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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Fiesta S1600 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Having driven the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">2011 Ford Fiesta</a> on more than one occasion, if there's anything it doesn't lack, it's flash. However, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford's</a> UK arm saw fit to imbue the standard three-door model (which we won't get a crack at in the States) with a new body kit, 17-inch matching white wheels and contrasting stripes. Combined with a leather-wrapped steering wheel, new handbrake cover, gear knob and "Motorsport-branded" floor mats, it all adds up to create the Fiesta S1600. What? You were expecting the ST already?<br />
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Although the 1.6-liter four-pot remains the same, as we noted in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/2011-ford-fiesta-first-drive/">today's First Drive</a>, the Fiesta could use a bit more oomph in the horsepower department, and to that end, UK consumers can order their S1600 with the Ford-approved <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Mountune/">Mountune</a> engine upgrade which boosts output another 20 hp, dropping the Fiesta's 0-60 mph time by two seconds.<br />
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Ford's limiting the S1600 to 650 examples, available now from dealers for £16,645. Or, you can just wait for the ST to really exploit the Fiesta's exceptionally competent chassis and suspension. Make the jump for the details.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/">Ford Fiesta S1600</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929884"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929885"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929886"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929887"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929889"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/ford-uk-gets-new-tarted-up-fiesta-s1600/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford UK gets new tarted-up Fiesta S1600</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/ford-uk-gets-new-tarted-up-fiesta-s1600/">Ford UK gets new tarted-up Fiesta S1600</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/ford-uk-gets-new-tarted-up-fiesta-s1600/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19454476/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/ford-uk-gets-new-tarted-up-fiesta-s1600/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Fiesta S1600 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Having driven the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">2011 Ford Fiesta</a> on more than one occasion, if there's anything it doesn't lack, it's flash. However, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford's</a> UK arm saw fit to imbue the standard three-door model (which we won't get a crack at in the States) with a new body kit, 17-inch matching white wheels and contrasting stripes. Combined with a leather-wrapped steering wheel, new handbrake cover, gear knob and "Motorsport-branded" floor mats, it all adds up to create the Fiesta S1600. What? You were expecting the ST already?<br />
<br />
Although the 1.6-liter four-pot remains the same, as we noted in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/2011-ford-fiesta-first-drive/">today's First Drive</a>, the Fiesta could use a bit more oomph in the horsepower department, and to that end, UK consumers can order their S1600 with the Ford-approved <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Mountune/">Mountune</a> engine upgrade which boosts output another 20 hp, dropping the Fiesta's 0-60 mph time by two seconds.<br />
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Ford's limiting the S1600 to 650 examples, available now from dealers for £16,645. Or, you can just wait for the ST to really exploit the Fiesta's exceptionally competent chassis and suspension. Make the jump for the details.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/">Ford Fiesta S1600</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929884"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929885"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929886"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929887"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-s1600/#2929889"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fiesta-s1600-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/ford-uk-gets-new-tarted-up-fiesta-s1600/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford UK gets new tarted-up Fiesta S1600</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/ford-uk-gets-new-tarted-up-fiesta-s1600/">Ford UK gets new tarted-up Fiesta S1600</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/ford-uk-gets-new-tarted-up-fiesta-s1600/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19454476/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/ford-uk-gets-new-tarted-up-fiesta-s1600/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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