Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta is a model of Automobile produces by the manufacturer Ford.

During its creation in 1976, it was broadest of its category, with 1,55 m but exists only in three doors.

Under the name of code of the project Bobcat it is the occasion for Ford of a Cultural revolution, not only for one front traction, a suspension before effective (back also after the change of the shock absorbers) but also the total adoption of the metric system. The construction of the factory close to Valence in Spain makes it possible to profit from the opening of the local market and cause a drop in the customs duties to be able to integrate the gear boxes produced into the factory of Bordeaux.

The first generation aged particularly well visually with its large slightly convex panes and its fires minimum.

Presentation

Town today concurrent of the Renault Clio, Peugeot 206 and others Volkswagen Sports shirt, it is today with its 6th generation. It is restylée for the year 2006, mainly in the cockpit and on the level of the headlights/fires, and to a lesser extent on the level of the shields.

The Ford Fiesta 6th of the name is thus available since beginning 2002 in 5 doors and since the end of 2002 in 3 doors. The Ford Fusion, taking again the base of Fiesta with a body resembling one more small monospace, appeared shortly after to compete with in particular the Opel Meriva and FIAT Idea. It is also restylée for 2006, with a will to give him more character, in particular with more imposing protections of shields, almost making it pass for small a 4x4.

Compared to its competitors of 2002, Fiesta proposed an interior space and a trunk with very suitable dimensions for a rather reduced gauge (it does better than the Clio 2 on this point), and a very sure and pleasant road behavior. Without to make the dead end on safety, each model having 4 at least Airbags and the ABS with distributer of braking. It obtained 4 stars with the Crash landing-tests EuroNCAP, which constitutes a good score.

Current range

Beginner at very low prices (less 9000€), Fiesta can agree with the small budgets, as with those which seek a car powerful and equipped well, thanks to a complete range. Since 2005, Ford even started again a sporting version, ST developing 150 ch and reached more than 200 km/h at a peak, which succeeds old the XR2i.

Into bottom-of-the-range, it is of course necessary to make the dead end on equipment of comfort, which is included/understood compared to the price. Thus, in completion Fun , the front panes are electric but one must do without from air-conditioning and a car radio CD, and outside bottoms of shields and side protections are not painted. But one reaches already Fiesta with the very sure road behavior, which can even be classified among the best from the point of view Handling.

The intermediate completion Senso offers much more equipment, in particular manual air-conditioning, the reader CD and the fog front ones, as well as the painted Pare-chocs, for a price nevertheless definitely higher.

With the New Year's Day 2007 appeared the completion Senso Plus . It is quite simply a Senso version with additional equipment such as: automatic air-conditioning, the trip computer, panes before electric with impulse, stealing leather with aluminum inserts, rods and rear view mirrors painted.

The completion Ghia , high-end from Ford, for its part much is equipped, and has many more or less useful gadgets. For the version 2006, it is equipped with an automatic air-conditioning, a Trip computer, of a radar of retreat, automatic lighting of fires and windshield wipers, of a fast system of de-icing of the Pare-brise. The outside is emphasized by the handles of doors, the rear view mirrors and the rod of painted Hayon, as well as the chrome grill. One also reaches options high-tech as the module Bluetooth to connect his cellphone without leaving it his pocket, or the vocal ordering of the clim and the car radio. New on this segment!

Since 2005, the versions S and ST supplement the range by adding a key of sportivity to it. They raise a style resolutely " racing" with rims (16" for the S and 17" for ST), parechocs, low of cases (only ST) and interior specific. The suspension receives shock absorbers sports and the height of case is lowered of 10mm. The transmission when it has, is replaced by a gear box with short ratios (except 1.6 tdci). On the completion ST, the engine is not other than a 2.0L 16 valves developing 150cv with 6000tr/mn and 190nm with 4500tr/mn. The brake was thus re-examined with the rise and of the discs make their appearance on the rear wheel-axle unit. These 2 completions thus represent a very coherent offer vis-a-vis competition on the crenel of small sporting, in particular thanks to their road behavior, and in spite of the deficit of power.

In October 2007, Ford presents a concept because entitled " Verve" whose lines must inspire replacing it of Fiesta planned for the second half-year 2008. It will be developed on the basis of platform of the Mazda 2, Mazda belonging to the Ford group.

Road behavior and comfort

The Gear box is very pleasant to carry out, it is at the same time soft and fast, without hard points, and the hydraulic booster steering makes it possible to very precisely place the car thanks to a good feeling of the route.
In the same way, one often presents Fiesta like a noisy car in the cockpit, it is not really the case in comparison with the Frenchwomen of the segment.

Motorizations

One finds four blocks gasoline (Duratec) and two diesel (Duratorq) conceived in collaboration with PSA.
Maybe out of gasoline:

1.25L 16s 75ch
1.4L 16s 80ch
1.6L 16s 100ch
2.0 16s 150ch

and in diesel:

1.4L TDCi 8s 68ch
1.6L TDCi 16s 90ch

The motorization 2.0L is reserved for the completion ST, the S is as for it available with 2 engines gasoline (1.4 following countries and 1.6) as well as the 1.6L TDCi. The completions Ghia, Senso, Senso Plus can be ordered with all the engines except for the 2.0L. The completion of Fun line entry makes also the dead end on the 1.6L.
Lastly, Fiesta can be equipped with a box robotized (Durashift) with motorization 1.4 (gasoline and diesel), but also with a traditional automatic box (4 reports/ratios) with 1.6 100ch.

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