VERDICT An affordable, pint-sized performance ... Fiesta ST stays well under $30,000. Its available accessories include metallic Orange Spice or White Platinum paint colors, black 17-inch wheels ...

Since its reintroduction to the American market a few years ago, the Ford Fiesta has been less of the party-on-wheels ... The ST will run on regular, just don’t expect full performance.

It's not a struggle to spot a Ford Fiesta ST Performance Edition. With a coat of Deep Orange paintwork and a set of grey ten-spoke wheels, it’s probably the least subtle hot Fiesta so far.