good one.
The song name when the cars start going on the circuit???
As an ST owner I really wish Ford would quit with the pseudo-racing/reviews of their cars and just be honest that the Diesel ST isn't going to compare to the petrol ST performance wise.
Please bring this wagon to the USA!
Fantastic footage
Hey Ford, I ran your focus st so hard the brakes caught fire. Whats up with that???
Where is the straight shootout between petrol and diesel?
How is using a diesel estate a fair race? Would love to see them properly tune the diesel and race the petrol burner.
LOVING that Magnetic Metallic!!!!
I think it is Stealth rather than Magnetic
Really wish a video was made with both the petrol and diesel hatch variants
Whats that song at 1:50
R&S by Marley Carroll
Thx :3
With the right driving, any car could keep another car from overtaking in just one lap. What's with 'tv' driving, sliding etc? The chase car was gaining on the diesel in every shot. I bet it's much faster.
Why with a estate?
Great video!
The diesel estate was being pushed to its limits and looked a bit Arse end twitchy the petrol hatch looked more composed possibly could of been pushed a bit harder. But catching is one thing passing is another.
Send the wagon to the states.
Yeah, I don't see why Ford cannot do it considering this is their One Ford Focus or am I wrong?
shame ford uk cant deliver the ST3s as ordered by loads of people with Privacy Glass, they then quietly changed their brochure to cover up their mistake.
What the new st-3 doesn't come with privacy glass in the uk?
chunkstar121 No mate ,all ST 3s were supposed to come with PG as standard as specified in the brochure, all of them turned up wihtout - including dealers demos etc, Ford then pushed out an announcement saying there had been an error and sneakily changed their brochure to say PG was now only available as a £450 option with 19" wheels (which you cant yet order anyway!) . total scandal. there has been some problem with PG supply I guess and they wont fess up to it.
see focus st oc forum the thread with 56+ pages about new st arrived iirc
Thanks mate. I have not been told of this and ordered the st3 with everything but the 19 inch wheel package
LANKY123 Yikes, that's a bit of a howler. Glad I held off from swapping my ST2 for a 3...
Christopher Woods my st3 is now coming with tints. But they are gonna be fitted at the dealers. Ridiculous how a company like that can make such an error.
Gotta love the Focus ST! Such a sweet front wheel drive car. 41 mpg ? Yeah right! Ford doesn't even advertise it at that and anyone who owns one knows it's somewhere in the 20's even when driven like a baby on the highway.
They're using Imperial gallons, which is 1.2 of our US gallons. Still a high estimate though.
armoredpig ok that makes more sense.
STredline There are guys with 42mpg average on their dashboard on some of the forums. It left me in awe as mine is at 19.5mpg, which to me is good considering I do stomp down on it daily. I'm guessing they spend most of their time on the highways as my average mpg is slowly going up as I use the highways more. I know I can get a little over 20mpg if I use my eco tune, but where's the fun in that?
sk8s4aliving Yeah it's sort of strange how some people get the ST and try really hard to get great mpg. It's a car that should be driven with joy and anything around low 20's should be considered acceptable.
sk8s4aliving that's easy to work out how they've got 42mpg just rest the computer on the motor way and take a pick.
More, please!!!!
I'm tuned now in diesel with 450lb torque... 100% now... having driven the petrol it's weak in comparison.
stage 2 diesel vs a stage 2 petrol. the diesel will get eaten twice over....so stfu lol
Id like to see this come to Canada. The focus is a global car right? Just dont call it the ST-D
Well it would compete in the same market as the STI
😂
To be contiuned..........when??
Get the cars down to the track again and do a time trial. Preferably a stealth grey with black styling pack. You did say to be continued!!!! 👍
why was the diesel a Estate, should of been a hatch like the petrol. I've had a drive of both and the diesel excels far more than the petrol...
Pity South Africans may not see the diesel version, I would trade my Focus sedan.
Let the STDerv do the chasing in a new video.Will it be as close nah.
as the name of that song
I have clear stock ST 2014 and I have 252 HP 406 Nm :) petrol !
wish you did it with st tdci hatch.
Give us a proper drag !
Watch out for your doors flying open
Lovely video too much scenery and scene swapping
dear FoMoCo please try to reduce kerb weight of your STs, the cars when optioned well weighs over 1490 kgs not at all a good sign when even VWs Golf R with Haldex AWD system weighs just 1520 kgs,
Aluminium and low cost carbon Fiber will I ever see these in real word cars that we can buy
Don't look just to the weight! Look at the price too. The Focus ST is a great car for the money!
Miguel Pereira Yaa, agreed I still love the DT and wud take it over the GTI anyday, but since GTI is there and since its lighter and more efficient and laps faster than ST at some tracks despite having lower hp, I felt kind of VW has upped the game to Fords level,
So it wud have been better if Ford took the lead against the GTI even if it means higher cost
Miguel Pereira more weight = tons of road taxes in some european countries especialy the netherlands
DevasionX
Maybe there. In other contries the taxes are based on cc and co2 emissons.
Miguel Pereira my country is, the more weight the more taxes, and the more hp your engine is the more insurance you have to pay.
I dont think you could show this nowadays,it might upset someone....
A dumb video with a car journalist who is selling out to help promote a brand. You want to market the new diesel Focus ST? Great! Don't pretend that the diesel is somehow just as fast as the regular Focus ST just because you were able to pay off a cheap journalist to block and use dirty driving tricks to prevent the considerably faster regular Focus ST from passing. A cheap and dishonorable draw, and a loss for Ford's marketing team.
Here I see people talk about working car GTI Golf, for building instructors car. GTI golf 6 is even slower from new ford fiesta ST. lol Everyone in Germany who was working on buildings constructor in history, liked golf a lot. I know because my father was working in Germany year 1970s.
featureless shape
I hate diesel engine and FWD!!!!!
lol @ a draw
Keep driving diesel like this (racing on the track) and You'll end up with very expensive repairs, very fast/soon.
Unfair comparison, why make the diesel an estate make it same as the petrol then compare, diesel is a far better car in normal performance rd figures as the petrol has only got the 0 to 60, anything above that the diesel shits all over the petrol
No thanks---... girl car
It's just a shame about the looks. Way too much North American influence in this version.