Norman Dog

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Guy tried to race me on the way home from work, Not that quick are they?

Don't think I'd beat it's big brother (Focus ST) in a standard WRX though..

AudiLover

its only 150hp. Not a worthy challenger. Its a teenagers cars.

scoobboy

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prob would they are slow

zaxs1973

You would completely blow a focus st into the weeds they are crap my mates got one okay its got some power but it weighs the same as a tank...

MrRA

Multijfj

Some guy got out of his fiesta st 150 and shouted abuse at me through my window. He was a right *****, but to be fair, I did cut him up slightly, but there was no need for road rage!

andythejock01wrx

A bit of self deprecation there (no, it's nothing to do with palm and her five friends !)

Brun

You are full of it mate
An ST weighs not much more than a classic Scoob.............

Norman Dog

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I honestly thought a Focus ST had about 240BHP and a T5 engine

Ford Focus ST Review

According to this, Ford Duratec engine, 222BHP, 6.8 to 60.

I reckon a WRX would easily beat it off the mark, but from a rolling start it would probably be more down to driver ability than anything else

Gear Head

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You'll be lucky! Those new st's are bl**dy quick!

T5OLF

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200kg more, I would say that was a lot more.

jubhi

I think a newage WRX and the Focus ST would be pretty even, WRX will have it off the mark but rolling start I think it would be pretty even to be honest.

Someone at my local dealers traded a Focus ST in for a WRX, saw it the other day.

I believe they are evenly matched although WRX got a better 0-60, 1 second quicker i think.

JohnD

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My sons g'friend has a Fiesta ST It's a really nice car but you must remember it's only got a bog ordinary Duratec 2 ltr in it, even so, it goes very well!
The Focus ST has the advantage of good low down torque so possibly would have the legs of a WRX and maybe even an STi in a typical overtaking situation eg 40 - 60 in 4th There are a few Focus ST' around now with 300bhp+ so mind how you go!
JohnD

zaxs1973

I have driven my mates ST all the way to Alton towers from Leeds Don't get me wrong i had some fun but its no scooby,all that power to the front wheels is usless if it can't cope it spins in first,second then settles down toward third so contrary to other peoples comments i am not full of it.
If it were tuned to 300BHP it would be worse my mate went through a set of tyres in 6K.
In the mid range department 50 to 70 and above it would be alot closer but by then you would be some distance away and the handling is great compared to other Front Wheel drive Hot hatches but the driver would not have the confidence to take it to the extreme around the bends (Unless His Brain Was Missing!!) ..

Regards Paul From Leeds

ProdriveSTI

I had some punk try it on when i was in my sti..... (Fiesta ST that is)
then again so did a old skool cossie - most people do try it on when at the grand prix lights .........thats the joys of having a scoob?

wrxcraig

the fiesta st looks nice, but a m8 has got the focus st and wants to put it against my scooby, i dont think i want to waste my fuel.
Are the st as quick or quicker than the megane 225 as i had a play with one the other day and he didnt stand a chance.

Norman Dog

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They must be quite comical to drive in the wet then!

[MikeyB]

I was at a rolling road when a Seat Ibiza turned up, bright yellow, driver claiming it had 350BHP.

To my surprise, it did!!

Thing is, the only way they could get a decent reading out of the rolling road was to sit 6 or 7 people on the front of the car... otherwise it just spun like a b1tch!

No point having all that power unless you can plant it to the floor. Look at the big mercs pushing silly amounts of torque, the traction control just sits there laughing...

Brun

Admittedly i did pick the wrong weight info from the net, but having looked again, it's 157kg more than a Classic and 8kg less than a 2.5 WRX. Either way - it's not exactly tank like

zaxs1973

Where do you get your information from "Sunday Sport?"

The focus is 1439KG

The WRX is 1400KG

Like you say hardly tank like more "Tank of Juice Like"
But i stand by my comments on the car they are not that quick!!!

Brun

Fords own website
Next question please

zaxs1973

Strange that me too!!!

Brun

Click

zaxs1973

And here's me forgetting to mention that its a 5 door.

Brun

jamesbWRXRA

The ST220 focus is a nice looking car but to be honest with a price tag of £19,000 and and a 0-100 time of nearly 17 seconds i don't see the big attraction. Once again the combination of turbocharged and front wheel drive just don't go together well. To top all this according to Autocars hot hatch showdown its not that impressive on the track either. I know if i had £19,000 to spend i wouldn't be buying a ford. However if you own one and your happy with it then thats all that counts

James

Mortywrx

My focus ST is just over 240bhp and its not the quickest off the mark! but once rolling it IS fast esp past 60mph...the only reason the 0-60 is abit poo is cos they have a boost limiter in 1st and 2nd once into 3rd it just takes off upto 155mph(152mph gps reading).

If you look in some of the mags one of them I think evo mag give the in-gear times and the focus ST is the quickest hot hatch bar the megane r26.

All Ill say is the Wrx 2.5 wagon that was behind me a few weeks ago didn't stand a chance past 130mph.

Darren

Norman Dog

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Agreed. I like them. But at the end of the day it's still a Ford and unfortunately so is every other car on the road

Also agreed, £19k could buy a mother f**ker of an STi

Wish my car did 152 mph in 3rd

Mortywrx

do you know I re-read that about 3 times before I posted sorry...but you know what I mean. 6th will take it to 155 on the clock?! Darren

Martin2005

All Ill say is the Wrx 2.5 wagon that was behind me a few weeks ago didn't stand a chance past 130mph.

Darren[/quote]

Well that's useful performance then