So You Want a Ford Focus ST 

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For those that want one or underestimate it, heres some notes: Intercooler, downpipe, air filter, and aggressive tune for E30 will get you around 300whp and 400tq. Add fueling upgrade to go E40-50 and bigger turbo gets you around 400whp+ and same for tq with more boost and power just past redline. Add Built motor and its 500whp+. Block hit over 700whp before blowing and its stronger than the rs block. St1 package is lightest and 400whp+ can be made with about $4k-$5k without labor. Wheel choices suck due to bolt pattern and body mods look awkward out side of lip kits. Oh and if you stay stock turbo, its super quick and its the reason for torque steer, but it falls flat on its ass after 5000ish rpm and wont beat shit past 100mph so end the race before then lol. Feel free to hit me up with questions.

Let’s do “So u want Fiesta St” though !! Great episode

You do the ST1 package a disservice. First off, not all ST buyers a narrow-assed 20-somethings. Mine was a retirement present to myself. Yes, I am 67 years old and the last time by butt fit a Recaro seat was when I was in the Army many decades ago. None of the gizmos and farkles offered in the ST2 and ST3 packages add to the performance of the car, but, the do add weight. I've been driving long enough to remember that having a radio with an FM capability was A Big Deal, so the additional electronics offered in the ST2 and ST3 packages are not that important. The ST1 has the rear camera (a great help to Us Of A Certain Age), can play my Ancient Rock Music that I store on my phone, has a nifty trip computer to keep me amused when traveling across Oklahoma or some such place, and most important, comfy seats for the long haul. Certainly the two deluxe packages are attractive, but I contend that potential buyers should not shun the ST1 as you suggest. But what do I know? I'm just an old retired gearhead.

I'M A FIESTA GUYYYY 😍 when he said "fiesta guys are a whole different breed", it hit me, in a good way tho

I’ve owned my 2015 focus St st2 since 2015 and this car still makes me smile. Big learning experience as I built it over time . I’d definitely recommend for it for anyone looking for a fwd hot hatch

Still waiting for the " So you want a Mazdaspeed3" and I know one of the guys at the shop has one lol

aye bruh don't sleep on oatmeal raisin cookies dem shits fire

I looked at the st3 when I bought my '18, but the recaros coming only in leather was a deal breaker. Leather seats in Florida summer is literal torture. So ST1 it was for me, no regrets.

My dad wants to buy me a used 2013 focus st for my first car

Loving my 13’ ST. Great platform, stronger engine then the RS, beastly on the track and in the canyons/mountains and it also sounds wonderful with an aftermarket/custom exhaust.

Just got my 2014 focus ST a few months back and I love it, and it makes all of my friends who ride in it and/or drive it say they want one. Overall just a great car to rip around and have fun with

I. Swear you guys are going to my craigslist car search history

I’m legit amazed on how many cars you’ve reviewed on “So you want” series most of these cars I’m looking into thank you for making these videos keep it up

One of my buddies has a focus ST, I’m in the market for a car and the ST is something I’m interested in, this vid provided a lot of information that I needed, thank you for the upload

I’ve had my focus st for 2 months now and honestly it’s kept a smile on my face everyday ❤️😩

When you forget about the SVT focus *Angry VVT noises*

Got a 13ST3 bought it new and love mine. Its tuned and running e30 with a few suspension mods and some rims and the car is a blast to drive. Approaching 60k trouble free miles and gonna give it to my son then I'm jumping in a 16 Audi S4.

I love my Focus ST1, it's a super fun daily driver and still very practical. It's super fun to toss the car into corners or take it on a twisty road, and has enough power to be fun, but not enough to seriously jeopardize my life or license. I opted for the ST1 because I'm a pretty big dude and the cheap seats are more comfortable for us husky folk. As an added bonus, as terrible as Sync 1 is, it doesn't need the updates like sync 3 does...so it's a win?

Bought my 17 ST1 back in October of 17 and haven’t looked back since! Amazing platform for beginners when looking to mod !

YOOOO my video made it in, at 10:52 the blue st, it’s still on my channel lmao

I love my Focus ST MK3 (pre facelift), BEST CATFISH

I'm currently an owner of a 2017 Focus ST and absolutely love it! No complaints.

I just bought a 25k mile '16 Focus ST1 several days ago. I like it. It runs good and I am happier with it than I thought that I would be. It is a fun and playful car and it wasn't very expensive. Fuel mileage is good and I like the way it looks. It is a solid economy car that doesn't make you angry when you hit the accelerator.

Can't wait to see "So You Want a Ford Fiesta ST" There's surprisingly so little representation in the YT scene, for a such an amazing driver's car. Gonna be good to finally see a video break down of it from a big channel like you guys. Donut Media's slackin' when it comes to ST content.

The ST is pretty cool in my opinion, really fun small car, modifiable if wanted or even powerful enough stock, can look very aggressive or very like a sleeper build

Probably the best focus ST tribute I’ve ever watched

At age 50 I bought a 2017 Ford Focus ST, except this was mid 2018, they gave me that car for a song. I still have "Sunny Jim" (Triple Yellow with the Rims) Amazing little car.

I'm not a Ford guy, but I can respect ford's performance line, those STs are pretty cool.

Bought a 2017MY ST1 (tall with wide shoulders means no leather recaros, fun fact the cloth seats are still recaros) in September of 17, car was fun, quick, economical. I had the Ford Performance Tune, a Cobb rear motor mount, and MOST IMPORTANTLY a Quaife LSD installed. Completely transformed the car. 360 ft-lbs of torque and no torque steer. Handles far better and the on power grip mid-corner is incredible. If you own or are thinking about buying an ST, you need to consider adding a Quaife LSD to your plans.

Im 40 years old, my last kid just graduated HS and moved out... empty nester now, and what did I do to reward myself ???? Bought a 2015 St2. And love it to say the least !!! Even the wife Loves driving it, and yes I cringe every time she says , Going to the grocery store and taking Your car. 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

So thanks to this video I now own a 16 focus st1!!! Do not regret going from RWD to FWD at all and the car is sooooo much fun!!!!! LOVE IT

I bought my 18’ ST3 three days before this video was uploaded. Best decision of my life, can’t imagine myself with anything else.

I have one and caught up with a 997 gt3 and we were on some back roads with him first. He tried pulling away and I stayed up with him most of the time, cornering was almost the same too, even surprised myself. Highly recommend these with premium fuel, plugs and mods.

I know this is Alex's segment, but I saw the title and I was expecting Dakota to be doing it for some reason 😂

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR!! THANK YOU

I picked up a 2015 ST3 in magnetic grey this year. Super fun car, hot with some white fifteen52 wheels. Zero complaints so far.

I just bought a '16 Focust ST3 a few months back with 28k miles on it and man... I love this car, literally everything about it. I've been waiting for you guys to do an episode on this. Well done!

Ayy, no love for the 2002-2005 Focus SVT though? Not even a mention? Those were and are still cool. Plus they're kinda rare, but still obtainable for under $8,000.

2014 tangerine scream focus st owner here luckily this was my first car and boy do i love it the only problem is THE MILEAGE omg i havent broke 18 in the city other than that i love this car

Thanks for the plug! Great video too

Finally the video I have been waiting for.

I love my 13 ST3. Its been so much fun and perfectly reliable.

Fast forward 2 years later these things are holding value now like no other. They are fun cars I’ll never regret buying one.

Awesome video, love my '16 ST2. Most fun I've driven for the price range and is my tuned daily.

I had one of the very first gen 1 Mazdaspeed3's and now have an ST3. They are very similar in stock form. MS3 slightly faster in a straight line, but the ST handles a little better, is a bit more refined, and you can run regular gas if you're willing to sacrifice 11HP (according to the manual) for a 30% savings in fuel cost. ST3 interior comes with those heated leather Recaro's which are wonderful if they fit you.

After having a 2013 focus st for 2 years here are 3 things that would have made the car 1000x better: ko4 rather than the ko3, 5x114 rather than 5x108, and better paint because the paint on them as well as most other fords basically falls off the car over time.

ST owner here and... Best. Video. Ever.

I love your video and the enthusiasm you have behind them. I am in a toss up between a focus St and GTI so this helped a lot.

Learned on a '95 Escort, daily for high school, college, and work. Mom dropped some subtle hints that I should buy a new car after 3 years of stable work and saving up, so in 2018 I did some research into modern hatchbacks. January of this year I pulled the trigger and bought a brand new FoST and I have not second-guessed the decision since. Every commute in this thing is a joy! Really, if it wasn't for my mom telling me to treat myself I'd have missed a gem.

Love my bagged FBO ST1. I got in it bc it was plenty fast for a daily, ton of aftermarket support, and it looks great for what it is. And now I have an absurd amount of money in it but 400lb-ft of torque doesn’t get old 🤘🏼

I have fiesta ,focus ,and fusion. Also my 79 fiesta with chop top and my personal option add on 4 wheel steer. Only one in the world. With old school flame job.. people never can even figure out what the hell it is. Love messing with them it’s to much fun.

Have had my 15 st3 for a couple months now and absolutely love it

I loved my 96’ Ford Escort 3 door hatchback LX. Only car I’ve had that you could fill up for $10-$15 bucks and drive around all day. 😞

I love it just picked up a facelift ST-3 low mileage and cheap only thing I hate is filling it up

Dakota’s edit is what brought me to buy my car as the tie breaker between the ‘17 SI

One of my most favorite YT series to date, great production quality and witty banter from Alex. However it still hurts my heart when he says the ST has dual exhaust, just a single boi that splits at the very end for dual tips

I own a 2017 ST ST3 package and just a few things come to mind after 10k miles: 1) The fuel tank is TINY. You have 12-ish gallons (?), 10 of which are usable before the car keeps reminding you to fill up. Filling up all the time can get annoying. 2) It is extremely hard to heel toe, if not impossible. The gas pedal is WAY lower than the brake so unless you are on the brakes hard, you are not blipping the throttle for a downshift. People claim they just roll their toe over but they must have superwide feet. You can buy a spacer to bring the pedal up even with the brake but doing so raises your knees about 1.5 inches. The seats don't have knee-support adjustment so it gets uncomfortable. 3) Things start to rattle. I mean, this is not ST specific (every non-luxury car has rattles), but keep in mind. I had to smack a couple interior panels into the right place to get it to stop. 4) It is a drivers car. Pros and cons. All my female passengers complain that their shoulders are squeezed in between the seats if they are on the shorter side. It is also a stiff ride stock. It is not unbearable especially if you are the driver, but for the passenger it is not a GT car. 5) You are going to want to modify this car. Tuning the car with a $500 off the shelf tune/tuner gives a potential extra 100 lb/ft of torque and makes a HUGE difference, it really wakes the car up. The exhaust is silent on the outside (sound is piped into the cabin though). The premium Sony sound system is okay, can be better. 6) The trunk heats up. No idea why. It is not insulated from the exhaust? It can gets pretty warm especially with the factory trunk space cover. The trunk has melted and spoiled a couple ice creams so far. Still, an excellent car, 100% would still recommend. I've driven an M3 and this is akin to a mini-M3. It can keep up with the V6 muscle cars and the like.

You forgot the part where after buying a st you think you are the fastest thing on the road

I’ve been wanting this car for over a year. And now I want it more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man this is seriously my favorite series on this channel

I drive a Focus SE but I slapped on a catback exhaust and only run E85 and it's pretty fast for what it is. Surprisingly it has a 12:1 compression ratio on the standard ones which is neat

Honestly wouldn't an ST1 be better if you don't care about any luxury just want the performance

So happy to find a cool car enthusiasts channel out of Wisconsin! Hello from Eau claire

I have a 2014 Focus SE with 8ntake and exhaust on e85 and it's pretty quick and nimble. I love it

You should do a "so you want a pop/ crackle tune "?

I don't want an ST, I already own one. I wouldn't want 2 now, would I?

Great vid! Was cool seeing you at the WCEC meet this weekend.

Bought my PB (performance blue) 15' ST3 back when the facelift just appeared and 0% financing (no brainer). Thought it would be a 1-2 year purchase only, 4.5 years later I still have the car and love it still as much as day 1 and its my daily and mine is modded like crazy. I modded it at mile 100 and ive got 57k miles on it still runs great. Still a fun car.

Just traded in my Focus ST for a 2018 Mustang GT. Such a great platform.

Actually, the us market got the svt focus hatch in the early 2000's (02 I believe) and the first gen ST sedan came out in the us in 2004 as the svt focus ended its run. The ST sedan had the NA 2.3L duratec tuned by cosworth and made about 150hp. I used to work at a ford dealership, one of my coworkers bought one a couple years ago along with a few steeda goodies, definitely a decent car for around the 2-3k price range.

Focus ST owner here, havent watched the video yet but I have a feeling it will make me giggle a bit.

I have a 08 Subaru sti hatch and just picked up a 14 focus st as a “ gas saver” went stage 2 and it is a BLAST to drive. I live in the mountains and taking it out on the back roads is nothing but enjoyable. It’s not the fastest or the best way to get around a turn but definitely the funnest. The back end just wants to whip out like it’s a real wheel drive car. Again can’t beat it especially for the price! Want a fast car by a STI want a fun affordable car buy a ST.

How about a, “So You Want a Cobalt SS.” I thought it would be interesting since it has three different sub models.

I couldnt tell if you were Shaggy or Linus Tech Tips near the beginning.

Owned a 02 SVTF and a 13 focus st3. loved both...bought a 2013 wrx hatch ... and missed my st very much. I would buy another in a heartbeat.

I just got a 2017 Focus ST not even a week ago and I’m loving it so far, been having a hard time finding wheels and some other modifications that aren’t made from abs plastic though

“So you want a MazdaSpeed 3 (gen 2)”

FiST edition! You need photos of a car places it shouldn’t be, I got you covered... We are most definitely our own breed!

2014 ST3. Daily driver for my wife, who demanded the replacement for our 2000 SVT Contour to have a manual transmission. Fit the budget and drove like a go-kart. Wheel hop is a bit of pain, but that only happens when I'm driving. ;)

I just swapped an ST into my mk3 sedan, it's a good time. Have lots of videos.

Oh god. I'm actually getting a '16 Focus ST3 in a bit less than 24hours. That timing tho!

Ya we didnt get the mk1 rs but we did get the SVT trim which was basically the pre ST of its time. It was my first car and holy shit its such an underrated car its such a fun little hot hatch and they’re extremely cheap since no one seems to know about them

I'm buying a mk2 focus st because of its 5 cylinder gorgeous engine,and just all around fun handling

My first car a bought was a 2015 Ford Focus 'Sport' not ST but im happy the ST was approved by this man

I was waiting on you to mention the Saleen Ford Focus from the early 2000s

"so you want a focus st" * so you need to bring sugar cookies

I was literally looking at ST’s all weekend and he makes this video..

Great channel guys. Keep up the good content!

2017 ST1 suits me just fine. So much fun for the price.

Finally they got it right I DO WANT A ST

Just bought a 18' Focus ST ST1, absolutely love it! Can't wait to start building it!

Please do a "So You Want A 9th Gen Civic SI". Another great episode. Love the channel.

My Focus ST has been my most reliable modded cars among the others from EVO X, Honda Accord, and the DSM

Good review mate.

Enjoyed the episode like all the rest, y'all are awesome. Would love y'all to cover the Fiesta ST

So you want Mitsubishi Eclipse or Toyota Altezza.

If you get an ST just get the ST1. There’s no point in getting the upgrade unless you just REALLY want leather seats in the ST3. Just upgrade the radio system and you’ll be good

this mans energy is very refreshing

I feel like watching this 7 months after buying my ST is counterintuitive but whatever I love this car