Ford Fiesta Zetec S Review

Is Ford Fiesta Zetec S is the very best small car that you can own? Find the answer by reading this review to find out if it's true.

All fast lover might be disappoint cause Ford have no plan for an Ford Fiesta ST version of the new Ford Fiesta. The sportiest model is the Ford Fiesta Zetec S – so I had to make do with driving that instead.

And the Ford Fiesta Zetec S’s performance figures aren’t mega-inspiring. The sprint from 0-62mph takes 9.9 seconds, and the top speed is pegged at a modest 120mph. Really the 1.6-litre engine’s 118bhp simply isn’t enough to make the most of the Fiesta’s totally brilliant chassis.

This Ford Fiesta Zetec S will be 40kg lighter than other because of using of some über-techy, ultra high strength steel for the bodyshell. Despite the fact that the Ford Fiesta Zetec S is specced with sports suspension and rides on 16inch alloys, its low speed ride is well balanced. In fact it’s better than some executive cars I’ve driven! The damping is really progressive, allowing potholes and sunken manhole covers to be breezed over around town, but it’s out on tight and twisty roads where the Ford Fiesta Zetec S excels.

For a normal supermini it really is great fun to drive. The steering is super sharp, there’s massive levels of front-end grip, and body roll is almost non-existent. Dynamically this car humiliates its main rivals. And on the Ford Fiesta Zetec S you can even turn the ESP stability control off, which means you can start to enjoy some proper lift-off oversteer fun.

Ford Fiesta Zetec S get a bodykit, and this includes a cool rear wing, which subtly apes the whale-tails of the legendary Escort and Sierra Cosworths. The interior’s design makes that of its peers seem like they were styled by the Victorians.

But the new Ford Fiesta Zetec S also have some weakness. Ex. I could moan that some of the plastics used inside the cabin feel as cheap as those used in microwave meal packaging ^^", and I might also whinge about how there is no clever seating – as in the Honda Jazz.