you would have to search far and wide to find a decent st making proper power. we have only had one decent one in here(small ford dealer) in the past 3 years. some of them have struggled to leave a 1.8 focus behind. prone for cats going(£900 a time) and dual mass flywheels. i do like focus's but would have a 2.0 zetec over an st170. would guess the type r is a lot better proposition.