2009 Ford Fiesta officially unveiled
February 15, 2008 by George Skentzos
Ford has released official images of the new Ford Fiesta which is set to make its first public appearance at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
As expected, the new Fiesta takes its styling cues from the Verve Concept which first debuted back in August last year, whilst also blending design principles from the Mazda2 with which it shares its platform.
Western Europe will have their hands on the new Fiesta later this year, however the rest of Europe, Asia, South Africa, North America and Australia may have to wait until as late as 2010 for regionally tailored models to arrive.
The Fiesta will be available with both petrol and diesel options for a total of five powertrains, mated to either a six-speed manual or the new Duratec automatic.
Petrol models include a 1.25-litre (44kW and 58kW), a 1.4-litre (66kW) and a 1.6-litre (85kW) engine option. With the diesel line-up consisting of a 1.4-litre (50kW) and 1.6-litre (66kW) Duratorq TDCi common-rail diesel engines, which return phenomenal fuel economy along with reduced emissions.
*****PRIMO!*****
Looks ok, like a mini-focus
One things for sure, will NEVER be market/segment leader, unless they sell it at $10k.
Cheers,
F-0
PS The irony, anti-spam was junk box Barina
Cool car Ford ooozes quality, makes the GM-Woo Barina look very cheap indeed, no competition, I think ford could sell 30,000 of these a year in Australia lol hahahahaha…….
Looks ok to me!
Looks too close to the Maz2. Which to me means ugly. I preferred the box shaped 2 and the retro lines of the Feista.
mmmm….tasty…
i would like one with black…possibly in xr4 trim…parked next to my black focus xr5 turbo which would be parked next to my black mondeo xr5 turbo parked next to my black orion falcon xr6 turbo parked next to my black orion falcon xr8…well you get the picture…
plus there’s the tezza turbo and the whole lota of other fpv black variants…
WOW I cant believe thats the final production version!! it looks like a concept, no actually better than the verve concept although it looks like its gonna have the visibility of a tank. But atleast you wont get sunburnt.
im so glad some manufacturers dont think Small cars have to look like googly eyed Teddy bears.
not that i even like small cars at all but i get sick of seeing people driving these “cute” cars.
oh and a coke bottle engine (1.25L)
i would be interested to see what sort of economy this returns.
also what does that new small car based on the smart car from toyota have under its bonnet?
5 engine choices too!!!!
it sounds like ford has finally got there head screwed on and lets hope they do
GEE FRUGAL ONE….your silly comment. Nippon down and get one as hotter then your Yaris! One hot looking car!
I think Ford really deserve some success with this thing and also the great looking Mondeo it would be a shame to see Ford go under now that they seem to have some good products…. but it takes time for people to change their perceptions of a company after so many years of mistakes.
Lets hope people realise that Ford is changing for the better, before it’s too late!!!
This should knock the Euro Corsa off its pedestle. I’ve no doubts it will go to number one.
Frugal one – $10K you dreaming. no cars going to sell at that price. Its a 17K starter and good at that price. THe sporty examples will be around 30K.
Its a winner as its got a Ford badge.
This really defines modern. Nothing out there can possibly be more modern looking than this. Hence, modern’s definition. Fantastic. I love the ox blood red interior highlights.
Sadly, I don’t think the Falcon’s going to have anywhere near the Wow! factor of this. I shall see when I check the article above right….now.
Looks mint and probaly drives mint too .
well in its final hours… good luck ford!!!
looks great in 3 door format – will probably be due for its’ first facelift by the time it reaches us in 2010.
This car leaves Mazda 2 in the dust as too overdone is Mazda 2 and rear tailights are too curved upwards like a drunk Kevin Rudd in a stripclub.
LOVE THIS CAR AND GREAT START AND KEEP EM COMING FORD AS THIS IS EURO ‘KINETIC’ FLOW DESIGN AND NOT POXY BOXED UP CRAP DISHED UP IN USA!
Nice cant wait to ee XR4 and diesel you better bring them over here ford
this is so much better than the max=zda 2 but ford why did you realease it in vomit green
The whole Ford range is at or near the top of there classes.This car will be the same
Looks like slightly better Mazda2 going off these pics (I dont think it would have projectors… at least in lower models)… certainly is a rip off of Mazda2
That looks really good, I like this and the Mazda 2. Ford will be bring them from Thailand aswell, so they should be cheaper than the current model.
Yes, Naughtyius Maximus, mazda 2 needs sadder looking tail lights, a bit like Johnny Howard refusing to leave home on Sorry Day :)
Ha Ha Ha….if I was coming off HMAS Endeavour behind Captain Cook it would of been nigh truly impossible to negotiate a resolution or meet on common ground! The fact Cook and others came off boat was a threat. Alas a sorry is cool in a way but it could not have changed if time was again.
Next time you see a Mazda 2 look at it as full on front and side. Then look at back and like the Santa Fe the bottom of rear tailights are way too smiley turned upwards which wreck the look. This is why currently the Yaris has it all over opposition – mind you the Mazda 2 will still give it a massive scare if not win the sales race between em!
I can’t wait to see it over here in Australia.
Companies tumble and companies rise….Ford flag is on the up! NICE CAR HEY OZ!
Yep NM, 2 new wonderfull(Hope they really will be)Fords!
remembert this is ford of wuropes work dont gve those american idiots any credit it was done in europe
O…we know. One just have to see USA www site to realise why Ford is yanked from the top of the tree quite hard. Absolute crap cars and this has been painted on the rest of the Ford empire! The sooner they wake up for REAL and basketball bro CEO downunder knows this the better for FORD.
Let’s hope they bring the TDCi versions to Australia this time.
Yeh – they are pretty good diesels, 1.4litre 50Kw 160Nm – fast enough and economical, 1.6litre 66Kw 204Nm faster and fairly economical. All ford really need to do is a fast diesel like VAG do
I hope to see what the XR4 would look like but the diesel engine would be another too look foward.
Ford should be ashamed, trying to compete with the Mazda 2 by nearly making an exact replica to it?!
Bastards. Companies complain about piracy and stuff while they’re doing things which are much worse.
Ripoff, firstly, Ford has been using its kinetic design a few years before the Mazda 2 was released, so actually Mazda copied Ford. Secondly, if you actually saw both in the metal and sat in them, you’d realise that they are quite different despite using the same platform. Third the Fiesta drives better than the Mazda 2, so for all its apparent ‘copying’, its still better.
Fourth, this article was published over a year ago, Why are you even digging it up when there’s the Fiesta first drive article, Fiesta long term test article and the Fiesta review. Bizarre
I’m an owner of a 2009 Ford Fiesta Automatic CL model. I had some brake safety issues with it since I drove off the dealership. I thought it would improve over time but I had to send it to their service center 3 times already during the 200km to 1600km run, which is barely not much.
The brake is too responsive and gives you that “sudden braking response” even when you actually try to engage the brake pedal as softly as possible. It’s very annoying especially when you try to position the car into the garage or try to maneuver to get out of the garage. Or when you’re driving on the road or highway, and you need to put the brakes on, and suddenly you’ll be greeted with that “too responsive braking” which is obviously a very dangerous and major safety issue.
Anyway, on the 3rd visit, their service mechanics had to “chamfer the brake pads” which means they had to cut some off it, making the surface area of the brake pads smaller) – which eventually reduced the “sudden braking” response of my car.
I also found out that the rear speakers of my car was not working, so I complained about it with their service center, only to be informed that my car was not meant to have a rear speaker (so they found the rear speakers “blank”, BUT physically, the rear speakers outlet are visible which you would assume they have speakers in them). This really made me feel upset. You pay a gross amount of at least $21,000 inclding on road costs, just to know that your car does not even have a simple/standard rear speakers installed in it.
The other thing is that, on fuel consumption, it’s currently using more than 50% higher than the one specifiec under it’s technical specs. But the service center told me to wait until the engine have done more than 5,000 km because at the moment, it’s still a green engine (meaning still under running-in stage). So, I’m closely monitoring the consumption every fill of fuel I make, and recording it on my logbook.
Generally, I am not that happy having purchased one of the 2009 Ford Fiesta Automatic CL range. Hopefully, it will prove itself to be better over time, but hoping should not be a part of any customer’s experince in buying a brand new car.
Hi Rod. I’d like to concur with your review.. Apart from the no end to electrical problems after 6500km I am still averaging 9.7lt/100km.. That is absolutely atrocious!! I cant discourage anyone enough from buying the Ford…
Rod, I live in Spain and your post makes me very happy! I’m planing to buy an AUTO Fiesta and I need it to have VERY sensitive brakes as my leg is weak due to polio. Hope the spanish model will have the same “sudden braking” of yours!
Anyone thinks the same?
Rod, I live in Spain and your post makes me very happy! I am about to buy an AUTOMATIC Fiesta, but due to polio my leg is weak and need a car with very sensitive brakes. I have not been able to test one here in Spain.
Hope the European brakes are as \”sudden\” as yours!
Anyone have noticed that too?
Hi Rod,
Thanks for the posting/reviw, it probably one of the first “real” review I’ve seen on the new fiesta. I was actually thinking of purchasing one over the Mazda 2 and now you given me some food for thought. Its incredible that it does not come with rear speakers!! Is it an extra cost option? How about the petrol consumption, still high?
Any more feedback is soo welcomed as I am looking to purchase…….
Well me and wife just took both the Mazda 2 (maunual) and Ford Fiesta CL (manual), both in the 5 door version for a test drive today because we are in the market for that type of vehicle. And just quietley we don’t agree on much these days but we actually both think for that little extra cash the Ford Fiesta is well worth it with respect to driveability!
Happy Motoring