Presenting the Ford Fiesta for the very first time and designed and engineered globally for India. The 1.4 Duratec petrol engine is an all-aluminum alloy construction, 16 Valve DOHC engine with drive-by-wire electronic strangle control for very smooth and most responsive driving experience imaginable. The Ford Fiesta Duratec comes in two variants - 1.4 litre and 1.6 litre.The Duratec engine in Fiesta with its combination of advanced combustion technology, minimum weight, low internal friction and refinement. Provides enhanced fuel economy. Duratec 16-valver petrol, which is the same engine that powers the Fusion but has a remapped ECU. Ford has lowered the compression ratio and this engine is designed to run optimally on 91 octane petrol – the standard octane rating for the Euro III emission era.

 

 

Whether you’re driving on city roads or highways, the Fiesta’s performance is feisty and responsive. Engineered specifically to adapt to demanding Indian road conditions; the Fiesta combines its high stability with exceptional driving comfort. The front struts have low friction twin tubes that have been upgraded for better durability. A useful feature is a hydro-mechanical rebound stop, which prevents the wheels from hitting full extension over a speed breaker.  The suspension is specially tuned to better absorb road surface disturbances and minimize discomfort to passengers. Specifically to adapt to demanding Indian road conditions, the Fiesta combines its high stability with exceptional driving comfort. This element of ‘passive steer’ makes the Fiesta much nicer to drive and imparts a sense of stability. The top-end version of the Fiesta will come equipped with a four-channel ABS system as well as EBD.

 

 

There’s liberal use of chrome, which works well and gives the cabin a certain sparkle. The air vents with chrome surrounds stand out from the two-tone dashboard, the steering wheel borrowed from the Focus is spiked with chrome and the short-throw gear lever (shared with the Fusion) gets the shiny treatment as well. Total and trip distance odometers are clogged in at the centre of the instrument cluster as a tamper-resistant LCD panel, which also displays a Distance to Empty readout.

 

Ford’s designers have also taken every available bit of space and turned them into niches, cubby holes and trays. Even the parcel shelf at the rear is now huge, reason enough for Ikon owners who swore every time their tissue box fell off to upgrade. The console between the front seats runs the full length of the passenger compartment and reveals smartly-positioned cupholders, trinket trays, ashtray and pen stowage locations. Other stowage areas include a central and passenger side stowage shelf, side door stowage and cup holders in the rear centre armrest. The door pockets too are huge and large enough for a big bottle. The Fiesta comes with two levels of audio systems—a single CD player and an in-dash six CD-changer. The car with a brain The Fiesta’s GEM module (Generic Electronic Module) is the equivalent of having a computer managing the car’s engine diagnostics and electrical functions. It comes with GEM sensors that oversee all critical functions. It has a powerful grille, a muscular bonnet, flared wheel arches, meaty side panels and ornamental headlamps and tail-lamps. Fiesta passed through 700000 km of test drives and testing was done in nine countries—India, Korea, Australia, Belgium, Germany, UK, Spain, Sweden and Japan. It also gone through the unique water wading tests included leaving the vehicle in 450mm of water for eight hours. Structurally engineered to withstand severe collisions, the Fiesta’s crash worthiness is verified with over 400 virtual,Optimised steel strength in critical areas along with structural reinforcement, ensures passengers and the driver are unscathed even in a frontal offset collision.

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