2014 Ford Fiesta STs Arrival Confirmed in Gov't Docs—Possibly Only 160 HP

[FFTeam]

Finally. After a year of coy not-quite denials, we’ve got something official from Ford that the Fiesta ST is coming to the U.S. That Ford hadn’t officially confirmed the Fiesta ST’s sale here was as secretive as the Taurus Limited is, in fact, limited. A concept-in-name-only Fiesta ST was shown at the 2011 L.A. auto show, and since then, Ford employees in the U.S. and Europe have winked and nodded about U.S. sales.

The Fiesta ST is included in compliance documents that Ford filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this month. There are two points worth highlighting.


First, the horsepower listed is 160, and that’s a surprise. Europeans will get a Ford-confirmed 178 hp in their Fiesta ST, and the company has been loud lately about the One Ford policy meaning global markets get the same cars. Before the launch of the Focus ST, the Blue Oval issued press releases saying that its new hot hatch would be almost identical in the U.S. and Europe.
Second, the 160-hp number corresponds in the chart to the older TiVCT engine—that’s the naturally aspirated 1.6 in the existing regular Fiesta. Misalignments and bad copy/pasting happen all the time in these manufacturer-submitted documents, and there are others in this one. The 1.0-liter engine in the third row is listed as an “I4″ when we know it’s an inline-three.

[streetfiesta]

Awesome. Do they have to undervalue the power numbers to avoid some misrepresentation problems? Meaning, if it nets over 160, fine. Under the listed power= consumer laws broken, lawsuits, government fines and interaction, etc.?

[tukaniRAY]

Hmm ... maybe I should stick with the current Fiesta Lineup and see if a possible turbo could just be added to that.

I assume, they will put a hefty price tag on the FiestaST and would defer me with that little power for the cost.

-Ray-