Ford Fiesta car: specifications, reviews

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

"Ford" is an obligatory brand in the Russian car market. Cars of the Ford concern have established themselves in our country as strong, inexpensive foreign cars. Ford Fiesta is incredibly popular in our country, especially in the secondary market. Let's take a closer look at this model.

History

The model is sold in many countries around the world. Ford Fiesta belongs to the class of subcompacts. The model began to be developed in 1972, the car was supposed to be the cheapest Ford of those times. There were also some requirements for its dimension. For a year, the model was fully developed and prepared for release. The company decided to stop at a figure of half a million pieces a year. The assembly of the Ford Fiesta of that time was established in Spain (Valencia). The famous founder of Ford is said to have chosen the name himself. In 1976, the Ford Fiesta competed in the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans.

First Generation

The cars went on sale in 1976. Five years later (1981) the model was restyled. The most noticeable change is the enlarged plastic bumpers. FROMFrom the very start of sales, there were two body options for the Ford Fiesta: a classic hatchback (3 doors) and a van with two doors (without a row of rear passenger seats and with no rear windows). There were brake discs in front, drums were installed in the back. The car was front wheel drive.

There were two engines for the first generation Ford Fiesta, both gasoline. Volumes of power plants: one liter exactly and 1.1 liters. The gearbox was offered mechanical.

Second generation. New interior

In 1983, sales of the 2nd generation Ford Fiesta started. The interior of the car was seriously redesigned, attention was paid to aerodynamics, which was lame, and the front part of the body and optics were also worked out. The gearbox had five steps. New engines appeared, it is noteworthy that the first diesel engine for the Fiesta appeared. The brakes and steering rack have also changed.

A year after the start of sales of Ford Fiesta-2, the XR2 version came out, it was some kind of top version, it was equipped with a 1.6-liter engine and 5 manual transmissions.

A van version was also produced. The variety was marked as the Fiesta Express, as a base they took the Ford Fiesta hatchback with three doors. At the start of the sale, only a 1-liter gasoline engine was put on the van. Only later did the Ford Fiesta van with a 1.1 liter engine become available.

In 1986, a restyled Fiesta MK2 appeared. The bumper and engine range have been changed on the model.

The third generation. 5 doors

AppearanceThe third generation dates back to 1989. From this generation, the Fiesta was available not only with three doors, but also with five.

The third "Fiesta" lasted longer than all other generations of the model. In 1991, a van based on the Fiesta was released, it was called the Ford Courier.

In 1994 Ford Fiesta was restyled, it was dedicated to car safety. Now the car was equipped with two airbags, side impact protection and seat belt pretensioners also appeared.

The fourth generation. New body

Launched in 1996. In this generation, for the first time, a car could be purchased in a sedan body. A year later, they released the Ford Puma (coupe based on the 4th generation Fiesta). The coupe was equipped with a 1.7-liter engine. Two years later, "Fiesta" was restyled. The model was made similar to the "Focus" of those times.

Fifth generation. New engine

At the "Fiesta" of this version, five engine options were offered. The smallest had a volume of 1.2 liters, the most voluminous - 2.0 liters. Between these two power plants there were also motors with volumes of 1.3 liters, 1.4 liters and 1.6 liters.

In 2004 the Fiesta ST was shown in Geneva. It came with the same powerful engine, in the line of engines of that generation, with a volume of 2.0 liters. The power of the power plant was equal to 150 "horses". The design of the ST was refined, given some sportiness and r17 alloy wheels were installed. The brakes were disc (front andbehind).

In 2005, the Fiesta was restyled. They changed the bumper (front and rear), the radiator grille, put in new optics, juicy bright body colors appeared.

Sixth generation. European assembly

Start of sales since 2008, for Europe models were assembled in Germany and Spain. Five years later, restyling followed, during which a new radiator grille appeared and a new line of engines came out. Since 2015, this model has been assembled in Russia (Naberezhnye Chelny) for the Russian domestic market.

Seventh generation. Powerful motor

In 2016, the next generation of the Ford Fiesta was released. The car has become larger and safer. Two new versions came out in this generation (Fiesta Active, which is a hatchback crossover. A luxury version of the Fiesta Vignale model was also released).

In 2017, it became known about the technical characteristics of the Ford Fiesta ST. Now it is planned to install a 1.5-liter engine (power 200 hp) on it. Impressive for a compact car. Although it must be said that not only the characteristics of the Ford Fiesta ST are impressive. The company has always generously equipped its models, in terms of power, which are labeled ST or RS.

Ford Fiesta reviews

What generation of "Fiesta" we would not talk about, the reviews will be about the same. This car does not require large investments in it. It is strong, durable and as simple as possible at the time of its release."Fiesta" is always ranked above all its "classmates".

In our country at the moment the most demanded is the sixth generation Ford Fiesta. The 1.4 liter engine is the most popular powerplant on these machines. If this car and this motor are popular, then we will consider the reviews about them in more detail. Let's talk about the engine first. This is a simple atmospheric engine, power - 96 liters. s., not too much, but not so little for such a compact machine. This engine will not be able to “ignite”, but this car was not created for this at all.

There are reviews that scold the robot box. But there are also comments from the owners of this machine, who know how to make sure that the box does not cause problems and lasts a long time. If stopping by car involves more than five seconds of parking, then the gearbox handle should be switched to the “parking” or “neutral” position, with such simple actions you can almost extend the life of the gearbox by several times.

Another feature that owners talk about is the high cost of servicing a car from a dealer, but there is a way out. You can always find a good service with reasonable prices for services. But it should be borne in mind that for many "classmates" of this car, the prices for services of an official dealer are even higher. Everything is known in comparison.

If you own a diesel Fiesta, then you can experience all the problems with the fuel system due to the quality of the fuel at our gas stations. The output will be refueling atproven gas stations that sell decent fuel.

Some talk about hard suspension, but that's subjective. A light car and a short base is what already predisposes to the rigidity of the suspension. Well, it's worth saying that the stiffness of the suspension for each individual aspect. And even if the suspension seems stiff at first, then after about a year, you get used to it and say that it is normal. The only thing to remember is that the machine is small and should not be overloaded. But if you neglect this, then perhaps you will face all the misfortunes of the suspension elements. But this is not a feature of a particular model, this is a rule that works on cars of any brand.

The issue of suspension durability is also ambiguous, someone rolls over a hundred thousand mileage with native suspension, and someone changes something in the chassis every twenty thousand mileage. Here much determines the driving style and operating conditions of the car. Older Fiestas already have issues with sills and wheel arches, but if we look at the sixth generation of this car, there are no corrosive cars yet.

One negative, which is directly obvious on these machines, is the coolant gasket, the owners say that it must be changed immediately, even if you take a new car from the salon. This means that such a problem exists on all machines, but somewhere it manifests itself earlier, and somewhere later. Fixing problems is not so difficult, but if you ignore this fact, you can get into a very unpleasant situation one day when all the coolant leaves through this gasket andthe car will start to warm up.

Result

Ford Fiesta is a small car with big potential. On it you can comfortably move around the city and slowly travel to intercity destinations. "Fiesta" is good as a budget car for every day or an additional car in the family. You are unlikely to find a worthy competitor in its price segment.