HMMM...
1) The ST already has the 1.6 EB, Ford is not going to offer more horsepower out of the same engine, because aftermarket has that covered. And because all us ST guys would be "What the fudge, FORD??!?".
2) An AWD drive system akin to the Focus RS is bigger and heavier than the FWD components which would require extensive working of the actual car.
3) A FiRS which would be a cramped, stiff-riding, manual-driven, sub-compact hatchback (none of these terms are popular in America), simply does not make business sense on the current platform*.
4) The market for this kind of car is also the market that may buy into the Fiesta ST, Focus ST, or Focus RS.
5) The article speaks of the 2016 model year Fiesta RS. We are already in the 2016 model year so.... there must be a glitch in the matrix, this article must have slipped through from the alternate 2015 (Back to the Future reference
where they do have a Fiesta RS.
*The Ford Ecosport (BR) used to share platforms with the Fiesta (MK6), I believe. The Ecosport offers AWD and a manual. Ford may converge both platforms for the next-gen Ecosport and Fiesta (or whatever it will be called, powerhttp://www.autonews.com/article/20150817/OEM04/308179987/more-aluminum-and-more-power), because it would minimize costs, create another "global" vehicle, which can be offered in the US as a competitor to the CX-3, Renegade, Trax, 500X, HRV, Juke (some of these cars have performance-oriented versions coming as well) and whatever else manufacturers come up with. Ford's realizing that they will need the option to get a sub-compact crossover if the market continues to grow, which it will because these kind vehicles, allow a little more . They also need to fill those announced "new model" slots. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Ford goes this route, I would encourage it because it may be the last chance at a FiRS, and our FiST values would go up because of a limited run, less of whatever new driver nannies may become mandated within the next 5 years, and because something like the current FiST will be a might be a neutered trim or it may disappear altogether (which makes sense, anyone who would have wanted/had/still has an ST will just buy the RS, actually creating a market for the car).
....but yeah until then I will call bs. I would contact whoever wrote the article and demand them to provide the source of this info, because us ST-owners should know this info first.
1) The ST already has the 1.6 EB, Ford is not going to offer more horsepower out of the same engine, because aftermarket has that covered. And because all us ST guys would be "What the fudge, FORD??!?".
2) An AWD drive system akin to the Focus RS is bigger and heavier than the FWD components which would require extensive working of the actual car.
3) A FiRS which would be a cramped, stiff-riding, manual-driven, sub-compact hatchback (none of these terms are popular in America), simply does not make business sense on the current platform*.
4) The market for this kind of car is also the market that may buy into the Fiesta ST, Focus ST, or Focus RS.
5) The article speaks of the 2016 model year Fiesta RS. We are already in the 2016 model year so.... there must be a glitch in the matrix, this article must have slipped through from the alternate 2015 (Back to the Future reference
where they do have a Fiesta RS.*The Ford Ecosport (BR) used to share platforms with the Fiesta (MK6), I believe. The Ecosport offers AWD and a manual. Ford may converge both platforms for the next-gen Ecosport and Fiesta (or whatever it will be called, powerhttp://www.autonews.com/article/20150817/OEM04/308179987/more-aluminum-and-more-power), because it would minimize costs, create another "global" vehicle, which can be offered in the US as a competitor to the CX-3, Renegade, Trax, 500X, HRV, Juke (some of these cars have performance-oriented versions coming as well) and whatever else manufacturers come up with. Ford's realizing that they will need the option to get a sub-compact crossover if the market continues to grow, which it will because these kind vehicles, allow a little more . They also need to fill those announced "new model" slots. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Ford goes this route, I would encourage it because it may be the last chance at a FiRS, and our FiST values would go up because of a limited run, less of whatever new driver nannies may become mandated within the next 5 years, and because something like the current FiST will be a might be a neutered trim or it may disappear altogether (which makes sense, anyone who would have wanted/had/still has an ST will just buy the RS, actually creating a market for the car).
....but yeah until then I will call bs. I would contact whoever wrote the article and demand them to provide the source of this info, because us ST-owners should know this info first.
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