Ford Fiesta ST Takes on Clio 220 Trophy and MINI JCW, Wins By Being Honest

What makes a good hot hatchback – the power, the bang/buck ratio or the track records? The automotive industry has never been this divided on this subject than it is now. Just to give you an example, I wanted to buy a Fiesta ST back in 2006. At that time, it came with a naturally aspirated 2-liter engine and a manual gearbox, just like the Clio RS. A decade later, both have switched to 1.6-liter turbo units, but everything else is differe…