Ford Fiesta hatchback looks sweet.

[Cdubneeddeal]

I kind of like it. Not really fond of the exterior - reminds me of a Kia but the interior looks very stylish. Like the dash, radio controls, and the maroon seats.

 

[wiretap]

Every new Fiesta I've seen floating around here in Dearborn has the ugly fake plastic chrome trim on it (which flakes off in a year or two from the UV light damage), which makes it look ugly as hell. Hopefully they turn it all back to black rubber for the official release.

 

[zmatt]

SE Hatch starts at 15k 🙂 It's the SES model that starts at $17+. The SES gets standard 17" Wheels, Sync, and Sirius. I configured an SE with 5-speed manual and 15" aluminum wheels (base SE has 15" steelies), and it came out to $16k. They're pretty nice even without optioning them up.

Now, they need to bring a hot engine choice over. I'm less-than-enthused about the ~120hp 1.6 being the only choice so far. Sure it's great for 90% of the buyers, but throw us gearheads a bone 🙂 Fiesta GT, with the 2.5L 175hp motor from the Fusion, or Fiesta GT, with a 170hp Turbo 1.6L 🙂 Both would be pretty entertaining rides.

Agreed. it would be like the old euro escorts. It would be cool to have an RS1600 fiesta.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Little car, econobox. No want.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

i never knew they used the dry gallon in the UK.

62mpg is still impressive.

US dry gallon != Imperial gallon.

 

[brblx]

you are correct. i thought it was 4.4L, which is what someone posted. that's a dry gallon.

apparently imperial is 4.5?

who the hell thought we needed three definitions of 'gallon?'

 

[anothermacuser]

i was just going by current prices. fiesta and fit hatches and like 15k, focus and civic are 15.5k.

I don't understand the Honda Fit/Honda Civic. What's the point of a wagon if there's no room of shaggin'?