
.Engaging puts the Ford Fiesta at the head of the class, made possible by a smooth and torquey 120-horsepower 1.6- liter inline-4 coupled to a five-speed manual or six-speed dual-clutch automated manual transmission. A soft-touch dash and tight construction give the Fiesta a feeling of quality normally lacking in an entry-level car.
What's good for the Mini is good for Ford, right? To get costs down for North American-market prices, has scrapped the European Ford Fiesta's "cheap and Cheerful" interior, with its techy two-tone seats and matching dashboard-top colors. The North American Fiesta has black-on-tops with contrasting black plastic dashboard grains, although top-of-the-range of the SES and SEL do come with different-colored lower dashes and door inserts and are available with Supple leather seats with contrasting piping stitching.Ford earnest and offer all trim levels of the Fiesta with the Same five-speed manual as in the European version, on sale since October 2008. Unfathomably, it will not come with a manual gate feature. With the automated manual, dubbed "Powershift," and the car's 1.6-liter four with twin independent variable cam timing, Ford expects the European numbers.The EPA 30/40 mpg car's standard summer tires are Replaced with 16-inch Kumho all-seasons and The electric power steering has been retuned Slightly.
Trimmed to appeal to U.S. consumers, the Ford Fiesta has a lengthy options list, a new automatic transmission and a strong dose of big-car refinement