You Can Cut Your Ford Fiesta ST's 0-60 By Half A Second With An App

Mountune's new tuning package for the Fiesta ST adds 25bhp via an induction kit and a clever phone app
You Can Cut Your Ford Fiesta ST's 0-60 By Half A Second With An App

The Ford Fiesta ST does not need any more power or torque. Its 197bhp, 214lb ft 1.5-litre inline-three is extremely punchy in the mid-range and feels like a good step up from the already quick previous-gen ST.

But hey, a little more poke couldn’t hurt, right? That’s certainly what renowned Ford fettler Mountune thinks, and its response is the m225 tuning pack.

You Can Cut Your Ford Fiesta ST's 0-60 By Half A Second With An App

It contains the usual freer-flowing induction kit and a natty little Mountune badge, but the difference between this and previous packages from the firm is the new ‘Smartflash’ smartphone app.

It’s available for Android and Apple devices, and it connects to your ST via a Bluetooth OBD II reader. Once you’re installed and ready to go, you can choose between three modes: Performance, Stock, and Anti-Theft.

You Can Cut Your Ford Fiesta ST's 0-60 By Half A Second With An App

Anti-Theft does what it says on the tin - it’s an immobiliser mode. And Stock, as you’d expect, returns the car to factory settings. Performance is where it gets interesting: for starters, selecting this mode ups the power by 25bhp and the torque by 36lb ft, giving new figures of 222bhp and 250lb ft.

In addition, it makes the active exhaust louder in Sport and Track modes, plus it makes the launch control system “more aggressive,” Mountune says. As a result of this along with the boost in power and torque, the m225 pack drops the 0-60mph time from 6.5sec to just under six seconds.

You Can Cut Your Ford Fiesta ST's 0-60 By Half A Second With An App

The reinvigorated 1.5 inline-three should feel noticeably punchier on the move, too. In Performance mode, a whole second is lopped off the factory 31-62mph in-gear acceleration figure.

Want your own Fiesta ST to perform thusly? The full kit will set you back £662.50, or if you already have a high-flow induction kit, the app and OBD II reader can be bought for £479.16.

Comments

ATOGI_28

wait, anti theft mode is just an immobiliser? Don’t all cars have that already or is there something I’m missing here?

03/19/2019 - 09:28 |
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It might not let the car start unless the phone is plugged in maybe. Its another level of protection because people panic about the hands free keys

03/19/2019 - 10:15 |
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🎺🎺thank mr skeltal

In reply to by ATOGI_28

It’s in addition to the immobiliser every car already has (the steering wheel lock). Once you used your phone to put the car in anti-theft mode it won’t start until you disable it again on your phone. That way no one can steal your car if they don’t have your phone, but in turn you also can’t start your car if you lose your phone or simply forget it.

03/24/2019 - 14:35 |
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Robert Gracie

Thats a weird way of tuning a car

03/19/2019 - 09:32 |
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electricpants

It’s sound like a lot of cash to pay but in reality with everything your getting it’s a bargain

03/19/2019 - 12:17 |
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Well it’s mountune which is covered by ford’s warranty up to stage 2 so it’s always expensive. The exhaust kit is cheap though considering it’s actually made by miltek.

03/24/2019 - 14:06 |
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Andrés Cely Herazo

Can I fit that into my 2018 Fiesta Titanium? Pls?

03/19/2019 - 12:59 |
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Anonymous

ah CarThrottle, you never cease to amaze.

03/19/2019 - 13:09 |
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03/19/2019 - 19:16 |
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In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

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03/20/2019 - 03:41 |
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Miata Man (Miata Squad)

I can make my car better with a screwdriver and a 1/2 wrench.

03/19/2019 - 13:45 |
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RWB Dude

Modern problems require modern solutions

03/19/2019 - 14:54 |
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Anonymous

It’s an app that plays curated Eurobeat on full blast, and even triggers a mechanism that makes your legs and feet heel-toe through every downshift.

03/20/2019 - 00:51 |
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Kenji (Oldsmobile Fan) (GoldWing Enthusiast) (wheel nut)

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Eurobeat is terrible but ok

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Anonymous

Anti-Theft mode sounds great until your phone battery dies and you can’t drive home

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