Ford Fiesta ST 5-Door Concept to Receive World Premiere at LA Auto Show

At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, Ford previewed its upcoming Fiesta ST with a thinly disguised concept based on the three-door hatchback model.

Now, the Detroit-based carmaker is heading to this month's Los Angeles Auto Show with a five-door hatchback variant of the Fiesta ST that should give us a taste of the North American model.

“With the Fiesta ST Concept, we are demonstrating that our global performance plan has legs," says Jost Capito, Ford director of Global Performance Vehicles

"The Fiesta ST Concept shows in the most dramatic way possible that the qualities that define an ST are not limited to one model [the Focus ST]. The potential for delivering the ST experience to an even wider audience is laid bare by this exciting new concept," he added.

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Ford to Invade SEMA Show with New Focus and Fiesta Tunes

We're a little less than two weeks away from this year's edition of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, which means it's time for major carmakers to begin teasing their bespoke creations.

Ford promises to have a little something for everyone at the show, from "mild to wild" and "old to new" though the company will pay a whole lot of attention to its compact Fiesta and Focus models.

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Video: Gymkhana on a Really, Really Tight Budget

Sick and tired of watching Ken Block flashing around his very expensive automotive toys? The crew over at YouTube channel "LeakingDuck" feels your pain so they created a little something to cheer you up.

LeakingDuck explains: "Let's do a little experiment : Do we really need a 600HP all wheel drive rally car driven by Ken Block to do a cool video ? Or any budget at all for that matter ? Let's see if it works."

You can see if it "works" for yourself by following the jump to watch the video.

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