You’ve seen the new three-door Ford Fiesta, now it’s time for a look at the five-door variant that has been the subject of countless spy photos over the last few months. Ford revealed the new model at the Geneva Motor Show today.
The new five-door model will appeared at the Geneva Motor Show in Hot Magenta. The dimensions of the three- and five- door models are the same. Ford manages to retain most of the three-door’s style with the addition of two extra doors.
Sharing mechanical underpinnings with the Mazda2, the Fiesta is set to hit the European market in the summer of 2008.
Ford CEO Alan Mulally has been eager to leverage the Blue Oval’s global resources, and the Fiesta’s planned entry into the U.S. market is a bold move in that direction. North America is slated to get a version of the Fiesta in 2010, although details on the U.S.-spec car have yet to be released.
The Fiesta will feature a design theme based on Ford Europe’s Kinetic language. That same styling will come to U.S. shores, meaning the Fiesta will be sold with a trapezoidal grille below and headlamps that run back to the front wheel arches, rather than the automaker’s “Bold” three-bar grille.
The wheel arches will be more pronounced both in the front as well in the back, and the car features a smooth side-window design and a rounded rear glass.
Standard features on the Fiesta will include keyless entry, electronic power steering and a push button ignition.
A 1.6-liter gasoline engine is the only engine likely to be offered on the U.S. version, but Europe will certainly have diesel options, which could conceivably come our way if the U.S. market becomes more diesel-friendly.
Ford’s ability to turn a profit on a sub-Focus model in the U.S. is still in question, so we would expect the Fiesta to be manufactured in Mexico, or possibly Brazil, and arrive some time in the 2008 calendar year as an 2009 model.
03/04, 10:34 AM
posted by:
richt62167
Im not going to hold my breath
03/04, 10:48 AM
posted by:
gizmo2
Well Ford YOU BETTER BRING THIS ONE TO THE US. So far it’a looking much better than the sub compact that we have (Fit, Aveo and the ever ugly and horrible Yaris).
Gas price will hit $4 and this thing will sell. It also a replacement for the guys who misses their hatch back Focus – Bring it.
03/04, 10:50 AM
posted by:
howsmydriving
Not bad looking, but whatever happened to round headlights?
03/04, 11:33 AM
posted by:
cwwilson
Who are we kidding, Ford will decide at the last second that we don’t need this car. They might attempt to make a special car just for the US that sorta “copies” this car but actually ****tier.
03/04, 11:47 AM
posted by:
RicardoHead
I have zero faith in Ford to offer this here, but if they did, it would sell like crazy. I personally want a small inexpensive and efficient second “runabout car” for quick trips, errands, and guests and would take this over any current or upcoming offering from any manufacturer (including the Mazda 2).
Ford, catch a clue, grow some nads, and offer this here. It’s a guaranteed success.
03/04, 12:22 PM
posted by:
agent09
fugly like lp640
03/04, 12:23 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
I would go even further and say if Ford doesn’t sell this here they’ve just added another nail to their coffin. In fact any manufacturer who doesn’t have an offering in this class is going to risk taking a really big hit. Between the price of gas and CAFE a lot of buyers are going to be looking for this type of vehicle, perhaps even forced into this type of vehicle. The good news is this class of car is exponentially better than similar cars of the past.
03/04, 12:32 PM
posted by:
edgeguy
how do they decide that this hideous purple color will most appeal to people who actually LIKE automobiles?
03/04, 1:56 PM
posted by:
HoosierHero
Man this is a good looking car. It would be a shame not to give it to the U.S. Make a freak’n SVT variant already!
03/04, 3:05 PM
posted by:
SoLoveLA
Its coming to the US LP640
03/04, 3:43 PM
posted by:
lucklaster
Much, much better look than the Mazda 2. Must be a hundred ways they can screw it up if it comes to U.S.
03/04, 4:59 PM
posted by:
A4
sub-focus? this is a step up in my book.
03/04, 8:26 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
Awesome. Looks like this will compete head on with the Hyundai Getz, especially if it gets a Diesel option.
03/04, 9:46 PM
posted by:
autonut
2 comments:
1. I am not impressed with design
2. I will not have to look at it on this side of the Pond.
03/04, 10:55 PM
posted by:
saabstory
I love this vehicle. I was all set to buy the new Focus when they talked about bringing the euro hatch over a couple of years back. Well, Ford messed that up and lost me as a customer! This car could easily bring me back into the fold if they keep it looking as close to the European version as possible. A diesel option would seal the deal!
03/04, 11:51 PM
posted by:
sharpie
Nice, but please try not to enlarge the rear bumper too much even though there are regulations to meet. Bring it soon! I gave up hope on the Mazda2!
03/05, 1:32 AM
posted by:
jdasch1
Ford WILL bring this to the US. Period. Mullally is the first CEO at Ford since Nassar that has a global view of the car business. By the way…the Transit Van IS coming to the US…via built in Turkey, and it took Mullally to get it done. Jag and Land Rover are by-by-see ya. He is going to do the right thing and get the Turbo engines to the US. Diesel prices here in the US are opposite of the UK, so it will be slow to get diesel here first. Eco-boost engines are coming first, and will outsell the diesel 2-1.
03/05, 1:53 AM
posted by:
Heart64
Great we have a Simon Cowell in LLN auditioning would be future cars for the Great American Car Idiol Lol -his name I give you is Autonut.
I have a one question autonut are you a professional car designer or just very opinionated to mimic Stupid Simon Cowell in the musical prowess??!! Hmmm That’s a rhetorical question.
Anyway, I must say Ford just build the thing here in the US as is no changes except the steering wheel on the left side of the car for NA and right for Europeans who drive on the wrong side of the road lmao.
But seriously Ford you need to do two things with this car.
1.) Besides the gas version you do need a diesel version here for economy.
2.) Ford you desparately need to get a Plug-In/Totally Electric vehicle- you can’t be beaten to the punch by Toyota or GM in alternative vehicles.
* Reason being if gas prices soar beyond $6 dollars a gallon you will sell a ton of the electric version here.
Allan Mulally, I like your plan for For, but you need a Triad defense or offense for Ford.
1.) Its good you will increase HP and MPG through upcoming Eco-Boost cars
2.)Offering Hybrids and reducing vehicular weight
3.)Missing link is Electrics – where the hell are they coming from Ford? Don’t be caught napping if gas does rise above $6 a gallon like in Europe the other two won’t be enough! So start development now
03/05, 8:16 PM
posted by:
Arbiter
The van coming to the US is the Transit Connect, the smaller front-wheel drive commercial unit, not the larger (Sprinter style) Transit unit.
03/06, 12:36 PM
posted by:
bigp
i will by the sedan
03/22, 1:30 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
This looks OK. I don’t think the Yaris is bad.