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Ford Fiesta ST

MODELTESTED: Ford Fiesta ST Edition

PRICE: £28,770 ENGINE: 1.5-litre 3cyl, 197bhp

THE current Ford Fiesta ST is a superb hot hatch, and for this exclusive ST Edition its maker has ramped things up. But at £28,770, is it as good value for money as lower rungs of the Fiesta ST ladder and can it beat the GR Yaris?

Design & engineering

LIKE the Toyota, the Fiesta ST Edition is available in three-door form only, but it also features some performance enhancements that put it in the Yaris’s ballpark.

These include lighter flow-formed 18-inch alloys that save 2kg per corner compared with the standard wheels. They are controlled by new coilover suspension units that lower the ride height by 15mm at the front and 10mm

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