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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Brisbane
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Does anyone know what year and episode Top Gear tested the Fiesta ST, iv'e never seen the video and want to hunt it down and take a look.
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Da Shifty One
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sydney
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Not too sure on the dates, but found these.
Here is a video from Top Gear comparing the Fiesta ST to the Citroen C2 VTS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT0yUkkQG8c and here's another one comparing the ST to the Colt CZT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkIKjFTa2kk
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Victoria
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Series 5 Episode 9 it aired December 26th 2004 in the UK
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Brisbane
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Thanks guys, I have most of the episodes of Top Gear on my PC but didn't know which one the ST was on.
Jeremy Clarkson certainly does sound like a bit of a fan of it, that's for sure. That Youtube link to the 5th Gear video was also interesting too, the ST track time was only just behind a Porsche Boxster!! Thanks again. |
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Da Shifty One
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sydney
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A1 Cosworth Fiesta MK6. Id sell my soul for one.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Sydney, NSW
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Really? your soul? to the devil, even?
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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From memory I watched the episode where they raced the Fiesta ST & Citroen VTS around the track & surprisingly the ST only won by a second or two which wasnt that impressive actually...go figure!?!
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AFF Post NAZI
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Albury
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Just making the point the Fiesta ST/XR4 will not be the world-beater everyone thinks it is, the Citroen C2 VTS is lame & yet was on its tail the whole way :jab:
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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2 seconds on the top gear track is a big gap actually
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sydney
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yes, agree with piotr. 2 seconds on a racetrack is a big difference
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Fiesta XR4 = 110kW 190Nm 2.0, 1137kg C2 = 86.12kW/tonne and 136.84Nm/tonne Fiesta = 96.74kW/tonne and 167.10Nm/tonne Sorry but no, the power/weight isn't even close. Oh, and 2 sec on a track, especially a tight one like the Top Gear one, is an eternity in motor racing.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
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Don't forget the VTS is only 0.1s behind the Fiesta ST in lap times in EVO.
ATSEIF DROF - have you driven a VTS and Fiesta ST to compare? I've driven a Citroen C2 VTS (cousin also owns a VTR, so driven that too) and the VTS and VTR are completely different! The VTS is actually a really good ride, fun to drive... and I quite like the styling too.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Btw may have over-estimated the track gap it was probably 1 second at most he was right on his tail. Havent driven the VTS looked at it when buying Fiesta but didnt like the build quality it turned me off straight away...
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