Per standard operating procedure, the Europeans will get another hot hatch most North Americans will never get to encounter face-to-face. Debuting at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the latest offender is the Ford Fiesta ST200. Thankfully, there’s not too much to be sad about, as the ST200 only gets 12 more lb-ft of torque than does “our” Fiesta ST, and no additional horsepower (197 hp). Still, that’s 17 more ponies than the standard Fiesta ST sold in Europe, and good enough for a claimed 0-60 mph time of 6.7 seconds from the 1.6L EcoBoost engine. The ST200 also gets a shorter final drive ration of 4.06 versus the stock 3.82. In case you were wondering, the standard Euro-spec Fiesta ST with its 180 hp takes 0.2 seconds longer to reach 60 mph than does the ST200.
Available only in exclusive Storm Grey paint, the ST200 is another example of automobiles (and trucks) trending towards flatter, pastel-ier paint schemes. Just check out video of the Tacoma TRD Pro for another example. Other enhancements to the ST200 include grey Recaro racing seats with silver accent stitching, red brake calipers, matte black 17″ wheels, and ST200 badging. According to Ford, there’s little to no chance the ST200 will ever make its way across the pond. Heck, forget the whole ST200 package, we’d happily settle for the 3-door variant the Europeans get.
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