Ford revealed at the British Motor Show the new 76.3mpg Fiesta ECOnetic – Britain’s greenest family car with CO2 emissions of 98g/km. The car will go on sale at the end of the year at a price of £11,845 for the three-door version and £12,445 for the five-door version.
The Fiesta ECOnetic becomes the most fuel efficient new five-seater family car in the UK. With CO2 emissions at under 100g/km, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic is zero rated both for road tax (Vehicle Excise Duty) and for the ’showroom tax’ element of VED introduced for the first year of ownership in this year’s Budget.
The car features: aerodynamic rear air deflectors, lowered suspension, optimised rolling resistance tyres (175/65R14) and low friction oil, green shift indicator light, modified engine calibration, transmission final drive ratio changed from 3.37 to 3.05.
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The Fiesta is already a very successful model on the European market, and with the launch of a convertible version Ford will give a lot of head aches to models like Peugeot 206 CC.
According to Auto Express a Fiesta convertible will be launched in 18 months’ time and will take inspiration from the Fiat 500 Cabriolet.
The open-top version of the fiesta will have a fabric roof that will help keep weight gain to a minimum and mean performance, emissions and economy aren’t hampered.
The Fiesta Convertible will keep the current model’s engine line-up. More details will follow. Stay tuned!
Although the new generation of the Ford Fiesta was recenltly launched, the American manufacturer hurried and unveiled the Zetec S edition of the small vehicle. Being powered by a 1.6 liter engine capable of developing 120 hp the new car hits 100 km/h in just 9.9 seconds which is a good improvement if we consider that the current version of the Fiesta sprinted to 100 km/h in 10.7 seconds.
Also an improvement comparing to the old version is the fuel economy: the new Fiesta achieves a fuel economy of just 5.9 liters/100 km while the old version had a fuel economy of 6.5 liters/100 km.
The Ford Fiesta Zetec S includes a new bodykit consisting in a front and rear bumpers, new side skirts, a re-designed roof spoiler and new alloy wheels. Also the interior the dashboard includes new aluminium accessories, while the steering wheel, gear level and handbrake received new leather trim.
The appeal of the exciting Ford Fiesta line-up continues to expand with the debut of a new sporty, feature-packed special edition – the Zetec S Red. Just 400 new Zetec S Red special editions, representing 10 per cent of all Zetec S models, will be available, priced at £13,000.
The "Red" edition follows the success of the popular radian yellow "Anniversary" and lime green "Celebration" models which sold out within weeks of their launch last year. Ford Fiesta has been in the top three best-selling vehicles in Britain every month this year with 42,895 models sold up to the end of May - almost 20 per cent of the British small car market.
With the zesty yet thrifty1.6-litre, 100PS petrol engine, Zetec S Red features Colorado red paintwork with chequered flag roof decal. Dark privacy glass on the rear windows and panther black features: door mirrors, door handles, bodyside mouldings, roof spoiler and tailgate handle, all add to the stylish look. Also standard are Quickclear® heated front windscreen, ebony leather seats, 16in alloy wheels, air conditioning and heated electrically-operated door mirrors.
Built to remind of the classic 1980 Escort RS2000, the Ford Fiesta ST 500 features a 2.0 liter engine capable of developing 150 hp, sports steering, new suspension kit and close ratio gearbox. The most interesting thing, according to the manufacturer is the unique ’U’-shaped stripes which makes us remember the well-known ’80 car.
To make it more unique the vehicle features also 17” alloy wheels painted in black and stylish red brake callipers. At the interior the Sony Audio system and heated leather sport buckets add a plus of sportivity. Price of the vehicle: 15,000 pounds or $30,000.
Ford announced the new Ford Fiesta small car for North America will be produced at the company’s transformed Cuautitlán Assembly Plant beginning in early 2010 and a sporty European hatchback model is being added to the North American lineup alongside the popular sedan.
Transformation of the facility near Mexico City begins this year, as the plant is converted from its current production of F-Series pickups for the Mexican market to small cars for all of North America. The Chihuahua Engine Plant, which builds I-4 engines, also will assemble diesel engines for light- and medium-duty trucks in a variety of global markets. In addition, through a joint venture with Getrag (GFT), Ford will establish a new transmission plant in Guanajuato to support various Ford products. Company officials announced the trio of investments jointly with Mexico President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.
A small car concept called the Verve showcased the design direction for the new Fiesta when it debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Both sedan and hatchback models were displayed – with high praise from customers and the news media.
2009 Ford Fiesta
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Mountune announced that begining this month the two tuning programmes for the Fiesta ST will be available. For those who don’t know, Mountune is owned by Roush Technologies and represents the first dealer which offers a complete tuning programme for the Ford Fiesta.
The new programme is available in two stages: Stage 1 takes the 2.0 liter petrol engine from 150 hp hp 165 while the second stage pushes the engine up to 185 hp. In order to provide you car better looks Mountune offers appearance upgrades but also new springs kit which provide better handling while keeping the same level of comfort.
Spy photographers caught testing the first prototypes for the North American-spec Ford Fiesta. With design cues inspired by the Verve Concept, the four-door sedan is the only model destined for the US market. The hatchback version, three and five doors will only come if demand is strong.
The camouflage keeps us from seeing just how verbatim the translation from concept to production actually is, but the differences will most assuredly only be trim differences designed to make the concept model as sexy as possible. It appears that the concept’s backlight might be a bit more raked than the production model, and the rear overhang may be a bit longer, but those impressions may be from a slight change of angle, and the camouflage cladding.
Ford verve Sedan Concept
Ford will unveil the five-door version of its small car Fiesta at the Beijing Auto SHhow. Designed and developed in Europe for sale in Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia and the Americas between 2008 and 2010, the all-new Fiesta is the first major product of Ford’s new global product development process.
The all-new Ford Fiesta’s dynamic character is accentuated by its bold kinetic design. Its distinct character is further accentuated with major strides in craftsmanship, quality of materials and product choice while continuing to represent Ford Fiesta’s traditional strengths of practicality, value for money, agility and safety.
All- new Ford Fiesta clearly embodies the exterior hallmarks of kineticdesign, which has so convincingly infused emotion into the core of the Ford range in Europe and Asia.
The reveal in Europe in March of the three-door and five-door Fiesta hatch and now the China reveal of the five-door Fiesta hatch confirm that all-new Ford Fiesta will bring the most appealing elements of Verve Concept to production reality.
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Ford will unveil the sporty version of its popular Fiesta (well, at least in Europe) in 2010, after the ST version that is scheduled for October 2009. The RS version will have a target price of £17,000 (UK). The newcomer is set to rival forthcoming high-performance superminis such as MINI’s John Cooper Works, along with existing extreme hot hatches including Vauxhall’s Corsa VXR.
Available in limited numbers, the hot Fiesta will have a special-edition feel with a stripped-out cabin featuring racing-style seats, lightweight materials throughout and lots of RS detailing. To keep the weight down, kit will be basic – and that’s great news for performance.
It’s likely to use a slightly uprated version of the ST’s potential 1.6-liter turbocharged engine – inspired by the hi-tech range of small cap-acity direct-injection EcoBoost turbo units revealed by Ford at the Detroit Motor Show earlier this year. With that on board, the RS would develop about 200bhp and sprint from 0-60mph in only six seconds, on its way to a 140mph top speed. With its light weight, CO2 emissions and economy should be kept down.
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