Ford Fiesta ST five-door comes to Europe

Since its launch, us Europeans have only been able to buy the Ford Fiesta ST with three doors. And it looks great, but getting normal-sized people and their belongings in and out can be a bit of a challenge.

Well, Ford has just solved the problem by giving us the five-door Fiesta ST so enjoyed by Americans for years, making the hot Fiesta and erstwhile TG favourite more useful, and thus better. 

Besides the extra doors, the five-door ST – which Ford reckons will account for a quarter of ST sales in Europe – is mechanically and aesthetically identical to the three-door. That means a 180bhp turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder, 177lb ft and 0-62mph in 6.9 seconds.

And a chassis so good the ST was deservedly crowned TG’s Car of the Year in 2013. Competition may be fiercer now that it was back then – the 208 GTI by Peugeot Sport is a mighty, mighty thing – but we reckon the Fiesta still tops the class. Just.

The five-door will not be available as an ST200, but presumably there’s no reason you can’t take it down to your local dealer and have them fit the Ford-warranted Mountune upgrade, taking it up to a healthy 212bhp. Prices start at £19,495 for an ST-2, £600 more than the equivalent three-door. Seems like good value, for rear quarters adult humans can use somewhat more comfortably. Sales start in October.