I'm sorry Ford, but it doesn't look like an Aston Martin #10
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I'm sorry Ford, but it doesn't look like an Aston Martin #10
I'm sorry Ford, but it doesn't look like an Aston Martin #11
I'm sorry Ford, but it doesn't look like an Aston Martin #12
Faster than a Cygnet #1
Faster than a Cygnet #2
Faster than a Cygnet #3
Faster than a Cygnet #4
Faster than a Cygnet #5
Faster than a Cygnet #6
What's not faster than a Cygnet?
This will be a sensible/normal alternative to the Cooper S/500 Abarth kind of car. Though its a tad bigger than those, its still not as big as a Golf...
Here though we will only get the 5 doors.
That might actually make me like the Fiesta.
I found the Fiesta to be disappointing when I drove them. The automatic transmission was quirky, with nice short shifts but a couple of vibrations during those shifts as well as flaring up the revs during shifts. The car felt heavy, though solid and well-built. Roomwise it was fine for a car of its size in terms of passenger space, but the Klingon forehead dash sort of made it feel a bit closed-in. We only got a sedan at the rental company I worked for, and the trunk was decently sized in terms of pure cubic capacity, but really poorly laid-out. Long and narrow, it looks difficult to really take advantage of it. On the upside, as I said, it felt more expensive than it was, and had confident, if not totally responsive, handling, a supple ride, and fuel economy was top-notch. Plus, I think it's a good-looking little car.
Nice for a premium feel in its segment, but not the standout I was hoping for.
[quote=RacingManiac;995074]This will be a sensible/normal alternative to the Cooper S/500 Abarth kind of car. Though its a tad bigger than those, its still not as big as a Golf...
Here though we will only get the 5 doors.[/quote]
Indeed a junior hatch. Here it will face stiff competition from the recently released Clio RS and 208 GTI, the [I]not that new[/I] DS3 THP Sport and the frankly [I]long in the tooth[/I] Ibiza Cupra, Polo GTI and Corsa OPC amongst others.
If the DS3 is any indication I'd go for the Peugeot.
[quote=jcp123;995087]I found the Fiesta to be disappointing when I drove them. The automatic transmission was quirky, with nice short shifts but a couple of vibrations during those shifts as well as flaring up the revs during shifts. The car felt heavy, though solid and well-built. Roomwise it was fine for a car of its size in terms of passenger space, but the Klingon forehead dash sort of made it feel a bit closed-in. We only got a sedan at the rental company I worked for, and the trunk was decently sized in terms of pure cubic capacity, but really poorly laid-out. Long and narrow, it looks difficult to really take advantage of it. On the upside, as I said, it felt more expensive than it was, and had confident, if not totally responsive, handling, a supple ride, and fuel economy was top-notch. Plus, I think it's a good-looking little car.
Nice for a premium feel in its segment, but not the standout I was hoping for.[/quote]
Well, it's just a cheap, practical supermini with cheap, practical engines and a cheap practical interior.
I presume the last bit has been improved massively, because we had a loaner car from the previous generation ages ago (back when the Puma was still with us, what a car...) and it went well but certainly not a quality product.
New ST200 version with a... yes you guessed it... 200bhp engine.