Comments on: Ford Fiesta ECOnetic triumphs at Global Green Challenge

By: DE

DE — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:03:14 +0000

Mr Bent Holden Man, why would they need “spin” if the FACTS will do?

OFFICIAL ECO CHALLENGE AWARDS

Production Class Small Car Diesel
= Ford Fiesta ECOnetic
Production Class Small Car Petrol
= Suzuki Alto GLX
Production Class Ute/Light Truck
= HSV Maloo Ute
Production Class Large Car Petrol
= Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo
Production Class Large Car Diesel
= Skoda Superb
Production Class Medium/ Off Road
= Hyundai Santa Fe SLX – Entry#5
Production Class 2 seat Electric
= Tesla
Modified Production Small Electric
= Deep Green Research
Modified Production Hybrid
= Annesley College
Modified Production Motor Bike
= Top Gear Magazine – Honda CT-110

By: DE

DE — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:52:48 +0000

Nemo nice skewing of the facts:
Captiva and Cruze are designed by GM Daewoo with minor input from other GM agencies.
Daewoo are the lead designers for thes cars, how anyone interprets that fact is up to them.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:55:23 +0000

I drove from Newcastle to Mudgee and back over the weekend in my FG XR6T as normal people would drive… air con on, cruise control on the speed limit, stereo cranking, overtaking every chance I got to hit the go-fast pedal… got 8.1L/100 kms

By: t

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:08:34 +0000

ah ist so easy to see this challenge coming up, and jack up the rating on the new engines fuel sticker. no one cares if a maloo’s sticker says 25L per 100. who buys a maloo for anything other than an ego / mid life crisis? jack the number up on the sticker, have a big difference, free publicity!! holden has the best marketing dept on the planet!

this challenge is crap! its should be about the numbers achieved NOTHING to do with the sticker on the windscreen and CLAIMED figures.

By: t

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:04:58 +0000

um who cares where they are designed?

if its designed in germany and made by penguins in antarctica?

means zilch

even commodores glass is made in CHINA!

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:44:43 +0000

No, its soon to be Thailand, in the joint Mazda/Ford plant where both the Mazda 2 and Fiesta will be built.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:42:06 +0000

Learn to read he said that.

By: Bent 8 Brigade

Bent 8 Brigade — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:39:33 +0000

Fiesta: soon to be made in Taiwan, I believe.

By: Blah

Blah — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:34:58 +0000

It wasn’t about which car used the least fuel…it was about which car could improve the most on it’s fuel consumption.

By: Captain Nemo

Captain Nemo — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:46:43 +0000

Johnny

Combo designed in Europe

Colorado designed in US/Japan

Cruze designed with imput from US/Aust/Korea

Captiva ditto Cruze

only Barina & Epica are Korean designed.