The only way a non sunroof, non navigation Fiesta ST ever existed was because the customer had it special ordered with only the Recaro seat option. I was told by a Ford dealership sales manager that they would never order that for a normal stock order because the Recaro seats were almost 2 thousand dollars and being the only optional equipment on the window sticker was not something that they wanted to try to sell. He said that to me after I told the salesman that I wanted to order one with just the Recaro seat option and nothing more. The sales manager told me that he didn’t want me to “stick them” with the “oddball” Fiesta later by backing out of the purchase agreement. I told him that I was ordering it because none of them were available off the lot.
This is true.
My ST doesn't have the Recaro seats. I test drove a FiST with them, and I didn't like them. If you want to autocross or race it, yeah, they're great for that. I wanted a DD that could do long road trips, and the base seats are comfy for hours, with the cruise set at 90.
When I drove to the free track day you get for buying an ST, I talked with a lot of owners who said their Recaro seats weren't that comfortable for long drives.
Not for me. It's a daily, and I don't race it.
I love the sunroof.