Give us more colours, dammit

"CB" (jrcb) 08/17/2019 at 21:43 • Filed to: Opinions are like assholes

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I know nothing about the Audi Q3, but that orange  is hot and redeems whatever issues it may have. I will take the CUV- pocalypse if they come in colours.

facw > CB 08/17/2019 at 21:53

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I feel like 80% of Subaru Crosst reks I see are the orange ones, but I don’t if they are actually that popular or if they just stand out more.

CB > facw 08/17/2019 at 22:00

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Probably you only noticing them due to colour.

SiennaMan > CB 08/17/2019 at 22:08

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I kinda suspect that’s it. There’s a million full size Ram pickups around here, but the orange ones with black badges, those are (mostly) the ones I notice..

Svend > CB 08/17/2019 at 22:09

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Ford do some curious colours, namely the spearmint green ‘Bohai Bay Green’ Fiesta.

But also traditional Ford performance colours such as Orange Fury

CB > Svend 08/17/2019 at 22:10

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That green feels like a Mini Egg colour. Not the biggest fan, but I’ll take it over another grey or white car.

dogisbadob > Svend 08/17/2019 at 22:15

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Both the mint green and orange are awesome!

I don’t think we got Fury Orange over here, but we should

Ford offered a pink Fi esta but only in the first year. A pink Fiesta hatchback with manual and sunroof would be awesome as fuck

Svend > CB 08/17/2019 at 22:20

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Ye’, it’s a curious colour.

Skoda do a great metallic green for the Octavia and Fabia.

While the small Skoda Citigo (aka Seat Mii aka VW UP!) Is almost a neon green.

CRider > Svend 08/17/2019 at 23:07

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Ford used to offer Molten Orange on the Fiesta ST and Raptor. They also have some good greens and blues and yellows .

Just Jeepin' > CB 08/17/2019 at 23:26

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Jeep is doing its part. And they don’t even have the best new one in this gallery, Bikini.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Svend 08/18/2019 at 00:17

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Id that Sloda color the same a VW Viper Green 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > facw 08/18/2019 at 00:21

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I think I’d take this color over the Orange.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Just Jeepin' 08/18/2019 at 00:21

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That’s a nice color

Just Jeepin' > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/18/2019 at 00:28

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Mmmmmmyep

Svend > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/18/2019 at 00:29

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Skoda used to call it Lime Green Metallic, then changed the name to Rallye Green Metallic. It’s a darker green to the VWs Viper Green Metallic used on the Scirocco.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Just Jeepin' 08/18/2019 at 00:44

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I’d love to see real come back in general.

Mmmm teal 

Just Jeepin' > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/18/2019 at 01:12

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Yesssss

Svend > dogisbadob 08/18/2019 at 03:09

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If it makes you feel any better about the Orange Fury, it seems it’s a U.K. only colour for the U.K. only Ford Fiesta ST Performance Edition.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ford/fiesta-st/first-drives/ford-fiesta-st-performance-edition-2019-uk-review

Ford Fiesta ST gets new suspension tune and very orange paint for a UK-only Performance Edition limited run.

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Ford’s fab small hot hatchback has been given no more power in this limited-run Fiesta ST Performance Edition, but there are suspension tweaks and, oh my, is it ever orange.

There’ll only be 600 of these UK-specific versions of the ST, which are all based on the ST-3 specification, though they have the otherwise-optional Performance Pack thrown in as standard too. That means you get the limited-slip differential, which is the important bit from that pack.

The Performance Edition, then, takes the ST-3 with Performance Pack (keep up) and adds flow-formed 18in alloy wheels which are said to be 7kg lighter, throws on standard orange paint and, most significantly, replaces the standard springs and dampers with a new set of adjustable coilovers that drop the front and rear ride height by 10mm and 15mm respectively. The powertrain is left alone; a 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol making 197bhp and driving the front wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox, with no auto option.

At £26,495 the Performance Edition adds £3, 120 to a regular ST-3 with Performance Pack.

But the new suspension does make a difference. Ford says it has been developed at the Nurburgring – sigh, where else? – but our tests around some of the crummier and empty roads in the west midlands are a more realistic alternative.

And it’s good. I mean, really good. One of the few things that people grumble about Fiesta STs is the comfort, or lack thereof, but I think the Performance Edition is both more comfortable and better tied-down. There are 12 bump and 16 rebound settings and our test car was set somewhere in the middle of both, and body control was superb and the ride firm-but-controlled, in that Ford way it manages so well.