Fiesta ST up for Motor Trend Car of the Year

I'm glad they like it. I own a Focus ST and will disagree with them that the fiesta is more fun to drive. I do plan on getting a fiesta ST late 2014 for my daily driver. But my Focus ST is my toy. It is a blast.

No notchiness in my shifter. I also drove both the Fiesta and Focus ST. I even drove the Focus ST with a performance tune and I felt the Fiesta was the better drivers car all around.

My shifter actually feels "notchy" at times. Its usually really smooth going from reverse to 1st, but in stop and go traffic its hit or miss. All other gears are pretty smooth, I think. My brother noticed the same thing when he drove my car. We're Asian so maybe its just our driving

Yep, I guess it's your driving. My shifter is everything BUT notchy.

Mine has a bit of notchiness to it. Nothing that would bother me though. Compared to my old g35 it's smooth as silk. Still lacks a little compared to my bmw, but hey it gets the job done and puts a massive grin on my face I agree with the article, I drove both cars back to back and fiesta is way more of a drivers car than compared to FoST.....just ticks the right boxes to put a smile on my face.

No notchy feeling in my car what so ever. The throws are a bit long though.

Mightymango said:

No notchy feeling in my car what so ever. The throws are a bit long though.

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Sounds like you need the mountune short throw shifter.

Short shifter will fix the long throws but may induce a we bit of tightyness some may call notchy though its well worth the time and effort in this case !! should be the MUST first mod

IngotslvrST said:

Sounds like you need the mountune short throw shifter.

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Already planning on it.