New Ford Fiesta first impressions, and everything else you wanted to knowNew Ford Fiesta first impressi...
New Ford Fiesta first impressions, and everything else you wanted to know
News / By Amit Chhangani
/ April 18, 2011 July 28, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading
As we informed you earlier, we were at the unveiling of Ford’s new Fiesta in Delhi. Although the company didn’t reveal the price of the car or the specifics about the engines, it was sufficiently clear with the brief that the new Fiesta is designed around the driver, and is not joining the rat race to appease the good old family man. Ford is tagging the new sedan as a ‘premium’ offering, which hints at a ‘premium’ pricing when the car is officially launched in the next 1-3 months.
The Fiesta is a nice looking car. It’s well proportioned and looks very aggressive and dynamic from the front. The triple barrel treatment given to the elongated headlamps really works in favour of the car’s sporty character. It’s reasonably big, but one would instantly consider it to be slightly smaller than the City and the Vento. It’s decidedly more youthful looking than the other two though. The rear and too is well proportioned and look nice, not as sporty as the front end though.
The Fiesta will pack in quite a few unique features for its class. Here’s a list
1. Cruise Control
2. Voice driven controls for making a phone call, changing tracks or increasing volume for the audio system and A/C Climate Control
3. A Jazzy looking center console
4. Exceptionally well bolstered front seats
5. USB / Aux-in connectivity
6. Quietest cabin in the class (as claimed by Ford)
7. Rear parking sensors
8. Dual front airbags
9. ABS + EBD
10. A cavernous boot
Some of the things we didn’t like too much about the Fiesta
1. The back seat space isn’t the best in class, in fact it’s quite cramped
2. The quality of plastics, especially in the door panels isn’t too great
A lot will depend on the pricing of the new car. It’s looking like a good product, but if Ford price the new Fiesta too optimistically, it would not click. We are a little worried about the usage of the word ‘premium’ a little too often by the Ford management. The new Fiesta looks like one hell of a promising car for the driving aficionados, if it really handles the way the company’s top management claims it to.
The new Fiesta, as predicted earlier, will be powered by two engines. A Ti-VCT petrol with 105PS and 150Nm (most likely a turbo) and a 1.6 TDCi diesel with 110 PS.
Hope to get our hands behind the wheel of this baby soon, and bring a detailed road review. Stay tuned..