So true mate. A lot of drivers don't know how to drive fast cars. They think you have to floor it all the time. The point for me is if its a powerful car, then obviously by driving it normally it will be relaxing, and knowing you have enough power to overtake and hill climb etc is a bonus.

@swisscheeseham

7 жыл бұрын

B

@bendikehrstedt3818

4 жыл бұрын

Not when you are making a KZread video...

I would never be able to drive mine like this unless I was completely tired, but props for respecting someone else's car. To anyone that wants to know if this car can perform, the answers yes. There is really not one car in this price range that competes with this car, the handling is insane. The sound symposer being plummed into the cabin just gives such a nice throaty sound just to remind you your not in another disappointing car that's suppose to be sporty. This car delivers!

watch the walkaround video between 3:52-4:07 and you'll see it only has 585 miles on the odometer. The test driver did not want to abuse the owner's car.

I drove one of these at a test drive event last summer, and it was love at first drive. I never felt so much excitement and fun out of one car. Plus, as a novice to a manual transmission, the Fiesta ST's was easy to learn and use. It really is a great car to learn the fun of driving in. I called it my driving nirvana.

@Ballsack44

2 жыл бұрын

End up getting one?

@SP84Fanatic

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ballsack44 Unfortunately, no. I ended up buying a 2015 VW Golf 1.8 TSI 2-door. I found the Golf more practical and easier to live with. Plus, it was less expensive to buy and own.

Ur driving skills almost arouse me... I could easily fall asleep in ur car unlike most car reviewers. Nice Driving!!

I recently discovered your POV test drives and am addicted. HOWEVER, you drive like the alter boy of the church that you begin and end each run at. From the extraneous turn signals and downshifts to the pacifist maneuvers I can't determine which car is bad ass and which has the best-sounding blinker bong! Order up a set from one of those Low-T things, mate!

Man, Ford did a great job of making this thing sound great on the inside. I probably wouldn't even do an intake or exhaust. Refined, but snarky. I dig it. If I was in the market for a new car, it would be a really tough choice between this and an FR-S/BRZ.

@jayczyzyk9707

10 жыл бұрын

frzs brzbetter handling shifter combo

@MarkusKleis

10 жыл бұрын

jay czyzyk I wrecked several BRZ and FRS at the local 1/8th, on the freeway, and once one tried to keep up in some remote windy roads. The Fiesta just packs more oomph and more fun for sure. I have only ever seen one review that found a way to give a faster lap time to the FRS/BRZ than the Fiesta on any track.

@jayczyzyk9707

10 жыл бұрын

thefrs is slow in midrange compared to fiesta st

Getting my new fiesta st in ~ 2 weeks :)

@johnnycincocero

8 жыл бұрын

I ordered my '16 FiST today. with Recaros. How are you liking yours?

@hydraflyer

8 жыл бұрын

+Johnny CincoCero Awesome and I still love it every day I drive it about 1200 miles in so far. The sits are very comfortable to me personally and feel very snug. You won't be disappointed!

@johnnycincocero

8 жыл бұрын

Steve John Sweet.... Thanks

man ford did a really good job to make it sound so fantastic!!

Sounds even more visceral than the Focus. Thanks for posting and thanks to the owner as well.

I want this as my first car :D

Very good. This video is exactly what i was looking for. The car looks like such a pleasure to drive. Its good to see you drive like a civilized individual. I hope all deusche bagz who think that they have to red line performance cars all the time can learn something from this.

This thing sounds way better than the Ecoboost Mustang

I seem to be the only one that likes the sound of this car for some reason.

thanks for the freeway/highway rpm shot. this should be able to get really good mpg.

Fiesta ST is very exciting ;)

I really like the Fiesta ST. It's one of the few cars I'd consider trading in my '08 MINI Cooper S for.

I seem to be only one that thinks this is far nicer than the new ST for some reason.

Or a modernized B18C5 engine with upgraded suspension too. I'd like to definitely see that too.

I hope this car is not so slow like look in your test.

Car sounds nice and looks nice as well!

I know, heel-toe is a combination of braking and rev-matching when downshifting all in one motion, however heel-toe is simply harder to execute, which is why I asked :)

Thanks for sharing your experience with us =)

Take notes...this is how you drive this car 2014 Ford Fiesta ST Lovely! OnBoard / POV

@MrDNKYMN

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

oh geez...almost fell asleep watching this.

I don't think there's any other hatchback as great as this one for the price.

Great video. It's impressive how quiet it is on the freeway, particularly when passing that semi. The acceleration is impressive. It was hard to tell how it handled the rough freeway after you left the on ramp near the betinning of the video. Did it pick up a lot of the road vibration? Thanks again.

ST3 I take it?

I’m test driving one tomorrow I’m too excited but nervous. Is there anything you recommend that I should ask or do?

What model of ST is this??

How is there a touch screen in this car??

was that little 0-60 wot?

Most likely both I'd say; they go hand in hand

The real question is, when will they put a decent motor in the CR-Z?

what options you have on this car?

Where did you get the blowup doll in the passenger seat?

Probably wasnt able to hammer on it because that might be the owner of the car sitting with him

I swear. Coincidences are way too frequent in my life. I just helped my mom buy a new Fiesta today, and then this vid. Come on now.

so what do you think st or abarth?

Could you do of the more RPMs and more speed, just for a little bit, I mean, to accelerate to 4th gear full throttle then it's all good, still a great video

sounds nice

so you test drive on STRAIGHT ROADS?

Does this car have auto rev matching or is the driver doing it? Because it's totally unnecessary for the type of driving he was doing.

Please do an rsx type s

Should I buy the Fiesta ST or the new Corsa OPC?

@xplicit1992

9 жыл бұрын

Hey man. I didn't test the Corsa, I will do it soon But yes, I prefer the Fiesta. Thanks for your answer ;-).

Nice downshifting, do you also heel-toe or simply rev-matching ?

@Ballsack44

2 жыл бұрын

He heal toe’s as well.

Disappointed in video. Its hard to do a fair comparison when the vehicle's are driven differently between your different reviews. I watched the Focus St video and it was driven hard, I then saw this...

I notice that you drop it down through the gears when you decelerate. I can hear the engine rev. That's not good for the clutch. I advise you to either coast in neutral or keep it in the highest gear you were in and once the engine RPM gets to about 1000, take it out of gear and coast at that point. But that downshifting stuff is going to make that clutch wear faster. Just a tip. Nice video, but my non ST Fiesta can do what you did in this video. You didn't really show what the ST can do, but that's ok.

@splewy

10 жыл бұрын

He's heel/toe downshifting. It's a popular performance driving technique that is used by enthusiasts and professional drivers alike. Provided you rev match correctly, it doesn't put that much wear on the clutch either. What really wears the clutch is when you shift into a lower gear and just let the clutch out without rev matching.

@goodshipkaraboudjan

10 жыл бұрын

You definitely want to learn heel-toeing to get the most out of a manual box, particularly on track. It's also good to learn trail braking which combined with introducing left foot braking are some great skills for any driver on a race track.

@opmike343

10 жыл бұрын

Quite frankly, you don't quite know what you're talking about. Simply tossing the thing into neutral or waiting until you're about to come to a stop to pull it out of gear is lazy, "barely making it" amateur driving. First of all, you're cutting power to the wheels when it's unnecessary and you've removed the ability to quickly accelerate out of a problem. And secondly, what do you do when you're coming up to a sharp curve that doesn't require a stop, but requires you to slow down enough that dropping a few gears is necessary? A properly rev matched downshift, or a rev-matched downshift while braking (commonly called a heel-toe downshift) won't put any extra wear on the clutch as the ENTIRE point is to match the engine speed with the wheel speed. It sounds like you're advocating against any and all downshifting which is complete nonsense. I suggest you educate yourself a bit further before you go online and attempt to give other people "advice" on how to drive a manual.

@opmike343

10 жыл бұрын

gnarkillkicksass For someone that doesn't understand the basics of rev matching and downshifting a car, left foot braking is pretty far out of the universe of things to worry about.

@Maurazio

10 жыл бұрын

btw even if you don't rev match, a bit of easy "motor breaking" is used by normal people to slow down, the clutch may wear faster but it's not that bad (if you go easy with it, that is), and if you're going downhill you sure don't put it in neutral.

where did you buy the Sync 3?

Nice car! But i don't think the sound is speciaal.. Just the sound from outside sounds like a tuned golf

I hate these channels where people would like helpful input but winding road doesn’t respond to our comments

Car is cool almost bought one but got a wrx for couple grand more. Way faster and awd

@NashKetchum

9 жыл бұрын

Completely different car made for a completely different demographic. Comparing this to a wrx is like comparing a door knob to a twinkie.

@MatchuCT

9 жыл бұрын

npitu04 but hes saying that, for a couple grands more, you can get a twinkie. why settle for a door knob if you can get a much better twinkie? (given that you can afford it or not)

@Tokendog08

9 жыл бұрын

MatchuCT but what if you don't need a twinkie and would like to keep a couple grand in your pocket? A door knob serves a different purpose than a twinkie. Don't get a twinkie if you don't need a twinkie, cause at the end of the day, you'll still need that door knob.

@MatchuCT

9 жыл бұрын

Doyle Lovil idk man, all this twinkie talk is making me hungry.

@nikb6528

9 жыл бұрын

npitu04 lol love your comparison mayne:P

great job better shiter than a mini

do you prefer fiesta st or mini jcw?

@jayczyzyk9707

10 жыл бұрын

minijcw will out corner the fiesta due to its

This engine sounds deamn good (for R4 engine :D)

Sorry but there was some terrible shifting in this video.

step on it

Not for nothing, but the passenger (or both of them for that matter) look crammed in there!

@DrSpike666

10 жыл бұрын

Well it is a sub compact....

@Maurazio

10 жыл бұрын

nah it's allright, in the back i wouldn't travel for more than 1 hour though. i went on a summer trip to münchen with a fiesta with 3 people it wasn't so bad, of course a C segment would be better

Funky hothatch :)

we want a gopro also in the feet!

Nice!!

It's not cramp in there....for asains.

My astra opc has same sound D:

Livonia!

@TimJoseph

10 жыл бұрын

And Plymouth!!

@kickerman8

9 жыл бұрын

And Ann Arbor!

ford fiesta..what kind of engine?

@lethalpenguin61

3 жыл бұрын

1.6 ecoboost

I'm referring to the design not quality of finish

For the God sake, pursuit that Corvette (2:43) and give it a ride!!!

don't trade your mini test drive the car first

Rev that thing

PROPER HOT HATCH.

From 0:00-7:33 is the start and ending

The right pedal is the accelerator .... overwrites plz. This is the test of a sports car, and you drive like a grandfather ...

almost same price as a focus st. not worth it IMO

I wonder how pretty is the girl who's driving.

@MrSharkStudios

7 жыл бұрын

LOL

+1

Does it have those shitty transmission like in damn Focus?

@chrissorreda4982

8 жыл бұрын

Comes in a manual only.

The dude in the passenger seat looks as though he was wedged in that little car, if your over 5 foot 6 inches and 150lbs+.....don't bother trying to fit into it. chicks car!

learn how to drive grandad.

@SVGELI

7 жыл бұрын

he knows how stupid.

What a boring place to drive.

horrible interior

my grandma drives faster than that, booooorringg....

Probably wasnt able to hammer on it because that might be the owner of the car sitting with him