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THIS FEISTY LITTLE number is the third-generation Ford Fiesta ST, which has finally been shown ahead of its global public debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
The next‑generation Fiesta ST will deliver 200hp, 290Nm of torque and anticipated acceleration of 0-100km/h in 6.7 seconds.
The big news here is that this ST will be the first ever Ford Performance model powered by a three-cylinder engine.
Yup, that’s right, a three-cylinder in a hot hatch – and if anyone can make that work, Ford can. This new 1.5-litre EcoBoost engine replaces the 1.6-litre four-cylinder of old, and it features a cylinder deactivation system to further reduce CO2 emissions to 114g/km, down from 140g/km.
This means the system can disengage one cylinder in super quick time to run on two cylinders and go easy on the juice when full capacity is not needed, such as when coasting or cruising with light demand on the engine.
It is also the first Fiesta ST to feature selectable Drive Modes – enabling engine, steering and stability controls to be configured to Normal, Sport and Track settings for an optimised driving experience, much like the Focus RS.
Drive Modes will also adjust Fiesta ST’s Electronic Sound Enhancement (ESE) technology and active exhaust noise control valve – basically fake engine noise will be piped into the cabin, though a baffle in the exhaust does increase the naturally sporty sound of the new 1.5-litre EcoBoost engine when in Sport mode.
Also fitted is Torque Vectoring Control which aids road holding and reduces understeer by applying brake force to the inside front wheel when cornering.
The new ST will be offered as a three-door or five-door. Ford says the ST will offer more personalisation options than before and external styling features including a unique race-car-inspired mesh grille and exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels.
The car gets its public debut at next month’s Geneva Motor Show and goes on sale in 2018. You can check out this pocket rocket in action in the hands of Irish WRC driver Toni Kelly in this video.
Well we can all sleep peacefully now that that’s sorted.
Not the best comparison really considering he retorted with a figure for the domestic market rather than all operated markets combined.
The greed of the music companies is line one endless stream. The artists complaints are a joke. Plays on Spotify are like having your ads paid for
Streams on Spotify are a pittance and a poor source of income for musicians. More power to her if she wants to remove her music from Spotify. She clearly doesn’t need it as she’s by far the best selling artist this year.
Taylor Swift and her record company are just in it for the prestige of record breaking sales and the history books, not people who listen to the music. Nowhere is questioned what is better for the consumer (or fans as they used to be known)?
Spotify has obviously not cannibalised the album buying public, as her album has one of the highest number of record sales, which is in addition to any income from streaming and video services.. Spotify replaces the radio, not albums sales, and it gives people to opportunity to spend a small amount to listen (not own) music for a low cost. But not low enough that If all you wanted to listen to was taylor swift, then you could buy her back catalogue for less than a few months of spotify.
What the record company don’t get is that the spotify income, small as it is compared to if everyone who listened to a track bought the album instead, is a top up from people who would just download it from a torrent, or listen to it on the radio. It is never about being paid for their work, as she has the highest income per effort in the world, but instead just making sure parents pay what a record company exec told her each fan was worth.
She is probably the most popular pop artist out there at the moment and she would only make €400k/year on Spotify? Most artists must only be making pennies on it
I like her songs.
don’t know why. but her and her songs really annoy me, even more than Cheryl cole
Oooooh no, she only earned €398,000 in the last 12 months. Boo focking Hoo.
Taylor Swift and music in the same sentence . . . ? Jaysus.
Nope.
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