Photographs from a media event at the Mexican plant that will assemble the North American-specification Ford Fiesta sedan have emerged onto the Internet for the first time.
These images show that Ford has decided to make only very minor exterior changes, slightly extending the front and rear bumpers to comply with U.S. crash standards. In addition to adding a little more safety in the form of a few millimeters of extended bumpers, Ford has also added the expected DOT-compliant amber indicators in the otherwise unchanged distinctive headlamp housings.
The change to the grille did follow Ford’s recent styling direction (think previous Fusion), but instead became a subtle surround that will likely see a painted finish in the production vehicles.
Reaching back to the current Fiesta’s roots, Ford also appears to have ditched the traditional round fog lamp housings for the trapezoidal designs found on the North American Verve concept car. Although not yet confirmed, it is believed these new fog lamps will also feature the LED output found on the Verve concept.
Heading to the rear of both the hatchback and sedan versions, you will notice no major changes other than the expected ever-so-slight extensions of the bumper. One unique point to catch our eye, however, was the lack of clear housings on the hatchback tail lamps. This would lead us to believe that Ford is either planning on a separate location for the rear backup lighting, or they are using a pre-production rear lamp for fitment purposes.
10/12, 7:10 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
We can’t get the Fiesta and the Ford Iosis Max fast enough
!
10/12, 7:12 PM
posted by:
zoomzoomer
I like that they added the trapezoidal fog lights to the front but didn’t use the Verve 3-bar grille after all.. not sure I like the Dodge Neon-like taillights though. I guess that is supposed to add some styling continuity to the new Taurus around back?
10/12, 7:15 PM
posted by:
save saab
Perfect, we don’t get that big @$$ grille that’s on many Fords right now.
10/12, 7:52 PM
posted by:
KarLoveBoy88
The small car is getting better, once again. Myself, I am a small car person. I like the Taurus but its just a little too big for me. Maybe its because I have no kids or a wife lol. I’d even take a Smart car, if it was actually a smart bargain with more seats space and balls. For God sakes, this car punks out even against a Lexus GS450H hybrid. That’s embarrassing
10/12, 7:54 PM
posted by:
KarLoveBoy88
The small car is getting better, once again. Myself, I am a small car person. I like the Taurus but its just a little too big for me. Maybe its because I have no kids or a wife lol. I’d even take a Smart car, if it was actually a smart bargain with more seats space and balls. For God sakes, this car punks out even against a Lexus RX450H hybrid. That’s embarrassing
10/12, 8:05 PM
posted by:
ktulu
i didn’t frealizze mexicans R made in factories ….
Lexus sucks
10/12, 9:51 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for Volkswagen
Dear Ford,
Even though I am a Volkswagen/ Geraman cars fan I am truly impressed with
how hard you are trying to fit into the economy hopefully your cars won’t be thrown
into an incentarator by the public. Again, thank you for actually trying and not using
the GOVERMENTS MONEY (Hints were GM came from) to pull yourself through these
hard time.
10/12, 9:54 PM
posted by:
hfry
I’ve seen three in Detroit.. Un bagged. They are coming.
10/12, 10:23 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
Fords got another award winner. One more nail in GM’s coffin. Unless the tax payers what to “donate” some more money to keep GM afloat for a few more months.
GM. An American Embarrassment !
10/12, 10:30 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
ktulu, I did that same joke about a year and a half ago. Only it referenced the Chinese. And I remembered to take the oven mitts off after I took the brownies out of the oven.
10/12, 11:47 PM
posted by:
AudiS4
Great work Ford
This car should sell well, im just hoping they didnt screw up the back on the sedan. For a sub-compact it looks quite impressive!
10/12, 11:48 PM
posted by:
TornadoGTI
Good looking little car but it is certainly small. There is a 4-door (5-door…whatever) hatchback parked outside my apartment and it is still quite a bit smaller than my already small 2-door VW GTI.
This is however about the 5th one I have seen. It is parked in my apartment complex. The first one I saw was more than 6 months ago. Ehh…ONLY benefit of living in metro Detroit is the cars, though not a fan of the Big 3. Some nice ones to see are the 2011 Grand Cherokee (saw that about 2 months ago and it looks BALLER) and the upcoming CTS Coupe I saw 6 months ago or so. Other than that, I could care less. Seeing an S.H.O. Taurus 6 months ago was nice too. I leave the rest up to Car and Driver and Automobile Mag having their editorial offices in Ann Arbor where I work. That allows me to see the rest of the manufacturers. I seen anything from a EURO ONLY Ford Focus RS to a Bugatti Veyron (though there is a Bugatti dealership 30 miles away) and everything in between.
10/12, 11:55 PM
posted by:
elantra_touring
This car is ok, but I belive the imports will eat it alive. Problem was it took too long to get it on the roads and by the time it is, it will be dated.
TornadoGTI
Common dude!!! is there really a Bugatti dealership in Detroit? I find that hard to believe, unless the CEO’s of GM and Chryler have been buying them for their personal use with the bailout money!!
P.S no offence to the beautifull city of Detroit!! LoL
10/13, 12:24 AM
posted by:
status
I don’t know that I would feel very safe driving any luxury car in detroit, much less a Bugatti…
10/13, 12:58 AM
posted by:
beatusmongous
Ktulu’s comments always make me laugh. Johnny, look up “ktulu” in Google images, and you’ll see why he has such a hard time typing. His chin tentacles keep getting in the way.
I saw a purple one of these a few weeks ago while I was taking my family to a movie. It was a decent looking vehicle, but I’m not to sure about the interior. It reminds me of an old Siemens cellphone I had a few years back.
10/13, 1:47 AM
posted by:
The Stig
I’ll take it.
Oh sorry, I want the Verve concept.
My bad.
10/13, 2:46 AM
posted by:
dookie
The interior seems alien like to me, but I like the colors and overall looks better than a lot of asian stuff.
Good job Ford, keep ‘em coming.
10/13, 9:43 AM
posted by:
Smegley Wanxalot
If you compare that hood to that of the fiestas already out in europe and asia, this one is far more flat and simplistic. Not sure if that is a good thing as it will make the car look a lot more plain. Gotta wait for the final product to be sure, but I liked the hood and front end on the euro-hatch quite a bit.
10/13, 10:12 AM
posted by:
TomF
Don’t like the sedan, especially its butt. Something got lost in translation between the Verve and the showroom. Love the hatch, will definitely consider buying one.
10/13, 10:47 AM
posted by:
A4
status – I don’t know if i”d feel very safe driving in Detriot. Period.
10/13, 10:56 AM
posted by:
Smegley Wanxalot
We established yesterday that Detriot is the new City Of Love. It used to be Chitcago until people started beating each other to death.
10/13, 11:21 AM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
smegley you’re losing your touch, you didn’t blame obama for that…
10/13, 11:33 AM
posted by:
armstealer
Is that the Hatch in the far left of the last picture? If so, it doesn’t look like it has a place for the back-up lights either, right?
10/13, 11:38 AM
posted by:
Smegley Wanxalot
LWA – I blame Acorn for that. Kinda the same, though.
10/13, 12:18 PM
posted by:
nickkop
looks like progress…. bring it with the ecoboost 1.6 and 2.0 ! and offer a clean turbo diesel!!! you will sell em like mad! GO Ford !! The BEST american car company….. chrysler will rehabilitate…. i have faith…. GM…. blaaah…. who cares… their only decent cars are expensive cadillacs and the Z06, and Saab which soon will no longer be affiliated….since they are so cash poor… still….
10/13, 12:39 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
Looks more and more like Ford = just another Import. If you want American, buy GM.
Do yourself a favor and head to your nearest GM dealer today.
May the Best car win.
An American Revolution
10/13, 6:01 PM
posted by:
aggie531
^Can you just shut the hell up please. Nobody cares about you’re bs comments.^
– Anyways
I agree w/ nikkop’s entire comment.
10/13, 6:01 PM
posted by:
aggie531
your*
10/13, 11:05 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
And the best car will be this Ford !
10/14, 10:09 AM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
May the Best Car Win.
It won’t be a Ford! LMAO!!!!!!!!
Be American. Buy American. Don’t buy imports (which includes Fords)
10/14, 11:56 AM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
NMOFGM it will BE This car and you KNOW IT.! YOUR AFRAID OF THE WORLDWIDE GRASS ROOTS FORD FIESTA ALL ENCOMPASSING MOVEMENT are’nt you NFMOGM are’nt you. ADMIT IT!!!! ANOTHER BATTLE WON FOR AMERICA”S NUMBER ONE CAR COMPANY FORD MOTOR COMPANY!!!
10/14, 2:24 PM
posted by:
Dr.Martens
Need more oil for gm,
Your posts are as useless as bush’s two terms, this car is gonna rape the aveo a new one, and not to mention dude most of gm designers are from japan,while fords designers are european or american. So if anything gm’s cars are looking more importish, research before you come on this website and make yourself look like a fool.
Oh yeah your moms calling you, shes saying wash the dishes and feed your chihuahua.
Be American, Buy what you want, its YOUR Freedom!
10/14, 10:07 PM
posted by:
BIG-KC
“This car is ok, but I belive the imports will eat it alive.” – elantra_touring
Why? This easily gets 5-7mpg more than any import. Plus it is cheaper to buy. And it has good styling. Not like any ugly xA, Yaris, Fit cr@p.