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Pumaspeed Fiesta ST Mk8 Hybrid X37 Visits the Nurburgring
The orange car on the Nordschleife, August 2020. 8 minutes 14 seconds, on its third ever lap of the circuit.
We drove our X37 Hybrid Fiesta ST Mk8 across Europe to the Nürburgring, and on only our third ever lap of the Nordschleife we set 8:14 — eight seconds quicker than any Fiesta ST Mk8 we have seen round there. In traffic.
August 2020. Drivers Dan and Will. Standard-location bolt-on turbo, KW V3 suspension, and a car driven there and back under its own power.
Across Europe in a locked-down summer
In August 2020 we made tracks through Europe to the most famous circuit of all time. We kept it completely COVID-friendly throughout — we could not even get out of the car in France — and arrived in Germany with a fully prepped X37 Hybrid car pushing 300bhp and nothing but open road in front of us.
Somewhere on the autobahn we met an Audi R8 and two Mercedes AMGs. None of them could pull away from it.
We arrived at the ’Ring early on the Friday night. Our drivers, Dan and Will, sat on the hillside watching the track and picking up tips from other drivers, ready for Saturday morning. The orange car went into the pit we had been given, and we rested well, knowing there was an intense day ahead and a time to beat.
8:14, on the third lap
We had seen other Fiesta ST Mk8s clock 8:30 and 8:22. We had never been to the Nürburgring before. But with an extra 100bhp over standard and a KW setup underneath, we were determined.
The first few laps, learning the circuit, came in at 8:30-something. On our third ever lap we hit 8:14 — with high amounts of traffic. That is a full eight seconds faster than any Fiesta ST Mk8 we have seen on the ring.
The session was stopped after a crash, and when it resumed everyone came back out at once, so the traffic never cleared. 8:14 stood as our quickest time of the day, and we left with our heads held high.
A lot of photos and a lot of miles later, the journey was complete and the car came home under its own power.
The orange car, part by part
Below is everything fitted to the car, both what we stock today and what we were developing at the time. Click any part to see it.
Turns a Fiesta ST Mk8 into a 300bhp weapon with a bolt-on, stock-location turbo. Seven-blade billet CNC compressor wheel, motorsport-spec cut-back turbine blades and a reprofiled compressor housing. £899.00 inc VAT |
The software to match the hardware. 300bhp and 400+Nm from a turbo and mapping alone. As fitted to the car of Fiesta ST Mk8 Owners (Official) admin Dave Holding, and now to two Performance Edition cars. |
Removes the stock airbox for an open cone filter and full airflow to the turbo. Custom PRORAM cotton filter with #TeamPumaspeed branding, CNC alloy pipework, silicone connectors and a relocated MAP sensor. £222.82 inc VAT |
The best crossover pipe to hit the Mk8 market. Carries the extra flow from the Ramair kit all the way to the X37. More air means more power. £291.60 inc VAT |
This one needs no introduction to our Mk8 ST Facebook following — 20+ pre-orders before it was even released. Full height, huge core, direct fit with no modifications, and the cooling results to match. £332.50 inc VAT |
100% stainless steel, made here in the UK. Removes the restrictive OE cat so the engine can flow enough to make 300bhp comfortably. A sports cat version is available if you would rather keep one. |
100% stainless steel again. We chose the resonated version because we are very track-orientated here — these three-pot STs make plenty of noise as it is. |
Pairs perfectly with the rest of the system. It gave us a quieter note at the time of fitting, though we think the 2020-onwards Scorpion systems are louder than the earlier ones. |
We set out to replicate the Performance Edition Mk8 setup, which KW designed. So we spoke to KW, and they sent us this V3 kit with adjustable height and damping. Comfortable on the road, brilliant on track. £2,114.00 inc VAT |
T6061 billet alloy, CNC machined, with two settings of throw — 15% or 25% shorter. Quick shifts, easy DIY fitting, designed here in house. Patent 6073101, the original. |
Higher quality, bigger diameter, more free flowing. This kit kept the orange car cool through 30-degree Nürburgring heat for six hours straight. |
Five-ply silicone keeping the radiator supplied with coolant all day, every day. Ours are red to match the car, but we can supply any colour. |
J-hook discs as standard with an anti-corrosion black finish, direct bolt-on in place of the OE items, and good for up to 900 degrees. Fast laps are about braking late, and these let us do that. |
A simple modification, but an effective one. Lowered on KW V3s in blistering European sunshine at 120mph, you want to be able to see where you are going. |
Prices inc VAT, correct at the time of publication. Also fitted at the time and in development: the R-Sport hot side boost pipe, the R-Sport silicone boost pipe kit with custom velocity stacking and anodised end tank connectors, and the Pumaspeed Racing Engine Mount V2 for traction and reduced wheel hop. All three have since joined the range — ask us for current availability.
Build your own ring weapon
 | The turbo that did 8:14. Bolt-on, stock location, seven-blade billet compressor wheel and cut-back motorsport turbine blades. £899.00 inc VAT RRP £949.00 |
 | Height and damping adjustable, from the people who designed the Performance Edition setup. Road comfort and track control in one kit. £2,114.00 inc VAT RRP £2,152.00 |
Pumaspeed, Wakefield. Sales 01924 360260, workshop 01924 360002. All prices include VAT and were correct at the time of publication — always check the product page for the live price.
