2024 MK4.5 Facelift Ford Focus ST Edition First UK Impressions 

That Azura Blue really does look special 👍

Thank you so much 🙂

Me too it looks great in Azura Blue! No worries at all and thank you for the positive feedback 😊

Many congrats on your Azura Blue in your 1.5 Puma ST! Thank you for confirming it is a solid colour and your right it is very high gloss 🎉

Thanks for sharing! That is super cool for a normal ST to look like an RS from the factory 👍

If you would be happy I would love to share the car? Feel free to email or DM me on Instagram if you would be. All my information is in the bio of my channel or description of this video. It would be great to share the car in any capacity you would be happy with if we can make it work 😊 email: Sam.a17@outlook.com / instagram: @samaustin657

No worries at all. The only different is the Azura Blue paint, the Blue interior stitching and the limit number to the UK being 300 units. Other than that it is the same as a track pack. Race Red does look great with these Focus ST's and best of wishes with your decision. You are correct no sunroof with the ST Edition 😎

Thank you and I also discussed this with the owner the cars should have been numbered. Apparently it is possible they are with the last 3 digits shown on the VIN number but this is not confirmed quite as yet. Yes I have seen a handful for sale new and might take a drive to check another one out actually 👍

Thank you for the positive feedback. Oh wow a Nitrous Blue Focus ST MK3? I am very curious about that car with that paint. As you say that was specific for the RS so I wonder if someone painted your car after or do you think that is how the car came from factory? Very cool 👍

As far as I am aware the Focus is still on sale. However, heading into the future I am unsure for how long 🤔

The German Factory where they build the Focus closes end of 2025 & did say in article then no more Focus so probably be EV's from then on so £70k+ for a performance EV

Many congrats on your ST Edition order! 🎉Happy to share the video and I am grateful the owner reached out as there is little content shown on the car...even from Ford themselves. I have produced content on the Focus ST Edition since 2021 on my RU-vid channel and I am a big fan of Fast Fords. Setting something up with all the owners would be great and I know this owner has found the Ford forums very useful too. Myself and the owner will be at this event, which I attend most years, which is a great way to have all the owners together it is called: "Simply Ford - Beaulieu". It is a great community for sure, which I try to create further on my channel, and with Ford perhaps heading in a different direction this ST Edition is likely to be one of the last ICE Ford Performance vehicles produced 👍

@@SamAustin Thank you so much for your reply and for uploading content about the ST Edition! As you mentioned, there's really not much available, so your channel is incredibly valuable. Your enthusiasm is contagious and really adds to the excitement 🎉. About the Ford Focus ST Edition community, do you think we could promote a Telegram group? I already run a Telegram community for Ford Fiesta owners since I own one myself, and it works great. It would be fantastic to connect with other future ST Edition owners, as I've seen a few others in the comments. We could share experiences, discussions, and materials among the limited owners of this edition. By the way, you mentioned in the video that there are 300 units for the UK and 200 more for the rest of Europe. Where did you get that information? Do you know the source? 🚗✨

Yes and discussing with the owner we believe it is a revised paint code of the older nitrous blue in the MK3 RS. The only difference from what I can see if that the Azura blue is a slightly more flat paint without the extra sparkle in the Nitrous Blue. They both look very similar other than that. It is amazing all the little small details that do get changed during a facelift. I would also keep the car stock myself I agree 👍

@@SamAustin Just seen an Azura Blue Puma ST at work, don't normally like the Puma but it does look pretty smart in that colour. It's taunting me🤦

It looks fantastic in person also that colour! Ford do know how to nail that aspect. The black wheels do look great but I do also really like the silver/grey wheels on the standard Focus ST also. Perhaps spraying these black wheels in Silver would look the part plus slightly easier to maintain perhaps. I would love to own one but sadly this particular car is a little out of my budget set a side for such a car given I have the Golf R....I would however consider a MK4 Focus ST Edition, so the pre-facelifted version, as it would be a big turnaround for Ford to produce another limited run internal combustion engine Hot Hatch in the future now so a special car for the long term. You have got me thinking about silver wheels now too as a possibility 😁

@@SamAustin the GolfR is a great car, not driven or sat in one . The black wheels look lost against the blue bodywork, I’m a bit old fashioned when it comes to black wheels. I’ve owned a I30N since last September, great car shame the roads are so bad but I’m fortunate to live in a rural part of West Wales to enjoy the B roads.

Glad you like it! 🙂

Agree. I have a 24 plate ST with previous dials. Much better.

Frozen white is also a very special colour. Particularly in track pack variant with the gloss black extras. Many congrats on yours and Ford really do produce fantastic stand out colours for their Ford Performance cars 🎉

I feel as long as there are enthusiasts around these cars that they will remain in some capacity in the long run. Just perhaps it will be more niche going forward and in limited numbers. Lets see what the future holds 👍

I do have this feeling myself and am very happy to share this ST Edition on the channel. Many congrats also on your Golf R20 as that is also a very special car. I will continue to keep this type of ICE content going on my channel, particularly with my viewers and subscribers, whatever the future holds with the direction of the automotive industry. I also very much enjoy my hot hatches and sharing them with you all. For me they work so well for so many people as an all rounder. They are all the car you may ever need potentially 👍

It will be worth the wait for sure and many congrats on your ST Edition order 🎉

I swear hahaha

Correct, no space saver in this car.