Ford Fiesta ST 2023 POV Review [Car Obsession]

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Ford Fiesta ST 2023 POV Review
Hello guys, welcome back to Car Obsession, and welcome to another POV Review. This time around it's all about the very green, very lairy Ford Fiesta ST, which has entered it's facelift - and sadly - final form. The new car features a snazzy front end, other subtle styling changes, a 5-door-only platform and new Ford Performance seats.
The Fiesta ST 2023 retains the same engine as before, only now it pumps out the same torque as its bigger brother, the Ford Puma. Horsepower remains unchanged at 200hp, but torque has now climbed to 320Nm - up from 290.
As before, power is sent to the front wheels via a slick-changing 6-speed manual gearbox and a limited-slip differential. 0-62 is the same as before, meaning you'll get there in 6.5 seconds, before continuing - where possible - to a top speed of 143mph - not bad for a little pocket rocket.
Chapters:
0:00 Pre-Video Hook and Channel Intro
0:22 Video Intro/Brief Walkaround
2:51 Drive Modes and First Driving Impressions
6:13 Pedal Layout/Feedback
7:07 Steering Wheel Feel
7:35 My love for hot hatches
9:02 Trim Level and Specification
9:55 Ride Comfort
11:00 Cornering
12:18 The Price...
14:51 Enjoy The Drive...
17:05 Talking about the seats
19:32 Talking about small hot hatches/Conclusion
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Комментарии : 104

@pirreli5 6 месяцев назад

i bought a 2019 plate, fully loaded with every optional extra ford gives, i am in my mid sixties and i have been driving 50 years, i find my st3 a work of art, its fast agile handling never fails to make me feel young, cant praise it enough.!!

@steviesteve750 4 месяца назад

I'm 57, and have never grown up as far as car concerned. Been driving Octavia vRS's and a Cupra 280 in the last decade, half of which were remapped. I'm about to change my Superb 220PS Sportline for something cheaper / smaller as I use it a lot for business and lose money every time. I was about to buy a Corolla 2L Hybrid, but your comment has made me rethink this. My only concern is that 80% of my mileage is on the M4/M5, so a fizzy hatch probably isn't ideal, but frankly I don't give a toss!

@pirreli5 4 месяца назад

@@steviesteve750 mk8 st3, is far from fizzy, it is a refined sports car, 5 seats, a very handy hatchback, it behaves like big car on motorways, on the b roads its a sports car, and wifey goes shopping and adores it. its been refined and ford did it proud, this car is a future classic, a great motor. go test one....

@zanteboy Год назад

Great video, thanks for posting. I got my ST3 in October and I’ve never been more excited about my commute to work since day one, and I’m 60 years old! They are a great little car, practical yet so much fun.

@iSteveGWT 4 месяца назад

Traded my white mk7.5 ST in a few weeks ago for a mk8.5 ST3, 3door version in Race Red with all options fitted including the panoramic roof, only 6000miles on it. Its been fantastic so far, a huge upgrade in every way over my mk7, the seats are brilliant and it even has a heated steering wheel, thought id never use it but now have it on every journey.

@danielet123 Год назад

Thanks for vídeo! This Car is a amazing Pocket Rocket! I ❤ Fiesta St

@74aamer 5 месяцев назад

Had to follow after watching such an iconic car on here and this is going to be very collectible one day soon

@resnonverba137 Год назад

They really are cracking little cars and I'd still say they're good value for money. I find the i20N just too challenging visually and the Polo GTI too dull all round. Thanks for upload.

@CarObsession Год назад

Hiya, thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment.

@justmax3095 Год назад

Thats really how it is. Polo GTI is boring, i20N has nice lines but specially the rear is a mess, and the Fiesta ST really looks the best, has a interior that offers everything you need and if you can get one with a sunroof you hit the jackpot

@sock2070 Год назад

Really great video buddy! I collect mine on Friday and this has really helped me to know what to expexct living with it day to day, thanks a lot for sharing :)

@CarObsession Год назад

No worries pal, I'm glad the video was useful to you - thanks for watching.

@JustSimplyRev 10 месяцев назад

Good video, first time on the channel. Watched because I’ve got an ST-3 ordered due to arrive late this month. Thanks for some more insight

@CarObsession 9 месяцев назад

Hi there, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.

@ianrobinson4435 Год назад

Great review. I’ve just got the ST Edition and I’m loving it.

@CarObsession Год назад

Thanks Ian!

@jamiep61 Год назад

I enjoyed watching the Video Review. I particularly like the New Mean Green Paint Color and I like the Gloves as well

@CarObsession Год назад

Thanks for watching Jamie 👍🏽

@chrisaustin6434 Год назад

Just bought a 2022 St3 fiesta 5 door absolutely love it, it's quick, comfortable around town and sounds so good. The torque is very good mid range but i love it. Brilliant review everything you have said is true

@CarObsession Год назад

Hi Chris, thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment!

@chrisaustin6434 Год назад

Hi just to say brilliant review on the Fiesta ST3, best car i ever bought shame its no being built any more.

@gavinevans 9 месяцев назад

I've just bought one of these also in mean green. I wanted a I20N as well but 1.9% APR verus 12.9% made the decision for me. Only covered 300 miles in it but it's superb so far 👍

@CarObsession 9 месяцев назад

Yeah, that's quite a big difference in APR! Thanks for watching Gavin!

@leeevans4635 Год назад

Good fair review 👍

@CarObsession Год назад

Thanks Lee!

@mrbaza8793 3 месяца назад

Great review m8, I'm a ST-3 man it's brilliant trust me 🛣🚘😎👍🏾💯

@CarObsession 3 месяца назад

Hi there, thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment!

@simonh870 Месяц назад

Nice cars, and one that I am considering for my next purchase. I think i prefer the pre-facelift looks though. The later grille looks like the one on a transit.

@alecv4622 Год назад

Im in the same predicament atm. Knowing now that this year is the last year i'll likely be able to by a new ST, ill be going for that, which ill need to give back in a couple of years, at which point i can look at the i20N again.

@ryzer4168 10 месяцев назад

I have a 3 door in mean green, they stopped making them early on. Had it a year now 💚

@greensocks4507 Год назад

Thanks for the video. The i20N might be a great car but it is a chunky 20+% more expensive than the ST here in NZ. Now discontinued I know, but I'm glad I put my deposit down on the ST in Q1 of'22 before I heard the sad news of its demise. No news of when my car might be shipped but, I'm happy to wait. Must add the i20N leaves me a bit cold to be honest. Too clinical and it lacks the character of the 3cyl engine .

@EENUFFF Месяц назад

Very happy with my MK8 here in Norway..like you I actually prefer how it looks to the 'facelift' (including the old style dash and controls although that is all personal) ..great pity a lot of the Mk8 features vanished with the chip shortage thing. The i20N is also a terrific car..personal choices again..they are both so good,just a little different.Great review again ....

@CarObsession Месяц назад

Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment 👍🏽.

@AndyS2K76 11 месяцев назад

I have one new mk8.5 frozen white. Excellent car. Only one strange think. The wheel in mine perfectly center and the car goes perfectly forward, but the ärch where the wheel goes up down, in and out seems a little not perfectly aligned . Like a mm that give the impression that the wheel is not center but if i look only at the wheel it seems perfectly centered and also the logo ST perfectly horizonal when the tire are in neutral position. Sorry for my english.

@cozzar2083 Год назад

Great review mate! I’m looking at getting one of these on PCP as it’s great value for money when you do it via PCP and I can just swap for a newer model.

@CarObsession Год назад

Hi there, thanks for watching, and thanks for the positive feedback.

@fergus247 Год назад

this car is cool af

@thierrydogniaux1252 Год назад

after my i30N , soon here my video with this car on Spa

@rocfella Год назад

1 minute in and I can see it will be a good review

@CarObsession Год назад

Thanks pal!

@SamerRM Год назад

Nice review! Please, could you tell me which gloves are you weaing? Thank you

@CarObsession Год назад

Hi Samer, they're made by a company called Dents. Thanks for watching.

@74aamer 5 месяцев назад

Just got one in mean green all packs

@simonnorton3758 Год назад

In my time, I’ve had XR2, XR3i, and ST1600….cannot beat a hot Ford….great review 👍

@CarObsession Год назад

Hi Simon, thanks for watching!

@stevemahoney5209 Год назад

Same here. I started with '85 XR2 then a '87 RS TURBO followed by '90 205 GTI 1.6 LE, then '02 Puma and now I drive a White '17 Mark 7.5 Fiesta ST 🤩🤩🤩🎯🎯

@simonnorton3758 Год назад

Could never quite stretch to the RS Turbo, but boy did I want one Steve 👍

@jamesbrowne7601 Год назад

£230 for a full service & mot £165 a year road tax & 40 mpg gallon if you don’t floor it until your in 6th gear.

@CarObsession Год назад

Hi James, thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment.

@jizzman72 Год назад

Fords service plan is £450 for 3 annual services

@davidkay3443 Год назад

@@jizzman72 I got 3 years free servicing on mine thrown in . Also the last one dealer had. Black. Pick it up next week.

@diamus1004 Год назад

Lovely video. Great shame they are discontinuing both this one and the focus ST. I will add, at the end I thought you were compairing the focus and fiesta, but you were referring to the i20N. As an owner of the Focus ST, I could live with also having the Fiesta ST, for chucking down single track country lanes, I just simply don't contemplate in Orange. The Fiesta is a cracking little car, but that was it, too small for me, literally.

@CarObsession Год назад

Thanks for the comment 👍🏽

@diamus1004 Год назад

@@CarObsession No thank you, for the video and replying. 🙂👍

@diamus1004 Год назад

@@CarObsession I am watching this one before your Focus ST. I did like the Fiesta ST, took me back to my original mini days.

@banksy6027 9 месяцев назад

721 seconds in 😂 👍💯

@charliespice6544 Год назад

It also has forged rods because Ford wanted to decrease engine movement and noise as it’s a 3 cylinder

@Wargwarn 11 месяцев назад

Forged rods wouldn’t make any difference in engine movement and noise

@nikosprosoparis5129 Год назад

Fiesta st 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

@Rapid0808 Год назад

Really intrested to know what camera you used to record the POV driving

@CarObsession Год назад

I can't remember exactly, but it either would have been my GoPro Hero 5 Session or my GoPro 9. Thanks for watching.

@person.X. Год назад

Great review. POV great idea. This car was insanely good value in Australia. (about GBP20K on the road) yet no longer for sale. Very disappointed as it is a car I had been hoping to buy in two or three years.

@CarObsession Год назад

Hi there, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment 👍🏽.

@oootaffooo501 6 дней назад

early 8.5 models come with 3 doors also im sure

@AhmadAlAjeel 6 месяцев назад

Id chose a GR yaris to be honest, but i wish it had a panoramic sunroof, but if its between the fiesta ST or i20n, id choose the ST because it has a panoramic sunroof but the i20n, iv never seen any i20n with a sunroof.

@MrJimbobrude Год назад

How would you compare the ride quality the the Focus ST in sport mode?

@diamus1004 Год назад

The two cars are utterly different, a lot think the focus ST is just a bigger fiesta ST, it isn't. If I may, the fiesta st is like a rollerskate, whereas the focus st is like an expensive longboard on quality large diameter urethane wheels. The ride and ride quality in my opinion are like chalk and cheese. You only need to drive or be a passenger for 100 yards and the difference is as stark as chalk and cheese. Back in dec 19 went out in the fiesta st, really liked it, but it was just too small a car for me as the driver and for my needs, so stumped up the extra and had my orange fury focus st delivered mid 2020. You only need to take a look at any of the vids on my channel and you will see the difference in ride from the fiesta above to the focus st on its electronc adaptive dampers.

@CarObsession Год назад

A little tricky to answer as don't forget the Focus ST is available with adaptive dampers, so there are variables. I think Diamus100 offered a a pretty good metaphor 👍🏽. Thanks for watching.

@drewmorg. 7 месяцев назад

Very annoying that this facelift did not come to the US!

@ogloftus Год назад

Mine was just over £28k 3dr mean green, pan roof, B&O and winter pack

@jizzman72 Год назад

Ouch

@ogloftus Год назад

@@jizzman72 worth it tbf

@jizzman72 Год назад

@@ogloftus yeah values should hold firm now they’ve been discontinued. I drove a M8 for 3 years with no depreciation basically when I sold it end of ‘21 although I only put 12k on it

@jonpeach5851 9 месяцев назад

My car has engine performance level high launch control does that mean it has the performance pack. Unsure about the amber ST light that came up next to the 1k rev as of yet thanks people

@CarObsession 9 месяцев назад

Hi Jon, thanks for watching. The Amber ST light, from memory, is the shift light, and I think the PP comes as standard.

@jonpeach5851 9 месяцев назад

@@CarObsession appolgies the car I’m looking at is the st-2 2018 has launch control and engine performance level -high.

@CarObsession 9 месяцев назад

@@jonpeach5851 Ah I see

@ellerywood2881 Год назад

why are you not driving the mk1 seat leon cupra

@CarObsession Год назад

I sold it months ago pal.

@theoschofield1495 3 месяца назад

Can’t believe they’ve discontinued it

@CarObsession 3 месяца назад

The hot hatch as we know is dying sadly...

@theoschofield1495 3 месяца назад

@@CarObsession ikr, i mean the polo gti is only automatic, and they’re stopping the golf gti manuals 😔

@faithplus1588 Год назад

All we get in Ireland is the poxy 125bhp

@CarObsession Год назад

I bet that's still good fun on the right roads, though! Thanks for watching.

@josephberrie9550 5 месяцев назад

buy abritish one and import it

@josephberrie9550 5 месяцев назад

that oversize screen sicking up in you line of vision is just stupid and dangerous for your line of sight especially at night.....why??????

@CarObsession 5 месяцев назад

Hi Joseph, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. I never had any issues, and I wouldn't class it as dangerous.

@user-of7yy2vk2w 2 месяца назад

Two small things.. subjective maybe but those seats are hideous that chunk of black plastic on the top of the seats is Halfords fantastic naff .. and mean green 💚 I think it's more Asda green 😂😂

@CarObsession 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the comment, I'd say it's definitely subjective 😅

@andrewgreenwood2884 Год назад

I think you've sold it to me. I'll pass on the gloves though

@CarObsession Год назад

Hi Andrew, thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment!

@itk2493 Год назад

Easier to sell on a Fiesta ST than a Hyundai. Better looking, easy choice.

@CarObsession 11 месяцев назад

I wouldn't necessarily say it's an easy choice, the Hyundai has more kit as standard and offers better value. I also suspect it will be the sharper car around a track. Thanks for watching 👍🏽.