Is now the time to buy one? For the Mk2 Fiesta XR2 (the one we’re driving here), Ford slotted in the 1.6-litre CVH engine from the larger Escort XR3. With a lowly 97hp, today’s Fiesta ST ...

which was formerly affixed to the rump of one of the greatest MK2 Escorts ever. Neither Ford Fiesta is a paragon of the hot hatch species, but as characterful alternative to the norm, and prime ...