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German-sourced hot hatch pushed back by six months, meaning we’ll have to wait a little longer for the pint-sized performance model.
The hotly-anticipated Ford Fiesta ST has been delayed for Australia, now scheduled for a “late 2019” arrival Down Under.
Despite announcing a second quarter 2019 launch 12 months ago, Ford Australia has pushed back the introduction of its three-cylinder pint-sized hot hatch, with no official reasoning as yet.
This means the Blue Oval will be forced to go without an entry-level performance model even longer, given both the previous Fiesta ST and Focus ST have been out go production for some time.
It also suggests Ford Australia will have a big few months of hot hatch launches from late this year through early 2020, given the next-generation Focus ST is currently slated for an “early 2020” arrival Down Under.
Power in the Fiesta ST comes from a new 1.5-litre three-cylinder ‘EcoBoost’ turbo petrol engine, developing a healthy 147kW and 290Nm – up 13kW and 50Nm over the previous-generation, four-cylinder model.
Drive continues to be sent exclusively to the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission, with the 0-100 sprint taking a claimed 6.7 seconds.
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