2019 2018 2017 Highs Fun for any driving-skill level, thrifty fuel economy, high performance-per-dollar ratio. Lows More horsepower would be welcome, limited back-seat legroom, nonexistent
The speed sensor is in the final drive and the common fault is failure of the oil gasket allowing diff oil into the sensor. Costs £100 - £150 to replace. The common fault with the ABS module is the brake pressure sensor and that can be replaced by sending the module off to www.ecutesting.com for repair, which costs about £400 + removal
For a few weeks now I've had trouble with my revs. The car sits idle at around 1500RPM and constantly over revs in between gear changes and occasionally on its own. I have had a mobile mechanic look at it twice now, and he has ruled out pretty much every possibility. The revs only seem to drop when the clutch is half engaged but when fully
59.37 inches / 150.8 cm: Rear Axle : 57.91 inches / 147.1 cm: What is the top speed of a Ford Fiesta 8 ST? The Ford Fiesta 8 ST top speed is 232 Km/h / 144 mph.
The problem is that folks see a modded ST do 0-60 in 4.03 seconds and a 1/4 mile in 12.06 as in the video below and think that if they spend a few thousand bucks they can do the same. That of course is not true for the reasons above. But people think it. Stock ST will do 0-60 in around 6.8 seconds (car magazines).
Ford Fiesta ST Mk VII 0-60 mph, quarter mile (1/4 mile), top speed, 0-100 kph and 48 other acceleration times. 2005 Ford Fiesta ST (150 ps / 110 kw)