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11-16-2012, 02:35 PM | #1 |
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FRS/BRZ vs Ford Fiesta ST
I want to know about this comparison.. the Fiesta ST will be rated at 180hp, 177 ft/lb, I'm assuming its lighter and more nimble than the Focus ST (which puts it more in the line of FRS/BRZ handling), and will most likely be cheaper than the Focus and FRS/BRZ. I've kind of been waiting for this to come out ever since they released the Fiesta here.
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No three-door version, no care. Those rear doors are dead weight IMHO.
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Don't mind me, I'm just annoyed we don't get the three-door and Europe does.
At least give us the choice, Ford.
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Americans are too fat to get into the back of a 2 door
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Tell that to all the Rallycross wins Fords been getting with the platform. Honestly a modded Fiesta ST would be a force to be reckoned IMO. To a lot of people the twins are a "sporty car" cause they feel it lacks the power a real sports car should have. Beauty's in the eye of the beholder I guess; I like both but prefer RWD.
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When they say "torque-vectoring" front differential, I wonder if they mean brake-based like the Focus ST or GTI. And why can't they ever seem to stick a real limited-slip differential into these cars?
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False, you can take any car and turn it into a FAST car; it takes a well set up chassis to make a car standout in the racing world as a solid platform with a lot of potential. The fiesta does that and so does the FRS. And last time I checked being a ****head had absolutely nothing to do with the thread title.
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Yeah that's exactly what they mean. They're doing it that way to keep costs down mostly; minimizing cost and maximizing what the consumer gets from the vehicle has been Fords thing for roughly half a decade. They went from the hard plastic cheap everything with a good motor brand to cramming as much tech as they could for a great price. I'd be willing to say their whole line-up are all bang-for-the-buck deals.
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