I know it's a late reply but I've just bought the ST-3
Initially was after a 2010 RS focus, ford sales chap advised otherwise why pay 20k plus for a 4/5 year old car? Told me the new RS is out late 2015 early 2016.
Asked if I was interested in the ST on the forecourt
Wasnt sure of its looks!
Took it for a test drive, worked out some figures low and behold I now have one in performance blue and full luxury pack
It's a quick machine, comfy and not in your face. It's doing 35.5 mpg which is pretty good, of course it's not been driven hard but as with any hot hatch, floor it and it will drink like a fish
No faults to report as yet but I have found and learned to be careful, throw it into a corner and steer too sharp it will throw you/under steer
It's nice and stiff usually but cornering the steering goes light. Can't seem to find a setting to stiffen it up a bit
Very low turbo lag, almost instant boost.
I think if I was to push it the back end will be tail happy, it's all good and well on top gear where they can throw cars about but in reality on pot hole roads and traffic not very bright if it was to be driven like that and should imagine a very expensive repair bill and possible driving ban!!!!
If it was AWD it would be awesome, ford need to really look into this and I've been told by a reliable source the new RS 'might' be AWD
On the basis of that I've put my name down for one
Also they are going to be 3 door. Well why not? No wife, no kids and no mortgage. Sounds sad but hey, I'm happy.
Life too short, mulling over 'if I had of, I could have, should have'