And confirmation that the car will feature a tweaked sporty chassis set up and electronic steering with improved feedback, means we can likely expect warm hatch handling to match the 1-litre unit’s grunt.Īs the name suggests, the new Zetec S Red and Black Editions are available in either black or red, with the opposing colour on the roof, grille surrounds and mirror covers.
This means the 1-litre Zetec S sits comfortably between the hottest 180bhp Fiesta ST and most efficient Fiesta 1-litre Zetec – which only emits 5g/km of CO2 less but does manage to squeeze under the car tax barrier.Īfter the success of the latest ST there’s no doubting the new Zetec S’s chassis has many talents. This is accompanied by a 9.0sec 0-62mph dash and top speed of 125mph, numbers more closely associated with larger engined warm hatches like Suzuki’s Swift Sport and Mini’s Cooper. Puffing just 104g/km of CO2 out of its tailpipe, the new Fiesta model also slots into the second lowest UK car tax bracket, requiring just £20 annual tax after one year. That hypercar beating performance hasn’t compromised efficiency however, because the three-pot is still able to return a claimed 62.8mpg. With 138bhp on tap, the little turbocharged EcoBoost engine is the most powerful 1-litre to go into production, and most impressively that equates to a higher bhp-per-litre figure than the mighty Bugatti Veyron…
Ford’s new Fiesta Zetec S Red and Black Editions replace the outgoing 1.6 Zetec S model, combining warm hatch performance with the claimed economy of a 1-litre city car.
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