Article Comments - 2009 Ford Fiesta First Drive and Full Test

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First Drive: 2009 Ford Fiesta - First Impressions: Small European cars haven't made much of an impression in America before, but the Fiesta might be different.(more)

2009 Ford Fiesta Titanium Full Test and Video - Bottom Line: We're crossing our fingers (and toes) that Ford doesn't stray too far from this winning combination of style, performance and efficiency when the 2011 Ford Fiesta finally arrives in 2010. (more)

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#24 of 91 Re: the promotional literature has hit the post office [stephen987] by nippononly Mar 10, 2009 (8:04 pm)
Replying to: stephen987 (Mar 10, 2009 6:27 pm) I wonder if it will really make it next year though, what with Ford's difficulties right now. I hope so. We need the Fiesta and the Polo to spruce up the subcompact market! Replies to this message: bpizzuti (Mar 11, 2009 4:52 am)
#25 of 91 Re: the promotional literature has hit the post office [nippononly] by bpizzuti Mar 11, 2009 (4:52 am)
Replying to: nippononly (Mar 10, 2009 8:04 pm) The Fiesta may be just the juice Ford needs to turn things around. Keep in mind that this is likely going to come in at a lower price point than most other models (except maybe a stripper Focus). That opens Ford up to a bunch of people who couldn't consider them before...basically a new market segment can consider Ford, and Ford can target them. Basically, they're targeting people who would consider the Aveo, Yaris, and Versa. And considering a used rollerblade is more desirable than an Aveo or Yaris, Ford should pick up a lot of sales.
#26 of 91 ok by jason330i May 01, 2009 (5:12 am)
ok, time to crash test the fiesta into a fusion and see what happens...
#27 of 91 Fiesta Sport version by k55 May 01, 2009 (7:11 am)
I think Ford is on the right track here but so often fumbles as it comes to particulars. First I hope they speed the intro up as I am soon in the market selling something much more expensive. Second I hope they bring the 3 door hatch and not just the 5 door or sedan. I got a bad feeling they may not import the 3 door. Third -make sure they bring the 3 door in a GTI type sport version. If they do the above I would be very tempted to buy American again. Several competitors are on the horizon ( Suzuki Swift Sport, Mazda 2, Toyota or Scion IQ, VW Polo (including a GTI version), Audi A1, Chevrolet Cruze and Spark, Honda CRZ, Kia Forte Coupe, Nissan (?), You can be sure that many of these mentioned will have a hot hatch version. Ford could gain some much needed sales by speeding this process up quickly and beat many mentioned here to market.
#28 of 91 Nice interior... by usa1 May 01, 2009 (8:38 am)
I really like the red color in the interior and the unique center stack. Very classy looking. Replies to this message: bpizzuti (May 01, 2009 11:27 am)
#29 of 91 Re: Nice interior... [usa1] by bpizzuti May 01, 2009 (11:27 am)
Replying to: usa1 (May 01, 2009 8:38 am) There's room for a nav, but I wonder if they'll bother offering one.
#30 of 91 two door hatch? by autojunkie2 May 01, 2009 (12:50 pm)
It doesn't look like the two door hatch (three) is gonna make it to our shores. Why? Replies to this message: bpizzuti (May 01, 2009 1:21 pm)
#31 of 91 Re: two door hatch? [autojunkie2] by bpizzuti May 01, 2009 (1:21 pm)
Replying to: autojunkie2 (May 01, 2009 12:50 pm) Because it looks cooler
#32 of 91 One World, (not) One Car by criticalmass May 02, 2009 (11:17 am)
Not unless we get the three door too! My fear is that they start out with no three door and then soften the suspension of the sedan for "Murcans". Yuck! I thought by now they would have strangled or laid off the mouth breather who made these kind of marketing decisions in the past. I WANT this car but if they pull a Westmoreland Rabbit marketing strategy, I won't touch the thing. I offer them a better plan: The sedan priced down in the mid teens to start - decent equipment plus options if you want to pay for them. Option up the three door, hotter engine (equal or better than Mini), sports package, etc. - priced under a base Mini plus options (about $23K, we all know how those add up on the Mini) , say, $20-21K (with the usual nav, radios, wheels, etc. options for those that want to spend the bucks (most of us). I know there will be price compression with the upcoming Focus but the cooking Focus will go heads up against the GTI in the $25-26K range so there appears to be room. One last proviso: The engine in the hotter Fiesta has to be special and recognizable as such. Definition: Very good like it is but upgradeable or tunable by both factory (twin turbo 1.4 for instance) or aftermarket (stout enough for turbocharging with maybe a closed deck block and high spec crank and rods. Just one geek's ideas, you Edmund's guys got get 'em and we'll all dance at your wedding(s) as my Granma used to say!
#33 of 91 My Confidence In Ford To Get This Import Right Is Not Very High by dgs4 May 02, 2009 (7:50 pm)
American car companies and small, affordable cars have never gone well together. No, they were too busy lavishing all of their love on gas guzzling SUV's and trucks to keep the fat assed, cash rich, dumb Americans happy. Now all of a sudden the asses have shrunk due to no money to feed them, and they have gotten a little smarter with their view towards small cars, due to skyrocketing gas prices. I say a "little" because we're still not nearly as accepting of them as the Europeans, but we're getting there. I for one have always loved small, fuel efficient cars and for many years there has been little of quality to choose from. What about the "Cavalier, Sunfire, Colbalt, Neon, Ion, Colt, Escort, Aveo" I hear you say, yeah, right, take another bong hit! Garbage, every last one of them, No, to get a well made small car you're only option was to go Japanese or German. With Ford looking to Import the Fiesta, and Chevy the Cruze it's obvious nothing has changed. American car manufactures and designers are still too drunk from the spiked punch of the SUV/Truck years for them to build anything on the level of a Mazda 3, Honda Fit, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Mitsubishi Lancer, Toyota Corolla, or Volkswagen Golf. Well fine, let them import. But my opinion of American car companies is so low, I know something will get lost in the translation. It will get here as a soft, cheap, poorly made bottom feeder instead of the car it is in Europe. That is because American car companies, and lots of Americans for that matter equate small with cheap. Ford is as American as it gets when it comes to shallow American thinking, so I wouldn't hold out much hope for this car being more than a cheap little runabout to satisfy the govt's impending CAFE regulations. Replies to this message: bpizzuti (May 03, 2009 2:35 am) feelander (May 06, 2009 8:02 am) bpizzuti (May 06, 2009 9:58 am) hako (May 12, 2009 2:24 pm)