Here are some spy pics of a dressed up Ford Fiesta spotted on the streets of Dearborn, Michigan. The North American market Fiesta is expected to get a hotter-hatch variant sometime next year and this could be a prototype for that model which Ford is testing.
The Fiesta seen here is a modified European-spec model fitted with Ford’s Titanium trim level and with one of Ford’s direct injection EcoBoost powerplants underneath the hood. Which one exactly, we don’t know. But, given that the last Fiesta ST came with a 2,0-litre Duratec engine with 110 kW, we can expect Ford to plant a 1,6-litre turbo into the tiny Fiesta from its EcoBoost range of engines and provide the hatch with a significant upgrade in power. A 1,6-litre turbocharged EcoBoost engine would be good for about 125 kW.
The next generation Ford Fiesta ST should be a looker if these spy photo’s are anything to go by. Telltale signs include an intercooler mounted in the front lower bumper grille, rear diffuser, double exhaust pipes and 17-inch anthracite Speedline rims.
It could be that Ford is just grooming a groovy model to show off at the SEMA show in Las Vegas in November. Or maybe this is close to what will hit dealerships as the hottest Ford Fiesta around sometime in 2011.
