The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive. It is in production in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa. It is marketed all over the world including Japan and America.
Since 1976 when the Ford Fiesta went in to production it has sold over 12 million units.
This type of design came about as the demand for smaller cars was becoming more aparent. The Ford Motor company were struggling to compete with other car companies producing smaller cars.
There are various models on the market. They will come in 3 or 5 door. The engine sizes will range from 1 litre to 2.0 litre. The speedier models tend to have the bigger engines like the Fiesta ST.
Prices will range depending on which model you buy. There are several models on the market. The Fiesta Studio, Edge, Zetec, Econetic, Titnium, Zetec and S1600.
Each model will have a different specification. The higher the spec the more the cost will go up. The kind of things you will be able to add will be things like leather interior, sports suspension, side airbags and electric power steering.
All newer will cars will have fewer CO2 emmisions. The Ford Fiesta with the fewest CO2 emmisons is the Ecotecnic with 98g/km.
Ford Fiestas are avaliable in petrol or diesel.
The Fiesta’s are fitted with a passive Anti-Theft System Immobiliser. This car can only be started by the pre pogrammed key. This helps prevent thefts.
All new ford cars will come with a three year warranty or 60,000 mile run warranty.