fabia vrs v ford foucs st

[David 8]

just buy this

I would buy that if I had the cash lying round

[Funky Fab]

Is the op on about the old focus st (standard 170bhp) or the 2.5T Volvo engined focus?

Has he mentioned which one?

[Babs]

Erm... well, considering he's said a "300bhp ST", I'd imagine it's a Mk2 ST225, rather than the Mk1 ST170.

Unless there's some serious modification going on to a ST170!

[Funky Fab]

Erm... well, considering he's said a "300bhp ST", I'd imagine it's a Mk2 ST225, rather than the Mk1 ST170.

Unless there's some serious modification going on to a ST170!

Well that's what I thought, perhaps the op and his mate might be into serious modding.

[wilsy7]

And this is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, where we have bends.

But no, the ST, as I said... completely different league. It's more a man vs. boy thing

Is still disagree with you but anyway lol

As the op said he asked about mid gear pull and off the line the fab would keep up no sweat

[Babs]

The Focus ST is all about mid-range shunt, even more so than a tractor-engined Fabia - the ST has the power and rev-range as well.

[Waplord]

by the time the OP had spent enough money and done enough mods to do what he'd want his mate with the Focus will most likely have grown up enough not to care about such things.

[Neo_VR]

plus the ST will sound nicer at the same time of piddling all over a fabia vRS

[BossFox]

The Focus ST is all about mid-range shunt, even more so than a tractor-engined Fabia - the ST has the power and rev-range as well.

It's all about the talk torque!

[andypandypoos]

It's all about the talk torque!

an ST with around 300bhp will also have around 350lb/ft

[XLBaconDoubleCheese]

300bhp focus is surely going to batter the Fabia unless it's running huge power

[vindaloo]

Hi, if i tuned my fabia vrs to 240bhp and nearly 400 ft torque would it keep up with a focus st tuned to 300bhp in mid gear pull and off the line?

or would it be better to get a octavia vrs and tune it to a bit over 300bhp. what mods do u need to get mk2 octavia vrs to 300bhp?

thanks

Forget about it and enjoy the MPG or sell up and buy something appropriate to fight it out.

Of the options you mention, you're giving away at leat 300cc in displacement. In the real world that means his car will more likely react quicker and be quicker than yours (drag strip excluded).

J.

[anewman]

the reason i asked is because my mate has got a st and i got a fabia vrs and i wanted to get some more power out of mine to keep up.

Racing on public highway =

[wilsy7]

As said a 270bhp fabia drummed a focus RS on a quarter mile and a 300bhp RS will be significantly faster than a 300bhp st with the much better drivetrain and revoknuckle diff etc. a 240 fabia won't be much slower than a 270 if Richard can remember the diff in times between his and Luke's.

[XLBaconDoubleCheese]

Racing on public highway

I`m failing to see anyone saying they are/were/planning to race on the road? Is this a case of typical brisky putting words into peoples mouths again or have a missed something?

[Guest BigJase88]

200bhp in a fabia beats a stock st

[Gobsheene]

I had an ST before the Fabia. Completly standard ST, didnt handle as well as the Fabia, was thirsty as **** and not that quick for the 220bhp it made at the RR.

The fiances Cupra Tdi wasnt far off the pace of it, and i'd say had it had a better driver at the time the cupra would have been as quick [its mapped and 198 bhp]

My Fabia isnt too far of the Cupra either but theres no way I'd get past it.

So to answer your question, a 240 bhp Fabia would muller an ST!

[skoda vrs 11]

I remapped my fabia vrs to 170 bhp and left a focus st in a could of dust !!!!

[andypandypoos]

I remapped my fabia vrs to 170 bhp and left a focus st in a could of dust !!!!

was it parked

[Guest BigJase88]

I remapped my fabia vrs to 170 bhp and left a focus st in a could of dust !!!!

No you didnt....

[Evil Miyagi]

Ive had a focus ST-2:

From the line - Dream on

Mid range - if you can react quicker than your mate you're in with a shout.

Put any bends in play - drop it into 6th and watch your mpg rise

[Waplord]

I remapped my fabia vrs to 170 bhp and left a focus st in a could of dust !!!!

and then you woke up from your wonderful dream?

[Brads]

I Stayed with a focus ST-2 to about 120 - (Private Road) then he took off.

That's With a PD150 Turbo and Stage 2 Shark Map.

[saint1d]

buy a mkI Mazda 3 mps.

[Babs]

Loving the comedy Fabia vRS "brags"