"Ford Fiesta": reviews of owners about the fifth generation of small-displacement hatchbacks

To date, small city cars of the Fiesta family are known to almost every car enthusiast for their reliability and attractive design. More than 10 years ago (in 2002), the American company presented its new fifth generation subcompact at one of the Frankfurt motor shows. This is, perhaps, the most successful project of the company in the history of production of this model, after all, the machine was serialized until 2008. What explains this popularity for the 5th generation of hatchbacks "Ford Fiesta"? Feedback from owners will help us to answer this question.

Design

Initially, the novelty was produced with several body variations. It was a hatchback with 3 or 5 doors. But in any case, both cars had an excellent appearance. The characteristic contours of a streamlined body and a large windscreen made the hatchback unique, unique. In the front part the novelty has found stylish headlights of the basic light of triangular form and a massive bumper, on top of which there is a mesh falshradiatornaya grating. Behind the car was equipped with unusual stop lights, which were located vertically along the entire perimeter of the rear door.

Ford Fiesta: owner feedback on the interior

Due to the fact that hatchbacks of the 5th generation increased slightly in size, the interior became much more spacious. Now, with the same comfort, there are passengers in the front and rear seats. By the way, the chairs themselves were completely replaced and finalized, so it's much nicer to be in the new "Fiesta". The control buttons received illumination, and the central console became more ergonomic in use.

Technical characteristics of the new hatchback "Ford Fiesta"

The owners' comments noted a wide variety of engines, among which it was possible to choose a 70-horsepower gasoline engine with a capacity of only 1299 "cubes". The average engine had a volume of 1400 cubic centimeters, and its power was about 80 horsepower. The most advanced unit, which was installed only in expensive equipment, had a capacity of 100 "horses", and its volume was 1600 cubic meters. See also the buyers were available diesel engine in volume of 1300 "cubes" and a capacity of 68 "horses".

Dynamic characteristics of Ford Fiesta

The owners' comments indicate that, despite such low-capacity units, the dynamic characteristics of the novelty are all right. The car was typing in 10.6 seconds, and the maximum speed was 185 kilometers per hour (with a top engine). Although the characteristics of the "Ford Fiesta" with the weakest engine was much more modest: 15.8 seconds acceleration and 160 km / h maximum speed (but it consumed no more than 6 liters of gasoline in a mixed mode).

5-generation hatchback "Ford Fiesta" (2013): price

As of 2013, the cost of a US-made hatchback in Russia varies between 200 and 430 thousand rubles. Explaining the significant difference in price, we note that the cost of the hatchback "Ford Fiesta" mainly depends on mileage, year of production and technical condition.