Except for Mustangs, you can no longer buy cars from Ford in the United States. Not long ago, Ford offered three different hot hatches, but today the company does not have an affordable high-performance car unless you count cheap Mustangs. This has not stopped Ford from serving eager buyers of high-performance cars in other parts of the world.
Ford calls this ST the most agile ST to date. It comes from the factory, with KW adjustable coil suspension, adjusted by Ford Performance on the Nürburgring:
The two-way adjustable suspension system produced by motorsport expert KW Automotive has a double-tube stainless steel shock absorber shell and powder-coated springs, and has a unique Ford performance blue finish. Compared with the standard Focus ST, the front and rear driving height of the Focus ST Edition is reduced by 10 mm, and customers can further adjust it by 20 mm. Compared with the standard Focus ST, the spring stiffness has increased by more than 50%.
19-inch lightweight wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, this thing should be a canyon carver. Ford even provided a document for the car owner, suggesting settings for different driving conditions.
Power comes from a 2.3-liter Ecoboost four-cylinder engine with a power of 280 horsepower and a torque of 309 pound-feet, which is used in conjunction with a six-speed manual transmission. The price of this ST is not like the interesting and affordable American market car you remember. The suggested retail price of the 2018 ST (available in the last year of this model) is $25,170. According to the current conversion rate, this new ST starts at $49,086. At this price, maybe it’s best across the pond.
Although I am very satisfied with my 2018 Mazda 3, I still suffer from Ford’s cancellation of this generation of American Focus ST. I have the money ready, and I am asking my friend who works on the vehicle for all the details. I still remember the day when my manufacturing friend warned me to cancel all cars.
At Ford, we still have a small group of people who will use any opportunity we have on Ford’s internal webpage to complain.
Oh, I don’t know why you put in the conversion rate without checking the equivalent car costs in these two countries. If you checked, when it was still on sale here, the price of Focus ST was close (inaccurate) 1 to 1 pound.