The smallest of the Fords will still be the Ford Fiesta
Ford has announced that its new small model will keep the name “Fiesta“, throughout the world and has confirmed its manufacturing factory to be in Almussafes (Valencia) in 2009 and in addition in Cologne (Germany).
The Fiesta was first manufactured in Almussafes in 1976. Since its first production over thirty years ago until now sales have surpassed 12 million units.
The new model keeps intact the innovative design of the Concept Verve which was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in the autumn of 2007, thus demonstrating that conceptual designs can be transferred to the production by providing the vehicle with style, sophistication and excitement.
The new Fiesta will be officially presented in the next Geneva Motor Show.
The model will have the same dynamic character according to its elegant ‘kinetic design‘ style, that points to the energy of movement.
Dynamic driving engineers also worked hard to improve the driving comfort of the Fiesta and tried to isolate the sound of the road, the wind and the mechanics of the vehicle, and give the new model an impressively quiet driving quality for a small car.
A new novelty to the Fiesta line for the European market is the popular Ford Duratec 1.6 Ti-VCT engine. This 115hp engine with variable distribution, provides a well balanced mix of performance and economy. It presents an increase in benefits of 15hp over the previous Fiesta without this representing any consumption penalties.
The Fiesta line also offers Duratec 1.25 (60 y 80 CV) y 1.4 (91 CV) gasoline engines.
The two diesel common rail Duratorq TDCi, el 1.4 (68 CV) and the 1.6 (90 CV) engines, have been improved with a revised injection technology and more advanced electronics.
The Fiesta also offers a Durashift 5-speed manual transmission or 4 speed automatic transmission, and has a 1.4 Duratec engine of 91 hp with excellent efficacy and quality changes.
source Cinco Días
