"Why not both?"

This. Though by all reports the brakes hold up really well on track. And while there are big-brake kits available (several of them), I think most anyone could get by with a set of Hawk HPS (not HP+s if you want to still DD the car and not develop tinnitus), stainless braided lines, and good DOT4 fluid (I'm picking…

I know some people say it's bad, but I don't really think so. If you drive an E30, you should be fine. I recently drove a 2014 Corolla LE (under duress, I promise), and that had far worse road noise and cabin isolation than the FiST. Realistically you're going to wind up on different tires than the Bridgestone…

I was going to mention that in one of my previous comments, about the FiST making better power and torque than advertised, but you beat me to it. Also, the only people I've seen saying it doesn't rotate enough are the hardcore autocross people (and...there are a lot of those in the Fiesta ST community, almost…

Awesome review! I'm biased, since I own one, but I have to agree. It really ticks all the important boxes for an everyday fun car (Economy, handling, easy power, price). It's not even an impractical proposition; I had a Focus before this car, and in terms of cargo room, it's not worlds apart. The other great…

That is the route I chose. Base seats, black paint (which is actually quite nice, as it's a metal-flake paint), gray wheels/red calipers like Patrick's tester, and no other options. Out the door for well under $22k all said and done. I'll be holding on to mine until those days where people say, "Oh, I remember…

You can get them for around 20k, yes.

Man, I love 240Z/S30Zs, but that is serious CP pricing. Nothankyou.jpg, this time around.

If he did have a good enough night's sleep to race today, it sure says a lot about him. If I had even by complete accident (much less some kind of negligence) taken someone's life, I'd not be right for a while.

Wow, absolutely fucking tragic. As far as the video goes, it might just be my video/sound card, but I'm definitely hearing the engine rev from Stewart's car before he makes impact, rather than after due to a loss of traction from Ward Jr's person. That was completely brutal any way you slice it though. My…

Hi Porsche. I just want a goddamn Cayman with the 911 engine. Thanks.

I feel like this gif can really work out of context.

Right now I just have the Cobb AP with both the Mountune programming as well as a custom tune for my car from Randy Robles @ Mountune. I haven't put any hard parts on yet (but I plan to do the induction kit, charge pipes, IC, and a downpipe). Driveability-wise alone, it's worth at least getting an Accessport from…

It is kinda hard to photograph. Here's another local FiST to me that I shot at a meet:

Yep, we all own one. Have a black one over here that's been reflashed by the folks at Mountune. And yeah, the interior's nothing special, but it's not the point of the thing.

The brake fade isn't nearly as bad on the Fiesta ST vs. the Focus ST.

So, we're agreed that it's massively stupid and irresponsible. Why are you encouraging people to give the guy more views then?

This actually has some relevance, as personally, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not bothering with another as-new vehicle until I can comfortably afford something like an M4 (if I ever buy new again at all). So this was fun.

GM is planning to use this to re-Volt against the recall backlash. They're revolting, Coral...

May is indeed the standout of the show these days, I agree with you on that.