2010 Ford Fiesta USA Launch
Ford has announced the new Ford Fiesta small car for North America will be produced at the company’s transformed Cuautitlán Assembly Plant beginning in early 2010 and a sporty European hatchback model is being added to the North American lineup alongside the popular sedan.
Transformation of the facility near Mexico City begins this year, as the plant is converted from its current production of F-Series pickups for the Mexican market to small cars for all of North America. The Chihuahua Engine Plant, which builds I-4 engines, also will assemble diesel engines for light- and medium-duty trucks in a variety of global markets. In addition, through a joint venture with Getrag (GFT), Ford will establish a new transmission plant in Guanajuato to support various Ford products. Company officials announced the trio of investments jointly with Mexico President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.
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2009 Ford Fiesta China Version Revealed
In a blast of Passion Orange, Ford proudly revealed its all-new global small car – the Ford Fiesta – today as a vibrant five-door hatch. The all-new Ford Fiesta has been reinvented for a new generation of customers.
Designed and developed in Europe for sale in Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia and the Americas between 2008 and 2010, the all-new Fiesta is the first major product of Ford’s new global product development process.
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2009 New Ford Fiesta
This completely new model marks something of a departure for Ford of Europe. In contrast to previous generations of Fiesta, this car has been conceived and developed by the European arm of Ford’s global product development team to meet the demands and expectations of our customers around the world.
It is also the blueprint for future Ford global product development, bringing together Europe, the Americas and Asia where it will be tailored for each region and go on sale progressively between now and 2010.
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2009 Ford Fiesta Allergy Free Interior
The all-new Ford Fiesta and the Ford Fusion are the latest Ford models which have been awarded with an official ‘allergy-tested’ seal, first achieved by the Ford Focus C-MAX in 2004. Now all Ford cars have been certified for their allergy friendly interior.
The award adds to new Fiesta’s impressive sustainability credentials, which already include Ford’s most frugal car ever, the 3.7l/100km or 76.3 mpg* Fiesta ECOnetic, plus weight savings and efficiency improvements for lower fuel consumption and emissions across the range.
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2007 Ford Fiesta Tattoo Editions
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has embarked on a bold exercise with the introduction of its latest limited edition offering. Ford commissioned renowned tattoo artist Milo “Mr. Lucky” Marcel to design a range of unique tattoo decals, that when displayed on the cars, would create a stir in the city streets.
Milo penned six different designs all of which are available across the entire Fiesta range for a limited period.
“The Fiesta Tattoo range is all about turning heads,” explains Andre Oosthuizen, Ford’s Marketing Manger. “The designs are bold and flamboyant and represent a fun-loving, free-thinking spirit that we believe embodies the Fiesta brand image.”
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Ford Fiesta/Mazda 121 Car Test
At the time of writing, the Fiesta 1.25LX’s list price is a bit lower than the 121 ZX equivalent, but when you add the extras to the Ford to match the 121’s standard kit, it’s the Mazda that comes out cheaper. As well as this equipment (with the optional central locking pack and power steering) the Fiesta also boasts a handset control for its locks and some interior courtesy lighting that the 121 lacks. On the other hand, the Mazda comes with a useful front seat map pocket, painted bumpers (look good but less practical), a fully sliding sunroof and wider-section tyres. It also has a three- year/60,000-mile warranty – but see our “Costs in Service” panel. You can’t buy a 1.4 Mazda at present, however, as this even more attractive power unit is a Ford prerogative. Actually, both these engines were developed with the help of Yamaha – the politics of the modern motor industry are as complex as the products!
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Ford Fiesta Global Heritage
For the U.S. and Canada Fiesta arrived as a 1978 model, equipped with the 1.6-liter Kent OHV I-4 engine – the largest offering in European markets. This sturdy block earned an enviable motorsport reputation by powering a legion of Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) competitors in Formula Ford single-seat racing cars. Fiesta paired the Kent engine with a mandatory four-speed manual transmission and wrapped it in a light-weight body. The car became an instant favorite. Car and Driver pushed a Fiesta from 0-60 in 10.4 seconds and to an observed 97mph top speed.
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2008 Saab 93 Australian Launch
The 2008 Saab 93 range was launched today in Australia with a choice between renewable bioethanol, economical diesel or petrol powered engines. The price for the 2008 Saab 93 Sport Sedan starts at $43,400 and goes up to $73,100 for the Aero 2.8TS with 188 kW, 350 Nm of torque and automatic transmission.
The price for the 2008 Saab 93 SportCombi starts at $45,900 and goes as high as $75,600 for the 2008 Saab Aero 2.8TS with 188 kW, 350 Nm of torque and automatic transmission. The 2008 Saab 93 Convertible price for Australia starts at $65,500 and goes up to $93,300 for the 2008 Saab Aero 2.8TS with 188kW, 350 Nm of torque and automatic transmission.
New Saab 9-3 range Renewable, Economical, Responsible
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2008 Jaguar XJ Diesel UK’s Greenest Luxury Car
For the second year running Jaguar’s XJ 2.7 Diesel has been named Britain’s greenest luxury car in the Environmental Transport Association’s 2008 Car Buyers Guide. The award recognises Jaguar’s commitment to delivering CO2 and fuel consumption advantages to customers, with the development of its industry-leading diesel engines and application of advanced lightweight aluminium vehicle architectures.
The Environmental Transport Association has looked at over 1,300 models of car currently on sale in Britain and examined their power, emissions, fuel efficiency and even the amount of noise they produce to create the definitive guide to buying the greenest vehicle.
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2007 Peugeot 308 Diesel Hybrid (HybrideHDi)
This new 308 Hybrid HDi demonstrator represents another step on the path towards the planned commercialisation of the technology in 2010. Further evaluation of the original Peugeot 307 Hybrid HDi demonstrator in 2006 has confirmed the choice of a diesel engine, instead of a petrol engine, as the best option to provide the best reduction in fuel consumption and emissions.
The demonstrator is powered by Peugeot’s most efficient parallel hybrid powerplant to date, combined with a 6-speed electronically controlled manual gearbox. It has a 110 bhp 1.6 HDi DPFS diesel engine coupled with a 22 bhp electric motor providing a maximum power output of 132 bhp, comparable to that of the 308 with the 2.0 litre HDi DPFS 136 bhp diesel engine. Fuel consumption in the combined cycle is 83 mpg and 90g/km of CO2 or a reduction of 38% compared to an equivalent 308 diesel HDi model.
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