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Ian! You're alive! 
Yeah I actually drove a 2011 Fiesta SE Hatch with the PowerShift 6-speed the other day when I went in to schedule an oil change and tire swap.
I gotta say, susp. upgrade, intake, exhaust and a flash and you're gonna embarass a LOT of cars. An EcoBoost ST-version is GAME OVER for a lot of other "contenders".
I flogged it pretty good, bending it through some back-road industrial areas in North Bay, hammering through corners. Wow. Two solid thumbs up. And in typical Ford style, I didn't have to drive with the seat all the way back and "gangsta" lean on the seatback adjustment (and I'm 6'3", mind).
The only perceived downsides? The engine is a tad boomy through the mid-range (but otherwise sounds great) and an intake would fix that right up, and you can't manually shift the transmission. Other than that? Nothing glaring.
Yeah I actually drove a 2011 Fiesta SE Hatch with the PowerShift 6-speed the other day when I went in to schedule an oil change and tire swap.
I gotta say, susp. upgrade, intake, exhaust and a flash and you're gonna embarass a LOT of cars. An EcoBoost ST-version is GAME OVER for a lot of other "contenders".
I flogged it pretty good, bending it through some back-road industrial areas in North Bay, hammering through corners. Wow. Two solid thumbs up. And in typical Ford style, I didn't have to drive with the seat all the way back and "gangsta" lean on the seatback adjustment (and I'm 6'3", mind).
The only perceived downsides? The engine is a tad boomy through the mid-range (but otherwise sounds great) and an intake would fix that right up, and you can't manually shift the transmission. Other than that? Nothing glaring.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.