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" This is why those statistics about the number of Americans who can drive a manual transmission will catch up to the average Joe at the rental counter: in Europe, you can rent one of these Focus ST-Hs. But until Americans can figure out the whole clutch thing, it&amp;#039;s not looking promising for the US.    Another reason Americans need to learn to drive stick? So @Hertz will offer this in the US, not just Europe. #FocusST pic.twitter.com/ukoDSs3hiq \u2014 Roger Garbow (@rogergarbow) August 20, 2014    For about a year, Ford has quietly offered the 252-hp manual-only hatch through Hertz outlets in select European markets, and in the Netherlands Ford has announced there will be a Fiesta ST-H available to rent as well\u2014that&amp;#039;s an exciting prospect. But since the Focus ST isn&amp;#039;t offered in a manual, it will take a lot of effort (or Hertz scrounging up the money for continual clutch replacements) before a stateside move is likely. READ MORE: The Rental - Texas in the Hertz Penske Mustang GT  The Focus ST-H is essentially a Recaro-optioned normal ST, painted up in the classic gold stripes over black Hertz livery like the Shelby GT350Hs before it. Of course, massive torque steer comes standard. Don&amp;#039;t beat a path to the nearest Hertz looking for a boosted front-driver. You can, however, rent anything in the existing Adrenaline Collection, which currently includes the Challenger R/T, the excellent Hertz Penske Mustang GT or GT Premium, Corvette Stingray Coupe and Convertible, and Camaro SS Coupe or Convertible. /p&amp;amp;gt; RELATED: New Ford Focus ST will debut at Goodwood "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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