I sometimes get axed this when people get in my car so here are my thoughts on the Focus ST being fast. Do you agree? Let me know in the comments below and thank you for watching!
I took one of these cars for a test drive the other day. I'm coming from a miata... so take that into perspective. I drove with the dealer guy and hit maybe 130? for sure in mexico. Long story short I bought the car the next day after mechanical checks and have been in love since!!!
I have had my 2016 for two years now and still love everything about. I have intake, catless downpipe and intercooler. You should definitely consider it, it rips quite a bit harder, plus the crackle and pop tune is so much fun.
The ST is a beast from a roll. That small turbo spools fast and builds torque so quick its ridiculously easy to reach double digit speeds when passing on the freeway. I think it surprises a lot of cars. However, I will say that triple digit speeds really do FEEL like triple digit speeds...this car is not really designed for high speed runs from an aerodynamic and stability perspective despite the top speed being over 150mph. One of my favorite parts about the ST is that 99% of people easily dismiss it as “just a focus”. Little do they know....haha
LoL. You must be used to riding a lawn mower under 125 hp or older pre 2017 honda civics with under 150 hp if you think the foc st is even slightly brisk. LoL. Heck even the new base honda civic lx with its paltry 1.5L turbo gives a focus st a run for the money from 0 to 100 mph. Seriously 6.2 to 6.4 sec is ssssllooowwww in the world after 2016. All german turbo 4's from bmw will blast to 60 mph in 5.7 sec in the base 3 series. Even a heavy 530i with the base 248 hp turbo 4 blasts to 60 in 5.5 sec. The Audi A4 with 220 hp does 0-60 5.4 sec. The old Hyundai Genny 2.0L turbo of 2014/15 with its 274 hp did 5.6 sec. Those all equal or best a stg 3 fbo focus st to 60 mph. The problem is Ford and their overrating of power since 1990 in their performance vehicles. And they use 93/94 octane. Nobody else uses above 89/91 for their specs.
@@mhautovlgs6957 Cringe. Focus ST is FWD with inadequate torque control and cant effectively lay down its power in 1st gear without suspension/engine mount mods. It has nothing to do with ford overatting power. 0-62 is such a poor indicator of performance unless you like doing the whole traffic light grand prix thing. FK8 Type R FWD is 5.8 to 62....by your logic "Even a heavy 530i with the base 248 hp turbo 4 blasts to 60 in 5.5 sec" does that make it faster than the FK8? LOL no.
I've done 145 mph on my (2015 st2). I had to slow down as the road began to curve. Love my ST, great car for a quick fun and everyday drive. Thanks for all the videos!
Just wanted to say, your videos are awesome! I'm literally having to shop for a car over the internet/RU-vid because I am deployed and can't access any car dealers over here for test drives. I came across your channel after finding out about the Focus ST and I am sold!! I will definitely be purchasing one when I get back home. I have seen most of your videos as well as others driving this car and everyone seems so happy driving them! I can't wait to make this purchase and drive my own ST!! Keep the videos coming, the information you talk about on your ST/the ST in general is very helpful for me as I am going through this unique way of shopping for a new car!
Nice to have a review from an actual adult. Nice car, love to have it as a second car and park my pickup most of the time! Practical and very fun! Thanks!
2013 st3, mountune upgrades...springs, motor mount, exhaust, air filter, resignator delete, and charge pipe. It is exactly what I wanted after owning a 2012 eco chevy cruze 6mt 1.4 turbo with lots of expensive upgrades...this ST stomps my old car easy and is a blast to daily drive, power is there when it's needed and it just does its job like a boss.
We have some wide open empty highways here in NC. Bone stock 18 i hit 143 and then let out by choice but it was still pulling decently and probably would have hit 150 with a long enough stretch. Around 130-135 is where I felt like it started to struggle a bit but it was still climbing fairly decently. Got a Cobb CAI on the way and will probably add the tuner at some point so I will be curious to see how much it helps. Still on the fence about exhaust. I do a lot of 70-80 mph highway driving and I don't want to hear a drone the whole time. Been enjoying your vids! Maybe we will cross paths one day.
I went to School in North Carolina in the middle of the state so I know what you mean about the roads there. If you don’t want the drone and still want to get a sports exhaust, get the one I have. It’s perfect
I completely agree! I just recently upgraded into a 2016 ST2 from my old 03' SVT Focus. I am still blown away by how quick this thing is bone stock. Very impressive little cars. I'm looking forward to adding a few goodies down the road. Definitely Cobb Accessport and exhaust.
I would say the focus ST is a pretty quick and fast car as well. I bought a used 2013 a few months back now and it is still a ton of fun when I get the chance to really get on it. I had been waiting to purchase a car that would really be fun to modify but honestly this car is so much fun stock that I feel no rush to modify it, even though I did just buy a AWE catback and am currently waiting for that to arrive. The car really does pull hard in 3rd and 4th though, my only trouble is from a dead stop but this is my first manual car so it may just be me still learning. lol Great video though!
hope you go stage 1 tune one of these days. i agree with you about not being concerned with top speed. its all about acceleration and handling (them tight corners) lol you mentioned my comment in one of your videos (car show) saying that i was using the gti warranty as leverage for a focus. gonna wait til september or october and look at getting a leftover 2018 when the 2019’s are hittinf the lots.
Lord Farquad power train is currently stock. I also have the Mountune rear motor mount, their sport springs and recirculation valve. I'm planning on getting the Quaif Mountune sells, but I've found it cheaper on other sites. I'm planning on replacing the passenger and trans motor mounts as well.
bk138 ST I went from the MP275 to the MR300 calibration. MR300 is a bit more linear but still pretty conservative compared to a real tune. It’s enjoyable. I can hang no problem with a Golf R. Will admit the car gets to 80mph real quick.
Totally agree with your thoughts on the suspension. It is NOT low and would look better if it was, at least slightly lower, but the setup is so perfect I wouldn't want to mess it up. I won't touch it until I start to feel it losing it's magic.
No joke. I have been through 3 different suspension setups. Everything is adjustable at this point. Its literally impossible to dial it in. Unless you have 10k you wont be getting the results you want...
Honestly just got surprised by a ned Flanders lookin dude in one of these which is why I'm here. I'm in a bolt on LS1 fbody and wasnt expecting the guy to have anything for me. I was rev matchin a down shift to go around someone and he happened to be passing right as I did and assumed I was barking at him I guess, cause I noticed he started accelerating up past like 80 so I paced him. He hit it so I did without downshifting taching about 3500 or so out of the powerband, but didnt expect to need too. I realized I wasnt pulling him in till I got into 4th at 100ish. Get up beside him and its ned Flanders giving me a thumbs up. Once I get in front, I try to get him to line up but he keeps following so I hit it in 3rd at 65ish and this time i pull away fairly hard but still not as hard as I'd expect on a Ford focus. And it was obvious he hit it with me cause we ran up to 135 and he was only 5 cars or so back
I've had this conversation with TONS of people. Family, friends, fellow track runners, and yokels in my city attempting to talk crap until I give them the figures and then they're humbled in they're little ricers. My side of things is that this car is fast, but there are plenty of other faster cars, especially where I live (Oxnard aka LA Junior) where we have a huge modding community. The ST though is built for cornering though. I always tell people "It may not beat cars in a 1/4 mile or 0-60, but on a canyon run or track, it'll destroy most out there". I've gotten the car to 140 mph and it pulled the whole time. Love it.
I love mine, I can do dad stuff comfortably, but when I'm alone I can drop it a couple of gears and it makes me smile every time. Although, I have been driving a long time, never a ticket....3 DAYS i owned it and I got my first speeding ticket, I didn't notice the cop I was to busy listening to the exhaust!!!
As long as your happy with it that’s all that matters....I find myself chasing numbers and wish I didn’t care about having so much power....maybe one day
I’ve noticed my 17 plate pulls like fk in third but the turbo runs out of steam earlier in the Rev range then my 14olate The turbo on the 17 seems to spool up a little earlier but dies out earlier .
The ST is a torque monster, so pulls very good in any gear, and the turbo spools fast because it is a twin-scroll design. But out of the box, it is damned quick enough for most mortals. The ST has some drawbacks as a stock car: no limited slip diff but an open diff; poor rear motor mount; poor intercooler. All these drawbacks makes torque steer, wheel hop and overheating of air being sucked in a problem. But, these can be overcome. My ST has a better motor mount, I changed the flywheel and clutch for the Focus RS dual mass flywheel and clutch (much higher torque ratings), an Mfactory helical limited slip diff which has enormously improved braking, traction and dialled out most of the torque steer under acceleration. Added to this, I have changed the air induction and intercooler to much improved solutions, and the car has had a Stage 1 remap. I am now running at 289bhp and 386lb ft of torque on the dynomometer (torque is so high as I have a stage 2 intake and stage 3 intercooler set up). Acceleration is now 0-60 in 5.2 secs. Next is a new catback exhaust, and later a sports cat downpipe and stage 2 remap. Target is 300bhp or just above. Don't want to go further as I have no intention to upgrade the cylinders and conrods to forged, or the turbo.
Ok I'm getting one for sure now that thing sounds and performs exelllent I'll get the st3 package because it more my level I had a 2011 focus but had to trade it in I hated to see it go but I do like my kia soul but after I get a f350 and a camper I'll be ready for my st because a man needs a sportscar in his garage I'll keep my kia soul too nothing wrong with a collection
I have a stock 2016 St1. List of cars I've beaten who all thought they were faster. 2013 charger rt. 2015 challenger rt. 2010 hhr ss. 2003 bullitt mustang. 2005 wrx from a roll. All other races were from a dig. The guys in the charger and challenger were like what is that? Lol. My only response ever is just a stock 4 cylinder!
m matyan interesting. Were they faster in 01. I put a car ish on the one I raced. Lots of variables in a street race. If I shifted like crap he could have beat me I'm sure. Either way it's all just fun.
This is true. I just got my 2017. 0- 30: not generally fast.. 30-60: relatively fast 60-90: very good acceleration.. 90- 120 very strong acceleration.. 120 - 140: steady increase power.
Agree with you bro I own this car and it's fast, and much better than brz and frs and wrx sti because the Sti has bad turbo lag review. Yet this car has almost no turbo lag. what you got it for 34k? I got mine for 13k but it has 140k kilometer
Drove my '14 ST to 140MPH but past 130 she started to resist and reached 140 before I ran out of road. I'm more impressed that the car was quite composed the whole time, it didn't wiggle or shake or anything hardly felt I was doing more than 80MPH. As for "losing wind", I must report my car does lose wind. I'm going to get that checked but I suspect the car probably needs a tune and a proper intercooler with an aftermarket BOV.
ldisc66 Just so you are aware....an intercooler and BOV gives you no HP at all. BOV just releases the built up air pressure from your turbo when you release the gas. So it's basically just something that makes the air sound and nothing more. The aftermarket intercooler even though doesn't increase HP it is beneficial by keeping your temperature lower when running the car hard. Just a simple tune gives a few HP but unless you have a bunch of upgrades it's nothing significant.
Word brought a 18 st about 2 weeks ago....fking love it, just gonna make a few upgrades that dont void my warranty, after thats up tho....its going down
An mk7 GTI at stage 2 with an e30 tune. Now, that's a fast car. The ST is a quick car but not necessarily a fast car, even with bolt-ons. They only become fast with a big turbo added. The stock k03 just doesn't have the top end.
Ok, the beard is coming in good, iPhone,blah. 155 being fast depends on what your driving. In the ST, it would feel fast, but I've been over 100 a few times in mine and didn't even realize I was going that fast. When I did 155 and faster in Germany driving my 740, it didn't feel fast. It was effortless, it was gliding, I thought I was awesome, till a Porsche passes me like I wasn't even there. Then I realized what fast was.
Larry Stewart. It's just a different kind of fast. 155 still felt fast in the 740, it just depends on point of view. Going 30 in a go cart feels fast, but 30 isn't that fast.
Love to have a ST when I can afford it. I live in Norway and taxes on cars are ridiculously high. I have 2015 1.0 Ecoboost Focus Titanium X. 6 speed manual. Not fast but fast for what it is. (125hp) What am stunned over with it is the torque of the 1.0 Ecoboost. It comes low down and it loves revving to 6000 rpm without hesitation. Nice video. :-)
@@Gjeebs oh wow. My sonata was direct injection and twin scroll turbo. No lag not one bit.. but now owning a st its different when using a clutch, you feel the pull and torque much more.
I rented a Ford Focus from Enterprise but it was just a regular 4-door I don't know what class that would be and I found that the car was too light for the engine it would spin out a whole lot so yeah it's definitely got to work even the regular one
It's a nice car, don't get me wrong, but maybe someone can explain to me why my stock '08 Nissan Sentra Spec V has virtually the same 0-60 and 1/4 mile times, based on several reputable sources, in spite of the fact I've only got 200 hp and 180 ft/lbs in a N.A. 2.5 litre engine. My guess is that the Focus is 175 lbs heavier and lacks an LSD and so the Focus is trying to do the one-wheel-squeal more than my car? Or maybe your "sound symposer(tm)" and infotainment screen is slowing you down? Seriously though, what's the deal? Something just doesn't add up. And I don't consider either car to be particularly "fast", certainly compared to many other fairly affordable cars like a WRX, or 370z, etc. I'd call the Focus or Spec-V "peppy", but that's about it.
If you want a good closer stretches of road head out to Buckeye/Goodyear area. Its miles on straights and no real cop presence. My GTI was keeping up with my boy in his 392 Charger, looked down we was doing 138-140
Idk its not that quick when compared to the cars in its class. Sure its faster than a new civic si or the Brz(which is slow) but it's slightly slower than a mk7 GTI stock vs stock and slower than an WRX or even the old Mazdaspeed 3 .
1gsrtom I’ve played with two Speed3’s one stock and one not and I walked with ease in my ST. Granted the stock one that I played with I had Mountune MP275 package so it should walk the speed3 easily.
I bought a 2014 ford focus St and I'll never buy another ford again it had 2 miles on it when I drove off the lot and it's been in the shop more times than I drove it and my 2014 top out at 165mph have the ticket to prove it and as I type this the car is back in the dealer for it's 2 motor week before had the turbo go out that was the four time almost everything on this car has been replaced 2-3 times sad thing is I work at one of the ford truck plants after it is done and I get it back I'm trading it in for a Mitsubishi Evo
That's a lie. They are governed at 155 mph. Only way you reaching 165 mph is if you have a tune with the governor removed. And if you are pushing it to 165 mph then that's probably why your car stays in the shop. I have a 2017 and absolutely not a single problem out of it.
first off I don't lie so don't ever call me a liar second off you have a 2017 I have 2014 and it's all stock but the rims and brakes and I'm glad you have no problems but you should look at some of the reviews cause almost everyone I talked to they are having problems with there's to your's might be governed at 155 but the last 5 people I talk to at work and yes we work at wayne plant where these car's are made so thank you and they had there's at 160 so I don't know what to tell you
Could save you don't want to admit to a crime on RU-vid oh my God in Mexico I'm still dying I would love to know where you really were but that's okay don't say it
A 13 second car is right where a car Becomes fast. I live in indiana where everyone has to have a reliable daily we have bad winters a 13 second car here thats a daily driver is fast for sure. 14s no. Thats like what the Toyota tundra has been running stock since 2007
