Ford’s latest advert for the new Fiesta ST includes a WRC driver and one of Europe’s largest salt mines.
In the latest installment of Europe’s Greatest Driving Roads series, Elfyn Evans took the new Fiesta ST for a quick spin 400 meters under ground, showing what the new version of the popular hot hatch can do.
The company’s new advert is titled ‘Undertrack’, and it took three days to shoot in a secret salt mine location.
The professional rally driver has no problem getting the hottest Fiesta to slide and jump in this rather unusual and quite slippery driving environment.
“The salt is actually like fine gravel to drive on, quite slippery to be honest, especially on road tyres,” said Evans. “You expect it to be claustrophobic, but actually it’s quite the opposite, a great place to really enjoy the new Fiesta ST.”
The new Ford Fiesta ST is powered by a turbocharged 1.5-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder petrol engine that produces 197hp (200PS) and 213lb-ft (290Nm) of peak torque. The new engine also features a cylinder deactivation system that allows it to run on two cylinders under light throttle load.
Ford says that the new ST is capable of a 0-62mph (100km/h) in 6.5 seconds (that’s 0.4 seconds quicker than the previous ST200) and of a top speed of 144mph (232km/h). Customers will be able to specify a mechanical Quaife limited-slip differential and a Launch Control system from the options list.