Ford Fiesta News
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The Fiesta Shows Its Racing Pedigree
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Great Smart Car Road Trip: Will It Make It Up the Hill?
Is There Such a Thing As Too Small
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2011 Ford Fiesta Subcompact: You Gotta Wait Two More Weeks!
The 2011 Ford Fiesta subcompact is one of the more eagerly awaited cars arriving in the U.S. market. Winning points for styling, equipment, and performance, it's Ford's first high-volume European car to be sold here. But eager buyers and test drivers will have to take a breath and wait for just a...
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Ford Helps Protect Small Cars From Big SUVs
New Curve Control Corrects For Excessive Corner Entry Speed
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Are Goals For 40-MPG 2011 Ford Fiesta Subcompact Too Ambitious?
We're eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the 2011 Ford Fiesta, the first truly modern subcompact from Ford in many years. The greenest Fiesta is rated at 40 miles per gallon on the highway, and the car has been widely praised for its dynamic styling, the high-quality interior, and an array...
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2011 Ford Fiesta: Another Good Reason To Buy One
The EPA Numbers Make the Fiesta Even More Appealing
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The 2011 Ford Fiesta is officially the most fuel efficient model in its class, with the EPA announcing today that the ultra-funky hatchback and sedan rates in at 29 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway when equipped with the smooth shifting six-speed PowerShift dual clutch transmission. To put that into perspective, the Fiesta’s highway fuel economy figure is 5 mpg better than the Honda Fit and 4 mpg better than the Toyota Yaris. It’s not just the advanced transmission that gives the Fiesta its stellar fuel economy. The car’s 1.6-liter Duratec engine, rated at 120 horsepower, also...
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Ford Gets a Head Start With New 3-Cylinder Concept at 2010 Beijing Auto Show
Some Are Calling This New EcoBoost Ford’s Secret Weapon
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2011 Ford Fiesta First To Get Voice-Controlled Smartphone Apps
SYNC AppLink Launches First On Ford’s Winning Small Car
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2011 Ford Fiesta Gets Sync Voice Control for Smartphone Apps
Well, you can't say Ford (NYSE:F) isn't pulling out all the stops to ensure the launch of its subcompact 2011 Ford Fiesta will be a smashing success. The last piece of news to trickle out of the Ford machine is that the 2011 Fiesta four-door sedan and five-door hatchback will be the first Fords to...
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Will Ford Bring Small and Mid-Size Diesels To the U.S. Soon?
The More Relevant Question May Be When Will American Consumers Want Them
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Mazda Mazda2 Priced at $13,980
At the 2010 New York Auto Show today, Mazda announced that its 2011 Mazda2 subcompact would carry a low starting price of $13,980 when it arrives at dealers. Not only that, but the first cars will show up in showrooms in late July, several months earlier than originally planned. Like the Fiesta but...
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Ford Gives New Fiesta Agents Mission To Find Happen Places
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American Idols Start the Fiesta and Ford Allows Them To Customize It Too
Top 12 American Idols Create 12 Different Custom Fiesta Graphics
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Fuel Efficient Fours Gain Ground on V-6s, V-8s In New Cars
At December's Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai made a big splash by saying it would no longer offer V-6 engines in its Sonata midsize car or its Tucson compact crossover. Instead, it replaced them with higher-performance, more fuel-efficient four-cylinder motors. But Hyundai's just one of many makers...
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2011 Ford Fiesta Racks Up 6,000 Preorder Reservations
Ford Continues To Surprise With the All-New Fiesta For 2011
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Why Can't We Buy Small European Diesels in the U.S.?
It may be the one question we hear most often here at GreenCarReports.com: Why can't I buy one of those great little fuel-efficient diesels, like they have in Europe? Take, for example, the ultra-high-mileage Econetic version of the Ford Fiesta, sold in Europe with a 1.6-liter turbodiesel that...
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2013 Chevrolet Spark: Just Too Small For U.S. Buyers, Or Not?
We've covered the 2013 Chevrolet Spark a couple of times before, but now there's a drive report of the European version, courtesy of Motor Trend. We're not entirely sure we agree with their conclusion, though. Granted, the Spark is the smallest Chevy ever. But Motor Trend winds up its road test...
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Prices for the eagerly awaited 2011 Ford Fiesta will start at $13,995 for the four-door sedan, but prices for the new subcompact will go as high as $23,000 for top-line model when it goes on sale next summer. The base sedan with a five-speed manual gearbox carries a sticker price of $13,320, plus mandatory shipping of $675. The five-door hatchback starts at $15,795, including shipping. The difference between base price and typical sale price is starkly shown on Ford's website. A green five-door 2011 Fiesta is shown with "$13,320 starting MSRP" in large letters. Below that is a small line...
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A Double Debut in L.A.: 2011 Ford Fiesta and 2011 Mazda2
While the Mazda2 Is Cool, the Fiesta Is Hard To Out Shine
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Preview: 2011 Ford Fiesta
With small cars expanding their share of a flat U.S. market, the 2011 Ford Fiesta is a very important car for Ford. Designed and engineered in Europe, where it earns rave reviews, it's got edgy, dynamic styling and a very high level of equipment for a subcompact. Ford can only hope those features...
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2009 Los Angeles Auto Show: Preview
Only a handful of U.S. auto shows count as important. Detroit, in January, is one; historically, New York in April has been another. But the up-and-comer is the Los Angeles Auto Show, which now occurs in late November or early December and focuses on green cars of all stripes: hybrids, electric...
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2011 Mazda2 Subcompact To Launch At Los Angeles Auto Show
We previewed the upcoming 2011 Mazda2 subcompact a couple of months ago, but now we have more details, along with photos of its updated styling. The five-door hatchback will be officially unveiled in early December, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The 2011 Mazda Mazda2 will go on sale in the U.S. and...
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2011 Ford Fiesta To Be Ford’s Next Big Seller, Or Will It?
The New Ford Fiesta Is Booming In Europe, But Will U.S. Be the Same?
Jonathan McGrew