Let's be honest here, if you're buying a Ford Fiesta ST and not installing a custom exhaust, you're not doing it right. The car is too cheap and sporty not to turn it into "look at me" toy.
The new model that just came out in Europe is not the same as the old garbage they're selling Stateside. Besides fresh looks, this car also gets its 200 horsepower from a 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbo engine. Yes, three cylinders, and in eco mode, it can even run on two.
Now, one less cylinder is supposed to make an engine sound less cool, but that's not the case, as Ford has done an even better job than with the old model. However, you can still buy something aftermarket and ruin your neighbor's quiet Sunday morning.
As far as we can tell, Milltek Sport is the first company to get its hands on the Mk8 Fiesta and do its magic. This car has been fitted with a GPF-back muffler and titanium GT-90 trims. What is a GPF-back? It just means you keep the gasoline particle filter... so it's legal to run it in Europe.
As if sounding better than stock wasn't enough, Milltek also fitted its exhaust with a valve system letting you annoy the hell out of that retired professor next door. You can just hear unburned fuel exploding and making everybody think this 3-cylinder is more special than it is.
We've recently discovered a few interesting features of the 2019 Fiesta ST. They've replaced the front-mounted radar sensor with an intercooler, making this one of the least "safe" cars Ford makes. However, you can buy an NCAP pack which adds lane keep assist. It's also pretty high-tech with folding heated mirrors, traffic sign recognition, those pop-out door protectors, and a panoramic roof.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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