If You Find Ford Fiesta ST Too Hot To Handle, Get A Fiesta ST-Line

While the car above might look something like a Fiesta ST, it isn’t. It’s actually the ST-Line. It’s a new trim level available for the Fiesta and the Focus, and as well as a bunch of ST-like details - a bodykit, new wheels, a festooning of ST-Line badges and sports seats - you also get 10mm lower sports suspension.

The new trim package is available on the Fiesta with either a 94bhp 1.5 TDCi diesel or a 138bhp 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol (pro tip, get the petrol). On the Focus meanwhile, you’ve the choice of the same 1.0-litre EcoBoost in the lower, 123bhp state of tune, or a 1.5-litre with 182bhp. If those outputs sound familiar, that’s because these are the same engines available with the Zetec S Fiesta and Focus, a trim level now replaced - along with the Red and Black editions - with the new ST-Line.

Want one? Fiesta ST-Line prices start at £15,645, while for the Focus ST-Line you’ll need at least £20,595, and there’s another two ST-Line badged Ford models on the way if neither floats your boat.

Our advice? Unless fuel economy and insurance is a big deal, make the jump to the full-fat ST models. Particularly in the case of the Fiesta, you won’t regret it.