Indholdsfortegnelse for April 2017 i Fast Ford

WELCOME TO THE APRIL ISSUE! “We all love a good street sleeper, right? If there’s one thing that genuine car nuts can’t help but admire, it’s a car that looks like crap but goes like stink! It doesn’t matter if you’re a track-dayer or a concours bufty, if you own a cheap toy or a hundred-thousand pound classic car investment, you have to admit there is something undeniable cool and appealing about a deceitful little creation that looks like a scrappage scheme survivor but in fact has enough power to embarrass supercar owners! I think part of the reason a good street sleeper is universally loved by all true petrolheads is because they pose somewhat of a quiz to test your car tuning knowledge. Your average Joe won’t spot the…

AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL 2017 We head to the NEC to find out what’s new in the fast Ford world for the year ahead… Words: Jamie Photos: Jamie, Simon Woolley, Dan Williamson, Autosport Autosport is the first big event on the calendar every year, and after the winter break it’s seen by many as the curtain-raiser to the year ahead. The focus of the event may still be motorsportbased, with huge displays covering all areas from cheap-and-cheerful clubman categories right through to all the glitz and glamour of Formula One. The show also attracts a number of big names from the racing scene too, so wandering around this star-studded event means you’re bound to bump into a famous face or two. But Autosport is no longer solely about race cars, as in…

TUNING THE… 1.0-LITRE ECOBOOST ENGINE We take our very own Fiesta on a tuning trip from standard power to full Stage 2 spec, with some very impressive results… Words & Photos Jamie The tiny 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is a truly fantastic little motor. It’s already won countless awards, and been heaped in praise from the entire motoring world. But we reckon that one of its greatest strengths lies in the 1.0-litre’s ability to be tuned! Ford offer the 1.0-litre in 100PS, 125PS, and 140PS variants. There are a few slight differences between them, but in principal they’re all basically the same unit. Which means that when it comes to tuning them, the same upgrades can be applied across all variants. To see just how much the little 1.0-litre can be…

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT WHAT’S HOT FROM KENWOOD THIS MONTH? KENWOOD KSC-SW11 POWERED SUBWOOFER This is one of Kenwood’s most celebrated products and when you hear it for the first time it is easy to understand why. The slim line bass maker will fit under your seat or in your boot and delivers a full sound with warm bottom end bass and a nice tight punch. It’s active, which means the amplifier is built in and it is so simple to fit even your nan could do it. Whilst making the tea. In the dark. Well, maybe not in the dark, but you get the idea. There’s a separate wired remote included so you can fine tune the sound to your liking. Getting 150 watts of bass in your car has never…

ESCORT ESTATE SECOND WIND His last project was nicknamed The Fiesturd, now Zak Williamson is back with this super-sized sleeper; a Mk4 Escort estate hiding ST170 turbo power Words: Dan Goodyer Photos: Mitch Pashavair Is there anything better than a car that looks crap but has enough power to make supercar owners poo their pants? Toilet humour aside, if you saw this beige Mk4 Escort estate with a 1.6L badge on the back, would you look twice? Considering you’re reading a copy of Fast Ford right now, you’d probably notice the widened steelies and slammed ride height. You’d also hear the unmistakable whooshing and whistling of a large turbo. Not to mention the fact Mk4 Escort estates are a seriously rare sight on the roads these days. Most people however,…

TRANSIT CONNECT VAN WILDER The next time a Transit Connect pulls up alongside you at the lights, don’t assume you’re about to take an easy victory in the Traffic Light Grand Prix. Because if it’s this one, you’re about to have your backside handed to you in the most surprising way… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Matt Richardson Backbone of Britain’. That’s how Ford once marketed the Transit, and it was an entirely appropriate observation. Perhaps you drive one every day for work; if not, someone on your street probably does. And you’ll almost certainly have come into contact with one over the last few days – a Transit might have made a delivery to your office, or brought a parcel to your house, or helped you move home, or any…

MOTORBASE / FOCUS BTCC SPEND, SPEND, SPEND! After the glitz and glamour of the Autosport Show it’s been straight back on to the spanners for the guys at Motorbase HQ! With a brand new Dunlop tyre (which is taller and wider than its 2016 counterpart) coming to the BTCC for the 2017 season, we’ve been busy looking at new wing and bumper bodywork changes for the ST to house this year’s version of the Dunlop race tyre. Any edge that you gain over the competition can have a massive impact on track, so we’ve also been focusing on where we can make improvements under the bonnet. Even small improvements here and there can add up to make a massive difference on race day! To help us with that the guys…

10 OF THE BEST… STREET SLEEPERS We love a good street sleeper here at Fast Ford, and here’s just 10 of the best examples we’ve featured over the years… They say ‘never judge a book by its cover’, and this has never been truer than when it comes to cars. Yes, to most people a ‘fast’ car should be covered in wings, with huge gills cut into the doors, and fifteen exhaust pipes popping out from every orifice. But what really excites hardcore car enthusiasts are motors that look like boring, ordinary, everyday runarounds, but conceal enough power and performance to embarrass supercar owners. What we like, are street sleepers! There’s something undeniably cool about a car that looks so unassuming it blends in with everyday life, but…

READERS CARS Engine swapped, or styled to the max? Send us your modded Blue Ovals! OTI LUKAC MK1 FOCUS RS It’s not just us Brits who have a love for the Blue Oval, as Slovakian Fast Ford reader, Oti Lukac, demonstrates. His tidy Focus RS is his pride and joy, and he admits that, as a subscriber, he gets plenty of inspiration from the cars he sees in the mag. Well, he’s certainly got some great inspiration as his Focus is stunning. It sits perfectly over a set of white OZ alloys, and really suits the carbon detailing, black headlights, and deep and very well polished Imperial Blue paintwork. Oti’s been quite tight-lipped about what lurks beneath the bonnet, but when the exterior looks this well sorted, we’d be very…

MK5 FIESTA FORD FIESTA RS –SAY WHAT?! Mechanic Liam Walsh has tackled the RS-engined Fiesta phenomenon by swapping the standard engine of his Mk5 for the Focus RS unit. Why?! Well, why the hell not?! Words: Dani Bagnall Photos: Ade Brannan The current popular topic on the Ford forums of late is when is Ford going to bring out an RS version of the Fiesta. Well, Liam Walsh is a giant leap ahead running no other than a Focus RS-engined Mk5 Fiesta! Like many, Liam’s Ford obsession stems from watching the awesome Sapphires and Cosworths that graced our screens in the early 90s. “Watching the rallying set my car obsession in motion, and it’s never waned. I’m massively into my track days. I’ll always prefer a good track day…

FIESTA RS1800 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP What may appear at first glance to be merely a tidy Mk3 Fiesta is actually one of the highest-spec RS1800s we’ve come across. It’s light, powerful, intelligent and, most of all, secretive… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Matt Woods Daniel Whitmarsh’s Fiesta RS1800 is a sublime exercise in stealth. Sure, it’s got the RS badge acting as a harbinger of mischief, but to the average passer-by this shiny black pocket-rocket will slip straight under the radar. A tidy example of an early-1990s hatchback, nothing more. …which, of course, is exactly what he wants you to think. Because, while this may appear at first glance to be a largely stock Fiesta, the lengthy spec list says otherwise. Indeed, this is one of the most comprehensively modified…

BUYER’S GUIDE FIESTA ST150 BUYER’S GUIDE FIESTA ST150 Words: Dan Williamson Photos: Matt Dear “The fiery new Fiesta was TeamRS’s first production car, packing 148bhp from a two-litre Duratec powerplant ” VITAL STATS MADE 2004 to 2009 PRICE WHEN NEW £13,595 PRICE NOW £750 to £5000 TOP SPEED 129mph POWER 148bhp @ 6,000rpm TORQUE 140lb.ft @ 4,500rpm 0-60 7.9 seconds Hailed as the spiritual successor to the much-missed XR2, the original Fiesta ST appeared in winter 2004, a time when we’d all but given up hope of a hot small Ford. But there was no need to worry because the fiery new Fiesta was TeamRS’s first production car, packing 148bhp (thus the ST150 nickname) from a two-litre Duratec powerplant tuned with a variable intake and free-flowing exhaust. The result was…

NEW STUFF LATEST GEAR ON THE BLUE OVAL SCENE PIONEER AVH-X490DAB MULTIMEDIA PLAYER £390 Pioneer have just extended their clever range of multimedia players with the new AVH-X490DAB. Featuring a 6.2in touchscreen, and boasting all the levels of connectivity you’ve come to expect from modern multimedia players, Pioneer expects the AVH-X490DAB to be one of its most popular units in 2017. As well as CD, DVD, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity and DAB+ radio tuner, the AVH-X490DAB also offers a range of high-end audio functions too, including 13-band graphic equalizer, auto EQ, and Pioneer’s Time Alignment and MIXTRAX features too. For full details check out the website. www.pioneer-car.eu ROTA SLIPSTREAM ALLOY FROM £220 (PER WHEEL) Rota have just launched their Slipstream alloy wheel in a selection of new sizes and fitments,…