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    Spirit Blue Fiesta ST

    Nice lap! Seemed nice and smooth. Proved the ABS is perfectly judged as he had the tyres howling every time he was on the brakes yet I don't think he triggered the ABS once.
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    Spirit Blue Fiesta ST

    One headlight is £290 + VAT! Look forward to hearing your thoughts on it once you've had it out on track. I think you'll find the experience surprisingly Clio RS like. Only with torque. Lots of it.
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    Another ST ordered !

    Nothing but paint and spare wheel added to mine (along with the obligatory free Style Pack). 11,500 miles now so having got thoroughly used to just how well it drives and how capable the engine is...it's time for Mountune!
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    Clio 4 RS - 244bhp & 320nm!!!!

    Don't get me wrong, I came with an inch of buying one but I couldn't ignore what the press were saying about the ST and the manual box at the end was a clincher. I've invested far too much time in learning H&T changes to give up something that, to me, is integral to driving! On my commute the...
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    Clio 4 RS - 244bhp & 320nm!!!!

    Aren't the gearboxes rated to only 280nm as a maximum load? Fingers crossed they've built some leeway in for you. Great figures though! I bet it flies! Anyone know why the Renault engines struggles to produce torque? With 244bhp yours produces 234lbsft...my ST with only 203bhp makes 225lbsft...
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    Post a picture of your Fiesta ST (PAST or PRESENT)

    I couldn't agree more about the media centre button layout. It has every button you'd find on any other head unit, but instead of them all being cramped together and illegibly marked, they're all nicely spaced and clearly labelled.
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    Post a picture of your Fiesta ST (PAST or PRESENT)

    Love mine. It's easily got as much RenaultSport DNA running through it as both my 172 Cup and 200 that came before it.
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    Another ST

    Very very nice that.
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    Got myself an st

    He he he...it's effortless, any speed, any gear, squeeze, done.
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    Clio 200 EDC vs. Fiesta ST vs. Peugeot 208 GTi on Fifth Gear tonight

    Margin on the final result was a surprise, all down to the chassis I guess.
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    Clio 200 EDC vs. Fiesta ST vs. Peugeot 208 GTi on Fifth Gear tonight

    LOL at the dash warning lights!
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    Nissan Nismo outsales clio 200.....

    I glad it's not just me then...I recoiled in horror when I first felt that button on the gear shift lever...Fisher Price springs to mind.
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    Got myself an st

    Update?
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    Got myself an st

    Nice! Pics and report needed ASAP.
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    200t tested with pics

    Amen to that. Putting the effort into learning the delicacy required to left-foot-brake is well worth it. The only time my right foot comes off the throttle is if I need to downshift while braking...which is only on track really and only on certain corners...or if I'm going to come to a complete...
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    200t tested with pics

    Perhaps SarGara's point is that since order books opened, only 270 have been sold in this country?
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    200t tested with pics

    Maybe I should have said 'traditional British Renaulsport fan'. I'm aware we're pretty unique in wanting our hot hatches hard and focused whereas our European cousins are much happier with softer options. For them the 4RS is probably perfection. Sadly for us lot, it's not.
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    200t tested with pics

    It's not selling because there are better alternatives out there...the ST being one of them. Much as some want to live in denial of that fact, it is true. The exact same motoring press that lauded the old 200 now heap similar praise on the ST. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's nothing like...
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    Steering Wheel Peeling

    It's not down to heat at all in my opinion. I'm an IAM wheel shuffler so drive religiously with my hands at quarter to three. On my 200 the top layer you're referring to rippled, and then peeled exactly as you describe in the positions my hands sit, quarter to three. Everywhere else the wheel...
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    Spirit Blue Fiesta ST

    I've only just realised you've not got the Mountune badge on the back. I think you're the only one I've seen so far that hasn't. To avoid every tom, dick, and Harry having a pop?