The latest Fiesta interior appointments demonstrate the increased demands of the new global customer. The new interior fascia utilizes an easier-to-read instrument cluster and an improved dashboard integration, along with an entirely new audio system.
By January 1970, the new platform weighed 1,400 pounds-roughly 340 pounds less than the Escort. Front-wheel-drive was in the mix, along with a transversely mounted Kent 1100 in-line four-cylinder engine. Although concept drawings show otherwise, it was agreed that the finished product would be straightforward with a basic slab-sided styling cue.
According to some critics, Ford had managed the impossible in four years. The Fiesta was born and grew to be a sales success. In fact, it was also federalized for the U.S. market, though the dealer organization was never really behind it.
IT'S COMPACT, NOT A PENALTY BOX
The Fiesta has grown through six re-engineered generational platforms featuring radical exterior styling changes, including revamped fascias, a wider color selection, and interior trim choices. High-tech electrical systems now include voice control for a variety of functions, along with personalized interior system features to adjust to changing tastes.
A computer model of the Duratorq tdci 1.6L.
The Fiesta's latest platform clearly brings large-car luxury to the global car segment. Not only are new levels of refinement demonstrated, but this latest platform allows customers the opportunity to personalize the way these features operate. Much consideration was taken to adjust global preferences to an obviously changing market.