Focus ST vs Fiesta ST: Which hot hatch do we like more? 

The Fiesta is so responsive and feels like it's meant for the track. The Focus is like a FWD muscle car.

Test drove both and went with the Fiesta ST and saved thousands of dollars. Purchased a COBB Stage 1 flash tune for $600 making the car that much closer in performance to the Focus ST. Of course, one could purchase a flash tune for the Focus ST making it faster than the Fiesta...and so on, and so forth...

That's what I love about the FiST, the way it handles a corner. Small but oh, so much fun.

Interior: focus Everything else: fiesta

Good video, I personally like the Fiesta ST more. I had a lot of clipping in the audio, better audio quality will really improve the video.

I haven't checked out your other content yet, but....SUBSCRIBED! Real Talk.

awesome video! I just realized you posted it a few days before I picked up my Focus ST :P

First video that I see from you guys. Awesome!

Love this, great comparison guys :)

Great "Real Talk"!

Great video guys

Both cars are great but I went with the ford focus st2 and I love it so much fun and so much power never get bored of that

Thank you u FORD!

Nice review guys!

Just bought my FiST on saturday, tri coat metallic molten orange with the color matching recaros, absolutely love taking it on windy roads, pretty much drove all weekend

In my country the Fiesta ST has only two doors so that's a big difference from a practical standpoint if you have a family.

2016 FiST - daily driver Test drove both, the Focus was more in line size wise with my previous rides. The FiST felt like a go-cart on crack. Back seats were a big decision for me. To lay flat the Focus needs the headrest removed and the seat cushion lifted. The FiST just folds flat. Carried a high wheel trimmer, new in the box, in the FiST no problem. Getting 28 mpg mixed driving. Got 37 mpg on a 75 mph trip to San Diego and back. I paid cash so walked away with an extra $5k in my pocket.

Give the Hispanic dude the Fiesta, haha I see what you did there

focus st any day! I drove both. bought the focus st last week. still smiling!

The Focus feels like a family friendly hot hatch...the Fiesta is like a little rally car. Trust me...having owned over 100 cars the Fiesta is something very special. It will become the stuff of legends and it's value will go up and up.

I'm considering getting either a Fiesta or Focus ST. I owned a 2016 Focus ST (ST3) for 3 years before trading it in on a 2017 Focus RS (that was re-engined with a brand new 2018 engine by Ford). Honestly I wish I just kept the Focus ST. There was nothing wrong with the RS, however honestly I found it was not as fun (or practical) to drive on the street as the ST. The RS was truly only fun for me if I was driving it at 8/10ths or more of what it was capable of either at autocross or track. Just carving up some twisties and throttling out, the Focus ST was more enjoyable (had a Stage 1 tune from FSWerks on it, made power delivery much more linear instead of all up front and a lot more torque). Fast forward to now, I have a 2007 4Runner that's my daily driver, winter, dog, and hauling vehicle and a 2021 Mustang Mach 1 Handling Package for my fun car. I'm thinking about a Fiesta or Focus ST as a 3rd car mainly as a daily driver so I'm not using the 4Runner as much (pretty awful MPG and it's big and heavy) as well as a fun joy ride vehicle to take out with the dogs, and a fun car to drive in the winter I don't care so much about (the Mach 1 doesn't see the winter roads). I know I really enjoyed the Focus ST, but I lot of people rave about the Fiesta ST. I don't really *need* the room since I have the 4Runner to haul when needed. Main concern is if the back seats would be too small for the dogs, but I think it'd probably be fine. Aside from that would mostly be concern over refinement, road noise, suspension bumpiness, how it handles freeways, etc. Most of the time it seems used, well spec'ed Fiesta and Focus STs in decent shape under 80k miles are pretty similar in price. If the Fiesta ST were much cheaper, it'd make it more appealing, but in my searching it's usually not.

Keep it Real!

for 2018 they should make the focus/fiesta ST in a 2 door coupe and 3 door hatch

Real talk 🥰

Hands down the Fiesta st is better because it’s so much fun, and you can always upgrade to a bigger turbo for more HP

I live in the uk and have a feista st with the warranty approved mountune upgrade with 215 and it fractionally quicker to 60 and still more fun and cheaper

@7:59 its crazy seeing the difference in the brake rotors

I got the Focus ST, ultimately I want the RS! But I do regret not testing the Fiesta before making my purchase. However I'd want to get the two door Fiesta. I'm going to look into them a little more and maybe I'll make the switch but we'll see. As of now, loving the Focus aside from the rough ride.

No Recaros in the comparison? You guys are missing out!! They ended up being a must have in my FiST!

I got a 2013 focus titanium 5 speed. It's fun to drive but thinking about getting an st soon. Want more speed lol

That Fist has a custom wrap around it? It does not look like it has the molten orange layer.

A two door Fiesta would be nice.

I went with Hose-A and bought the Fiesta

Damn.. that licenseplate though

The fiesta feels more agile

I love my 2017 ford focus st same color as the one on the video

I gotta decide. Damn it is hard. I am old and this is a hard decision.

Y’all are killing me, I can’t decide between which car I’d rather own for long term daily use. I love power but I also love the practicality of the FiST. If anyone can answer, is the FiST “enough” to keep a car guy happy for a few years. My current vehicle is a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport, but it makes a little more power than stock, so my worry lies in the FiST NOT BEING ENOGH

I would take the FoST if it didn't have the turning radius of a semi, and it's gas tank was larger. Otherwise, I prefer the FiST. Orange Spice '17

Focus st all day.

I am a Miata owner and I think the fiesta would be perfect to drive

I've driven both and the Fiesta ST is more fun to drive. My friend who owns a Focus ST wishes he bought a Fiesta. I put 16" wheels on it and it's more comfortable without sacrificing handling in any way. The factory 17" wheels are just too big.

What is the audio in this

Omg you can't do a review of the st without the recaros as it totally changes the experience!!

I'm 180 lbs I fit in my Recaros. They are outstanding. My friends North of 200 lbs do not fit.

High pass filter needed

I would have the fiesta st any day it looks more sporty then the focus st the focus st look more like a family car not a hot hatch

Well, my Fiesta is my daily driver, not just weekends and track.

Does the FoST come in Pumpkin Spice also?

"2nd gear powerband" haha

New bigger turbos coming soon via Mountune USA 😁💪🏻👊🏻

Fiesta ST is not a hot hatch it is a pocket rocket. Different categories if you ask me.

fiesta just a toy car?? no wonder ford stops selling these at america, this is the american mentality to cars that some of us just live with everyday

Fiesta

"I like the Focus better...it's got more room". That was the main reason, it's bigger?

Solution, don't be overweight, get the FiST :P

I would choose the fiesta st Bec the focus st dosent look a hot hatch it look like a family car so u can’t called a focus st a hot hatch I have a fiesta st and it’s the best thing I ever brought would buy the fiesta st 200 on my next car ford smashed it when they brought the fiesta st out about 2013 great looking car two

fiesta

How could you even be driving these cars properly without the Recaro seats?

Yeah but more power is useless if ur car ways 600 lbs more....I need to see some power to weight ratios

The st1 seats technically are still recaro, they just don't say recaro

Both good but the focus is the better car.

Power to weight ratio Fiesta ST: 0.0724 Focus ST: 0.0782

the ford focus rin is bigger than fiesta rin

Focus ST is full of torque steer. You might as well spend the same $ for a GTI which is better in every way including power and can be had for the same $ with discounts. Or get the Fiesta ST which is a lighter and cheaper than both.

What kind of shitbox versions do you get in the US?

Shitty seats in both of them. Recaro seats are a must on these cars.

Us spec seats look awful

Good lord the US varients of the STs are horrible

Audio quality so bad I had to stop watching

The US always gets the ugly versions, without the LED lights, the orange blinkers .. ugh.

ATE Continental Freins à disque avants ATE Continental qui équipent la Fiesta nouvelle neuve actuelle:voyez ,où plutôt écouter ce qui se passe lorsqu'on freine,c'est assourdissant,et ceci n'est qu'une partie de ces freins lamentables,car EN PLUS ,à l'arret,en tournant le volant à droite, comme à gauche,on doit suporter un craquement métallique,tout le temps.! Pour le chef d'atelier,c'est normal,mais après des milliers de kilomètres maintenant,les crissements de tôle en terminaison de freinage sont toujours làl et aussi dans les braquage de roues à l'arret! Pas la moindre amélioration! Mais ceci n'est pas sans conséquence pour Ford,car à cause de ces ATE Continental,autour de moi,plus personne ne veut prendre une Ford neuve.Qui voudrait avoir,à vie,une voiture qui fait un tel vacarme?! Qui plus est,invendable!

cut down the intro length, I had to skip it cause it got so boring

You can tell which one is mentally older (and probably is)

Boring

both crap.