Ford Fiesta

Ford is tempting fate by messing with the winning Fiesta ST formula. However, sometimes change begets greatness

Ford’s third-gen compact hot hatch is a true scorcher – and arguably the best of its breed. It’s just a shame we’ll need to wait so long for it

Sharp steering and small dimensions make the Ford Fiesta an easy city car. But it also handles highways with ease, and rides as comfortably as cars a size bigger.

Hot hatch blood is spilled as we pitch GTi against ST in a skirmish for sub-$30K supremacy

First impressions from the driver’s seat of Clio RS, Fiesta ST, 208 GTi and Polo GTI.

Small in stature but with performance to burn, which baby hot hatch wins this battle?

Owning a practical car doesn’t have to be the killer of your performance motoring aspirations. Have your cake and eat it!

Nine feisty, funky and affordable hatchbacks duke it out for urban supremacy. Can our reigning champ and 2010 COTY winner Volkswagen Polo blitz this fresh field of contenders?

Cool Euro hatches have gone viral, with tiny engines that thrive on boost juice. Does the formula work?

We hit the track in the latest junior formula racing car designed to unearth our next F1 champion

New-gen small car ponies up tiny turbo tech.

We've established that Ford's globe-trotting Fiesta is a small car with sizeable talent. Time now to see how brightly it shines when facing its natural nemeses.

Priorities in the Blue Oval's new world car - safety, performance, fuel efficiency and road holding. How come the gauge needles don't rate?

Prized progeny of the blue oval proves good drives can come in small packages.