@@Alex-dz6xw that’s just how Ive heard it referred to. With the ST you could come into a corner under power and lift off the gas and the rear wheels would break free and give you a decent amount of rotation you can’t really call it a drift but you could sort of slide through the turn.
Not the fastest but surely one of the most entertaining hot hatches on sale at the moment with that huge amount of oversteer. Love how Ford stays true to their principles. Amazing how adjustable the car is, responding perfectly to different steering inputs and driving styles.
Félicitations à l'excellent pilote maison comme d'habitude pour sa maîtrise de la bête aux limites, et ça fait vraiment plaisir à voir une compacte sportive traction en 2019 encore joueuse comme ça 👍
yep, overseer followed by unloading of the front and a bit of understeer close to the wall...I know the theory, at least. That is one well tamed FWD platform and one well seasoned 'ring driver! A pleasure to watch, I even leaned on my kitchen stool, close to hitting the wall myself!
Even my 2012 Focus does that. Ford just knows how to build a damn good FF hatch. Sharp turn in + lift off throttle = progressive, controllable oversteer.
great drive you are very talented, it looks like the car easily out drives the tires on it and is need of a suspension set up or tweaking, the rear end rotation is good and important part of the handling, renault megane sport cup had the same issue early on and sorted it in the next generation car, really nice driving
I don't think they intend to fix this, that's been the default behaviour of the Focus ST with TC off even in the last generations. This car's basically meant to be an extra fun daily, not do well on a track. That's what the RS is for. Though I have to say that the laptimes I've seen in this ST so far are quite impressive. Definitely not as fast as the Type-R, but it's one of the fastest hot hatches.
I had the previous gen focus St, one of the most bizzare FWD cars I've had the back end was so lively you could get it to slide out all the time, was hilarious but quite scary sometimes had a few Oh shit moments in that thing. Don't no why people don't like the sound, of. Course it's not all real but it does sound a bit like like the old 5 cylinder and not like every other 4 cylinder that's about these days. I'd love one of these, fantastic driving too
@Isaac Clarke the MK3 had a sound sympozer which directed the noise into the cabin, but this MK4 has sound going in through the speakers unfortunately.
Sacrée voiture .à mon avis une des meilleures du moment bien mieux qu une megane 4 rs de levante avec ses roues arrière directrices et une 308 gti avec son super bouton sport. Et un super pilote au volant qui remplit sa mission comme d habitude..merci à lui pour le plaisir de nos yeux et à ford qui sait faire de vraies voitures en ce moment.....
Bof en quoi c'est bien meilleur ? Elle survire H24 , pour des gens moins bon c'est risqué . Elle est moins bien équilibrée que les autres mais plus joueuse
Alors propre oui et non, il met gaz bien trop tard il l'emmène comme une propulsion et du fait qu'elle est joueuse, l'arrière vient, à chaque fois qu'il met gaz elle est plaqué
Loic Giraud oui c’est sûr qu’il perd du temps à la faire partir comme sa ..mais le but c de s’éclater et de montrer que sa drift une traction 😅...il fait pas les crono officiels Ford non plus 😁🤟🏻🤟🏻
Watching this after watching a bunch of supercars on nords makes this look like it handles like an absolute boat, however the driving is super impressive.
Alexander High I drive a mk3 ST as wel and you can really search the limits. Grip and cornering are just fenomenal. And really easy to control the car, great fun!
@@benw5561 I hear really good things about the new models - I just wish they brought it to the middle east so I could own one! Hope you enjoy your new car!!
Awesome driving! Lovely to see the chassis is so playful. Also nice to see there's a way to check the oil temp. Question: I thought there was automatic rev-matching which you couldn't switch off. Does it switch off when turning off the ESC?
@@michalkowalik89 you can probably kill that sound if you want to. The Ecoboost Mustang has a quick fix for this, I reckon it should be similar in this car as well.
Waouh quel talent à 7.14 gros survirage calmement rattrapé . Les pseudos pilotes peuvent admirer ça c un bon . Je vous conseille l essai de la focus RS sur le mouillé vers la fin avec ce même pilote une tuerie .😁
@@lensoprezole5322 oui on sent le coup de frein bien appuyé en entrée. Ça montre les qualités du train arrière et dans ce virage en montée c'est permissif.
En éste video yo no veo un gran Focus, más bien veo un excelente manejo y control de un auto que no tenía nunca acompañamiento trasero. Felicidades al piloto, en vdd que buenas manos
Almost looks like the rear isnt planted, makes the ride more fun but i doubt it makes it faster. Especially because after losing the rear it starts developing understeer.
@@tugrulacar5155 such unbalanced car is not easy to control. You may want a little understeer when braking to gain stability or oversteer at the exit when accelerating. But over and understeer when you are not either braking or accelerating just make you slide without any grip, it's pointless. That's my view...
I take it with ESC and a decent set of tyres this ST is capable of a sub 8 min lap then with a man like this behind the wheel.....that's pretty impressive....shame Ford didn't do a performance pack 320bhp version to compete with the type r and blow the other rivals away like the Hyundai i30n and the seat Leon cupra. 276hp was good 4/5 years ago but seems a modest figure now especially since the car cost over £32000 which was new RS money 2/3 years ago!
Chapeau, monsieur! Ça fait vraiment plaisir de voir quelqu'un si calme et décis derrière la limite de traction.. Au niveau de pneus - même marque et état avant/arrière?
This is the best ad EVER for a Focus ST
For a moment there I thought Ford had produced a RWD Focus ST, look fun on track.
Most of the time, the car is slipping from the 4 tires at the same time so it is pretty neutral.
The ST was set up to have a pretty predictable lift off over-steer. You could get a decent amount of rotation from it.
@@troyomwhat do you mean lift off oversteer ?
@@Alex-dz6xw that’s just how Ive heard it referred to. With the ST you could come into a corner under power and lift off the gas and the rear wheels would break free and give you a decent amount of rotation you can’t really call it a drift but you could sort of slide through the turn.
I counted, I would crash 47 times :D
Ha Ha. Me too 😀
Haha,i would 1,and gg
The car sorts most of these slides out basically by itself
@@nikb6528 not really but ok
So, you’re too optimistic!
Not the fastest but surely one of the most entertaining hot hatches on sale at the moment with that huge amount of oversteer. Love how Ford stays true to their principles. Amazing how adjustable the car is, responding perfectly to different steering inputs and driving styles.
A lot of oversteer. Nice drive.
I'm surprised how back-happy this car seems to be. Looks quite easy to get the rear end loose, likely thanks to the back wheel lift off.
@@xIcarus227 all Ford st model, since the old fiesta st 150cv have this kind of balance. So much fun
Good driver ,bad suspension.
malboro555 you’re wrong
@@malboro555 haahah no
I am very impressed with the drivers skill and how he is relaxed while driving at the limit of the Ford Focus ST. He makes it look easy.
Look at how calm he is. 👌👍💪👏
IM26C4U he’s in the zone
Yeah, even at 7:15 he remains calm. I suspect he's been in that car a lot.
Question.. What tyres does ST wear?
Fantastic drive!!!
7:16 it was really close to disaster....
Petros Kolontis Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
@@Alan1978M Thanks!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Same thing happened to me once on a highway😂
Tempa spares at the rear, it looks like 😄
Car is good but driver is freaking awesome! Respect, man!
A 7min15 j'aurai été en panique et là on voit le pilote en parfait self-control. Encore un super pilotage 👌
Félicitations à l'excellent pilote maison comme d'habitude pour sa maîtrise de la bête aux limites, et ça fait vraiment plaisir à voir une compacte sportive traction en 2019 encore joueuse comme ça 👍
c est clair que sans metrise la voiture part droit dans les rails ... bonne auto mais reservée a des gens qui roule deja en sportive .
Moi je plein les pneus
I have in black 😊
One of the best drivers on youtube
Quelle maîtrise. Vous êtes un sacré pilote cher monsieur, vous avez tout mon respect 👌🏼
a surprise message to the driver...
Superb control & awareness of
the other cars
& magnificent driving!!
👊🏻
5:53 my favorite part :o really good driving skill 💪
those 4 corners right left right right are my favourite of the whole circuit and the best way to take all 4 is 4 wheel drift
I know how to handle a fwd hot hatch but that corner was scary ahah so fast and narrow
7:13
This driver is so calm and collected! I believe he could do this run while sleeping
Holy cow im so damn impressed by your driving skills!! Respect bro
Most impressed with that Lap! Holy Moley! That was amazing control AND at speed....Superb driving!
Those tires must have been thankful once that lap was over, superb driving skills!
What a cool style this guy has , never over reacted on the steering to any situation cool as a cucumber, great stuff Shane uk 🇬🇧
That's some good FWD set-up! Kudos to Ford!
Fiiouuu ça m’a l’air très joueur de l’arrière, plus qu’une megane rs ou 308 gti! Bravo le pilote on sent la maîtrise 👌🏼
Nice driving and great drifting! I‘m going to buy the ST soon!
Beautiful oversteer after releasing the throttle. Got to love the ST
Шикарный уровень вождение и знания трассы. У меня аж руки вспотели :)
It's amazing how smoothly this guy can drive, he's so relaxed, it's like he's doing 10mph. What a good driver.
Drift With a FWD 😍 amazing driving skills 💪
Quel équilibre, top voiture, top conducteur
7:17 that got my hands a bit sweaty.
yep, overseer followed by unloading of the front and a bit of understeer close to the wall...I know the theory, at least. That is one well tamed FWD platform and one well seasoned 'ring driver! A pleasure to watch, I even leaned on my kitchen stool, close to hitting the wall myself!
This Mann can really drive 👍💪
Just another great sport car from Ford. In the hands of talented drivers, it gives the ultimate driving pleasure.
What a vast improvement in drive linkage and chasis
Even my 2012 Focus does that. Ford just knows how to build a damn good FF hatch. Sharp turn in + lift off throttle = progressive, controllable oversteer.
That's a great way to lose time and be slow
@aepietriyk123 Yeah it's not always about lap time, driving should be fun as well.
Super drive, fast and easy, like he play at home with PS!!!!
It feel like he could drive much faster without any problem.
Bravo!
I love my ST, I wish I could drive it like this guy. Awesome video, thanks a lot!!
Great piece of driving. Love the 3 wheel motion! Wish we could get that ST over here.
This guy has an incredible control of the back of the car and so smooth drive, super. 7:14 next level..
Amazing flow through the corners and how u become ONE with the car
ce pilote est un artiste essai juste incroyable une vraie balle la st ça promet pour la rs
Il n'y aura pas de rs. ...sniff !!
great drive you are very talented, it looks like the car easily out drives the tires on it and is need of a suspension set up or tweaking, the rear end rotation is good and important part of the handling, renault megane sport cup had the same issue early on and sorted it in the next generation car, really nice driving
I don't think they intend to fix this, that's been the default behaviour of the Focus ST with TC off even in the last generations. This car's basically meant to be an extra fun daily, not do well on a track. That's what the RS is for.
Though I have to say that the laptimes I've seen in this ST so far are quite impressive. Definitely not as fast as the Type-R, but it's one of the fastest hot hatches.
Excellent pilote! Quel coup de volant👌🏼
I had the previous gen focus St, one of the most bizzare FWD cars I've had the back end was so lively you could get it to slide out all the time, was hilarious but quite scary sometimes had a few Oh shit moments in that thing. Don't no why people don't like the sound, of. Course it's not all real but it does sound a bit like like the old 5 cylinder and not like every other 4 cylinder that's about these days. I'd love one of these, fantastic driving too
@Isaac Clarke it's not all real some of it is from the speakers
@Isaac Clarke the MK3 had a sound sympozer which directed the noise into the cabin, but this MK4 has sound going in through the speakers unfortunately.
those trail brakes were on point like jesus christ, impressive
Very good driving, and you do it effortlessly! Respect man, very good!
Effordless ;)
hands down, one of the most enjoyable clips i've seen....
Looks like so much fun for a fwd ☺️
Man! I like your driving! FWD lift-off oversteer FTW!!!
Sacré pilote ! Un gros talent et un calme olympien. J'aurais taché mon slip plusieurs fois si j'avais été assis à côté.
It's drifting like rwd. Amazing car.
Not at all
Often you create the oversteer yourself but the car and your driving ability handle it very well. Nice show and performance.
Nice 👍 driving
Looks an well composed 🚗
I really like how this guy drives. Smooth, unpretentious but FAST!
Sacrée voiture .à mon avis une des meilleures du moment bien mieux qu une megane 4 rs de levante avec ses roues arrière directrices et une 308 gti avec son super bouton sport. Et un super pilote au volant qui remplit sa mission comme d habitude..merci à lui pour le plaisir de nos yeux et à ford qui sait faire de vraies voitures en ce moment.....
Bof en quoi c'est bien meilleur ? Elle survire H24 , pour des gens moins bon c'est risqué . Elle est moins bien équilibrée que les autres mais plus joueuse
7:16 🔥
Jolie tour ,comme d'habitude :)
Super propre et serein le pilotage comme d hab, par contre elle est joueuse cette focus
Alors propre oui et non, il met gaz bien trop tard il l'emmène comme une propulsion et du fait qu'elle est joueuse, l'arrière vient, à chaque fois qu'il met gaz elle est plaqué
Loic Giraud oui c’est sûr qu’il perd du temps à la faire partir comme sa ..mais le but c de s’éclater et de montrer que sa drift une traction 😅...il fait pas les crono officiels Ford non plus 😁🤟🏻🤟🏻
Pas faux :)
Great sports driving i can watch the whole day long especially onboard
7:18 😮
Beautiful chasis balance. Great job Ford
Watching this after watching a bunch of supercars on nords makes this look like it handles like an absolute boat, however the driving is super impressive.
Insane Driving Skills...😳👍
Jolie jolie très beau pilotage !!
Never seen a FWD car sliding around like that, looks like a blast! I have a 2016 Focus ST and I would be terrified to lose the back end like that!
Alexander High I drive a mk3 ST as wel and you can really search the limits. Grip and cornering are just fenomenal. And really easy to control the car, great fun!
I had a 2016 mk3.5 focus st and now have this mk4. There’s absolutely no comparison between the two, the mk4 handles so much better!
@@benw5561 I hear really good things about the new models - I just wish they brought it to the middle east so I could own one! Hope you enjoy your new car!!
Alexander High where you from?
@@benw5561 Dubai!
Absolutlely insane driving.
The control between the weight shifting of this car is brilliant..
Looked like it handled well nice run 👌
I have the previous generation ST, these cars drive like a RWD even though it is FWD,scary and fun at the same time
Awesome driving! Lovely to see the chassis is so playful. Also nice to see there's a way to check the oil temp. Question: I thought there was automatic rev-matching which you couldn't switch off. Does it switch off when turning off the ESC?
According to manual you can switch it off.
you almost do not hear the engine, air and exhaust inside. the engine sound is from speakers
@@michalkowalik89 you can probably kill that sound if you want to. The Ecoboost Mustang has a quick fix for this, I reckon it should be similar in this car as well.
S te facilité, c'est dingue 🎉
Great pilot and great Focus ST
Damn that’s bloody quick. For a Fwd ford 👌
Waouh quel talent à 7.14 gros survirage calmement rattrapé . Les pseudos pilotes peuvent admirer ça c un bon . Je vous conseille l essai de la focus RS sur le mouillé vers la fin avec ce même pilote une tuerie .😁
j'ai cru qu'il la mettait dans la glissière !
@@lensoprezole5322 oui on sent le coup de frein bien appuyé en entrée. Ça montre les qualités du train arrière et dans ce virage en montée c'est permissif.
It looks very fun.:) Great oversteers, successful driving.👍🏼 And thanks to Ford engineering.
En éste video yo no veo un gran Focus, más bien veo un excelente manejo y control de un auto que no tenía nunca acompañamiento trasero. Felicidades al piloto, en vdd que buenas manos
Almost looks like the rear isnt planted, makes the ride more fun but i doubt it makes it faster. Especially because after losing the rear it starts developing understeer.
Seeing this makes me want to take my Mk3 ST to the track. Sooo much fun!!
Nice drive
Bad car, good car? The man was making it do what it does and is a good enough driver to that and MAKE IT FUN. Well done mate👍
Best fun to watch video on RUclips.
I celebrate every time he uploads a new video. 👍😁 it's so fun to watch.
I would love to see a stock GTI TCR perform!
Well balanced car with a great driver... fantastic job!
It would be nice to record with a drone camera. Watching it would be so much fun😊
I would say everything but balance
Or we can say “easy to control”
@@tugrulacar5155 such unbalanced car is not easy to control. You may want a little understeer when braking to gain stability or oversteer at the exit when accelerating. But over and understeer when you are not either braking or accelerating just make you slide without any grip, it's pointless. That's my view...
Really good lap with good car control 👍🏼
You drive like a god
L'argus les meilleurs
This guy, my hero....
yes yes yeesss.
Best cars Fiesta ST and Focus ST
I take it with ESC and a decent set of tyres this ST is capable of a sub 8 min lap then with a man like this behind the wheel.....that's pretty impressive....shame Ford didn't do a performance pack 320bhp version to compete with the type r and blow the other rivals away like the Hyundai i30n and the seat Leon cupra. 276hp was good 4/5 years ago but seems a modest figure now especially since the car cost over £32000 which was new RS money 2/3 years ago!
Congratulations for this lap
There something missing...
The video of the speedometer inside the video. lol
BEST DRIVER in GREAT CAR ❤️😈
Lmao
Oh que c'est beau !!
Awesome car 👍🏻💯
Dès le premier virage ça part !
Sacré coup de volant ! Et superbe voiture ultra fun
Strong driving, that was fantastic.
Chapeau, monsieur! Ça fait vraiment plaisir de voir quelqu'un si calme et décis derrière la limite de traction.. Au niveau de pneus - même marque et état avant/arrière?
Oui, modèle et usure des pneus identiques 😉
What a driver 👊🏻😎
Top car, top driver 😎
Wow! Fantastic drive.
And i ordered this lovely car ❤️
Congrats! How much did it cost and in what country, if you don't mind me asking?
fun and perfect sound!
Qué pedazo pilotaje buenísimo como mola verlo conducir a este Tio!