FUN! 2014 Ford Fiesta ST Review 

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Fiesta ST *wins 22 awards* Ford: Let's just not.

Yuri: "Heel-toe shifting is awful in here" Also Yuri: **wears crocs with socks while driving**

As a Fiesta ST Owner for 3 years now, it's the first car I actually don't see what I can replace it with for the same price point except for a newer lower mileage Fiesta ST.

I’ve had my 14 ST 8 years now and I’m still in love with it, it just turned 90,000 it’s on a stage two Cobb tune, 3” exhaust short shift kit and a new set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4’s, it’s the most fun I’ve ever had driving and I’m 72 years young. The Fiesta Flash. 🤙🏼🍺

Yuri's pronounciation of Canadian for the price always brings joy to me.

As an owner of a FiST, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for you guys to drive one of these. Few things: Yuri. I'm on Bilsteins right now and the ride quality is actually much better than stock. The stock suspension is actually wayyyyy overdampened and you start noticing it more over bad bumps or broken pavement. But the stock suspension does handle amazing without them, I'll give you that. Turning ESC all the way off does soften the brake trq just a little, but it's still there. Watching you guys do the visors knowing what was about to come next was like watching a car wreck before it happened.......Too soon?

LOL Jakub's reaction when the car turned into him was literally perfect.

"You know what, I'm not blurring out her license plate. She did that" hahaha

Sport mode: traction and ESC both turned down to 20% Hold button: traction and ESC both fully off. The braking the inside wheel is always on.

8:40 when your Piloti shoes sponsorship ends and you go back to heel-toeing in your Crocs

Both of my sons have owned Fiesta STs, both in black, and they both loved them. My oldest son reluctantly sold his earlier this year. My younger son's 2014 ST is a little more worn out and needs some work. He just bought something new and the dealership didn't really want the ST, so that was our excuse. We are going to keep it and make it our hobby car. We will do minor upgrades, take it out when the weather is nice, and enjoy occasionally flogging it. There is a corner near us that is our "cliche corner", a right hand turn lane between two 80 km/hr roads, and the Fiesta can take it at surprisingly fast speeds. I remember Jeremy Clarkson saying that there were 5 spots on his drive to work for passing, but that he found a sixth when driving the ST. I'm looking forward to a bit of father/son/grandson bonding time working on and driving a car that we all really like. We will be tracking the progress and reviews of your upgrades to see if we want to try any of them.

My main takeaway from this review: Crocs with socks? Officially a dad. 8:38 They are even freakin camo. This guy. Embracing that dadlife.

I’ve had this as my daily for just about 2 years. Simply put, it is the best newish car for the money on sale today. The car has handled everything - carrying people, large items (like IKEA furniture or a large freezer), snow, rain, dirt, and of course carving backroads in a “spirited” fashion. No understeer whatsoever, it’s shocking how balanced this car is. I recently moved cross country in late January, and drove this with a massive Thule box on top, and the majority of my clothes/possessions inside (even the summer tires!). With Blizzaks it can handle anything up to 12” of unplowed snow before getting stuck, and FWD just fine in any US city. It’s 2700lbs, so as light as an MX5 or S2K, being just as fun with way more practicality. And the power is more than OK... it feels way quicker than 197HP and 0-60 in 6.5... I’ve thought about trading for a Focus RS, STI, or Evo X one day, but just can’t do it. Don’t believe the extra payments would be worth it. I’d recommend the FiST to anyone. They are awesome!

The original owner certainly took good care of it. The inside looks immaculate.

My daughter bought a 2019 Fiesta ST and she loves it. Even learned to drive a stick. That makes me proud!

Another great video. Thanks Yuri and Jakob, always look forward to watching your reviews. Best way to start the day

That's the one down side about the Fiesta ST. I've had mine for about two months now and I've had multiple people almost hit me because they don't check their blind spots or can't see my small car even if they do. It's crazy how many people don't look before they switch lanes.

Your reviews are super FUN to watch!

I've been waiting for you guys to finally review this fun little beast of a car!

You guys should include the weight of the vehicle when you quote the horsepower and torque. 200 horsepower doesn't sound like a lot when you are talking about a 4000 pound SUV but in a 2500 pound hatchback that would be amazing!

i drove Uber in a FiST for about a year and people absolutely loved it. yeah it was small but that was only an issue a few times when people underestimated how much luggage they had. lots of compliments, people always surprised i drove a manual in the city. i slapped some black sparco wheels on it and tinted the windows super dark and just drove the shit out of it. i can see myself having one again someday.

Love that you guys do used car reviews- too many used gems become forgotten.

Love my 2016 FiST with stage 2, white with a black wrapped roof, it makes driving to work such a joy. Pro tip: real easy to slide the back end out with a quick turn and punch of throttle

Jakub is really very very excited..can see it in his face compared to other videos...as it's his personal baby....it's truly a great purchase....can't wait for the comparison/race track video

In Canada the Recaros are standard, but for the US models, they're a ~$2000 option. The standard seats are the same as the base Fiesta's, but with ST logos.

Y’all got the most fire intro

Jakub's smile at 0:41 is pretty much my grin every time I drive my ST, they're NOT fast but damn it feels like a rocketship and it's so engaging.

Welcome to the ST club!!! Glad to have you!

Yuri is 100% right about modifying the suspension. I had 3 different aftermarket suspension setups on mine and they all made it miserable to daily drive.

Yuri is not happy because he know this fiesta is better than his abarth 😂😂

I want one of these to have as my daily driver, we already have a Gen 2 Raptor and an Edge ST. keep up the great work guys, very entertaining!

I bought one of these new in 2016, and have no intention of selling it anytime soon. The thing that gets me with this car is how good all the inputs feel to use. Steering, shifter, clutch, all almost perfect.

No cap one of my favorite cars I'm getting one someday. Also the TURBO NOISES THOSE ARE AWESOME

Great vid. Love my 2015 ST, Aussie spec is a 2 door, looks awesome in Ford blue. Has a stage 1 map, lowered Mountune suspension which improved the ride marginally without losing the exciting handling, a resonator delete also helped with the pops nicely. All mild mods that keeps the original style of the car in tact. Could happily do more, but it’s close to perfect how it is. Car has 60000km on it and has only depreciated $8k in 7 years. Great little cars, total future classic and one of the best front wheel drive cars ever made. Up there with the best Renaults and Hondas in my opinion.

LITERALLY just picked up a '16 ST and couldn't be happier after a slew of mods. what a gem!

Mike Jones reference definitely appreciated. Thanks Straight Pipes!!

Finally a review of my car! In Australia, we only got the 3 doors and ours come with non leather recaros standard, no touch screen, but nice headlights with LED drls. Such fun little cars and the only new Fiesta you can buy over here is the new 3 cylinder ST! The legend still lives :D

I wish my job consisted of buying a fun car like this and making a video about it.

Been laughing at you guys saying you can get these for cheap when every single one was $15k+... But then just yesterday I scored a dream car. 2015 Fiesta ST in blue! Fortune auto coilovers, sparco summer wheels (winter steelies for now) and plenty of other mods for $10,500! Literally a steal in north America in this wild car market. No recaros, but maybe I'd want custom racing seats anyways 😅

Love my FiST! Bought a molten orange 2015 new in 2015 (so I got to do the Octane Academy). Mine also has recaros, no sunroof and navigation. Once the warranty was over I got a Mountune cat back exhaust, cold air intake, and larger inter cooler with a tune. I also had Mountune (in SoCal) install a Quaife limited slip differential. Totally worth the expense and 850 mile drive to have the work done!

Oh man, the Abarth visor test is going to set a brand new standard for visor tests.

Yuri Thanks for answering my question in your IG live Means alot!

I bought one of these last year just wanting a car with a manual and it was in my price range. I had no idea I was getting one of the best, love the thing

been waiting for you guys to review the FiST not disappointed

Same recipe as my daily, an 05 Cooper S JCW. Really all the car most people need on an average basis, nimble, exciting enough to wake you up in the morning... It's a vehicular antidepressant

“Uh-Barth” “AYEE-BARTH!!!” You guys crack me up 😆

Thank you so much! Could not have timed this video any better! :D

Great review guys! Another happy owner of the FiST here. I have a 2017 so a lot of problems mentioned are solved (revised suspension from the ST200 and Sync 3!). FYI Brake torque vectoring is ALWAYS ON. Sport mode = traction control off. ESC off is traction control off and ESC off. Jakub, great friggin choice!

Finally, these cars are a gem and those who don’t have one or haven’t driven one, are missing out !!! Best purchase ever.

First mod I made to my Fiesta was a bracket to move the gas pedal for better heel and toe, still isn't perfect but made it a lot better

The ONLY 3 handling mods I did to my FiST was the front under-mount sub-frame brace, a torsion beam brace, and the trunk chassis brace. You WILL NOT be sorry!! Better turn-in, no compromise on ride quality, even more chassis predictability.

Also as a FiST owner myself, take out the little "Mounts" that the rear shelf floats on top of! One 10mm bolt on each side and then drop the floor on top of the spare! It'll sit mostly flush but with it low I've been able to have my hockey bag in it with no hassle since it's nice and low now. Extra points for the box test! Also I really HATE the failed Visor Test and have since I bought mine in '16. (Also the fact that she didn't even put her hazards on really shows how great of a driver she was; glad you two are safe!)

WOW! That Pallisade is equipped with the side view camera in her dash if she bothered to signal left before going in to your lane. Lucky she didn't hit you harder with your family on board. Nice buy!

I've owned my Fiesta ST for 3 years now. I bought it with only 33 miles on it and have beat it every mile since. It's now up to just a shy over 35k miles and still strong as ever. I rallycross mine all over the country and often times I'll drive it to an event, race, then drive it back. Most events are 6+ hour drives for me but the Fiesta doesn't care. I go in, kick butt and drive home. I really, *really* love my Fiesta.

Love the older car reviews!

Yayayayya I love the fiesta st so much I’m so happy you guys finally did this review!!!

Proud owner of a 2015 Fiesta St, in white and no recaros. Really Jealous of this spec and color. But the car is really amazing, even as a daily driver, especially for the price. Fun to drive, looks great, great gas mileage, fairly spacious cargo hatch, and decent reliability

A second hand car review!? Hell yeah, and I'm just in the market for a hatch of this vintage

Get yourself a compact spare from another trim level Fiesta. They are available in aluminum and are lighter than the stock spare, and also let the trunk floor go all the way down. It will surprise you how much more usable it makes the trunk. They are typically $85, but can be much cheaper if you find one at a local recycler. It seems like such a small thing, but it was one of the most useful things I did with my Fiesta.

I'm late to the party but I picked up 2018 FiST for $15k. I'm giving it 23 awards! The car is a blast to drive @ my local autocross.

I called it. Fiesta ST is gonna wipe the floor. It is an amazing thing that it was produced for the price it was in the first place.

This was my favorite car I ever owned. Only flaws were the rock hard suspension (this was my daily) and I couldn't see anything out the back.

Everyone asked me when I was going to mod my Abarth as well. I took that car to Nurburgring and hockenheimring while stationed overseas and it was fine on the track and road. Better tires is the only thing I did. Having small cars so you have more space in your lane is why I like small cars till this day

I love that you guys get cars I would get.

This car sounds like every cars from Initial D 😂 PS: I like the car and the anime.

Wish you's had the mk8 ST in North America, would love to see you review it!

my first new car i purchased was a 2017 Fiesta ST, love this bean so much

Long time follower, love all the videos. I have had alot of cars over the years and Fiesta St is still my favorite. Best drivers car for the money for sure. Still practical for what it is. Enjoy I am jealous!

I just picked up a fiesta st as well. The car is ridiculously fun with an upgraded turbo pushing 280+ hp! Cant wait to see more videos on the fiesta!

My 2018 came with android auto that works great on sync 3!

Hey Straight Pipes, regarding the terrible MyFordTouch infotainment system; I'm a '14 Fiesta ST owner (since new) and I swapped my MFT head unit for a Sync 3 head unit from a newer Fiesta. It's plug and play, you can even get GPS if the donor car was equipped with it. The only thing I was unable to get working is Android Auto/Carplay, but steering wheel controls, voice function, everything else works mint. I was able to get my Sync 3 head unit from LKQ for $135 USD, and takes about 10 min to swap, just need a Torx bit screwdriver. Congrats on picking up this gem, enjoy it!

That blow off valve sounds crazy! 👌🏾

I'm not sure if it's different in Canada but the hp is actually 180hp and then 200hp on overboost. Great review! (I love mine!)

That's the number you can call me onnnn, when you call ask for MIKE JOOOOONNES. Nice one.

Can’t wait for you guys to test drive the Kona N! With Launch Control!!

Sport mode lets you have more wheel slip and traction loss etc before it kicks in, and it's overall less aggressive. Holding it in for ESC off turns it off. Torque vectoring (which uses the brakes) is always on unless you do some real messing with the car. I'd only worry about turning that off if you get a limited slip differential put in. Welcome to the club. I have an Orange Spice, with the recaros and sadly a sunroof (it was almost perfect; but it was on the lot and I wasn't THAT picky). It's such a riot. Easily one of the most fun cars I have ever driven.

you guys are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! please review a 8th gen civic si, it's a car i'd like to get it would be nice to see what my fav reviewers think of it!

Congrats man, I had this exact car for three years (mine had a sunroof). Selling it was a traumatic event but sometimes you have to take one for the family. My friend called mine the Angry Goldfish from day one and the name stuck.

The Fiesta ST honestly is the only car that had me consider trading my Sentra SE-R Spec V for at the time. It's just a really fun car that constantly makes me smile when I see them and whenever I've driven one. If it weren't for the fact that I started working from home last year and needed to trim down my fleet of 2 cars and a truck to just a truck. I would definitely have bought one. I drove a couple new and a couple with a few thousand miles on them and it was one of few recently released cars that didn't change with age. Some cars like my ''dream'' car (99-01 or 03-04 SVT Cobra) were amazing back when they were new. But, after about 4-6 years they honestly didn't live up to expectations when they were affordable enough for the average buyer at the time. I know this because I had a deal back in '08 lined up for a '04 Cobra that I found while graduating training for the Army thinking that was THE car to have. Got to the dealership on the way home...test drove it (never knowing anyone that would let me drive one at the time) and ended up actually disliking it a lot...from the shit interior to the choppy ride and the fact that the car with only 22,000 miles rattled like a mid 80's S10.

Loved my FiST. The weight and cost of those wheels were a deal breaker for me. Turbo smart dual port shortie BOV was money well spent on that car. Made it so much fun to drive. That tri coat molten orange was awesome to wash....such a beautiful color. I left my suspension stock. Just did motor mounts and brake lines/pads and rotors for HPDE at local track.

That blow-off valve sounds like a child's toy version of a real blow-off valve.

Actually since the stock suspension is so stiff most coilover setups are comfier than stock

I recently acquired a 2015 FiST due to my F56 Cooper S getting hit and run, but I can't say I miss the Mini that much anymore.. I completely slept on the FiST, I've been loving it so far and have no plans to replace it for a LONG time, if ever!

Yes! I have owned one since 2017, and it IS AMAZING!!

Intro music made me look at the title to make sure I was watching a car review and not SpunJ rant on HLTV Confirmed.

I have vague regrets not getting one of these. I got a manual Honda Fit instead. Probably not good for performance or handling, but I'll comfort myself thinking that it'll last for 300k miles. Plus, all of the storage space! (I'm not regretting anything...)

In my 2016 FiST, I swapped the stock USB unit (which doesn't offer CarPlay) with a stock F-150 USB unit with CarPlay. Works perfectly.

I used to have a FoST and you guys are really making me want a FiST

As an Abarth owner I'm mad I need the 595 review as well 💢

Great call on the fist and the 52's. These are wicked little rally cars. I remember when they came out, so many of the press car reviewers bought one

I love the Fiesta ST BUT also love the 500 Abarth ... I want one eventually to play around in but can’t decide which to choose. - Great vid as always though! 🔥

Just picked up a '16 today. So excited to belong to the club!

I actually almost bought one of these but I desires to go with a 9th gen si for reliability

Theses cars are lovely to drive I have the previous gen fiesta s and it's just great even though it's slow 😅 Very for you dude Make sure you're gonna push it to the limit, they can take it

I love the 52 shoutout, I've been running their Chicanes on my car for about a year now

Get a Cobb shift knob asap - night and day difference. Thanks for the the review, guys! I love my FiST!

"halogens ughhh" lol :D meanwhile try to get home at night on any half-busy road or highway: goddamn LEDs, blinding my ass up!

You guys need to find a way to review the New Fiesta ST (Europe Only)

Nice cobb jacket, the Fiesta ST is definitely one of my favorite Fords ever produce for the mass market.