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Rendered Speculation: Ford Fiesta Concept sketches surface
Auto Express has published a series of renderings that it swears are a dead ringer for the Ford Fiesta Concept that will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. If that's true, then it's a very good thing, as the sketches show a B-class car that's one part Mondeo and one part S-Max with a pinch of attitude for flavor. The Ford of Europe kinetic design language that debuted on the Iosis Concept two years ago has filtered down into production quite nicely, and this latest application on the Fiesta Concept is a tiny jewel. We particularly like the up-kink at the C-pillar and how the Iosis headlights extend from its grille all the way back to the A-pillar, nearly covering the front fenders entirely. Auto Express breaks down the design panel by panel, but we're content to just look for now while we wait for the vehicle's official debut on Friday. Click the Read link to view more renderings over at Auto Express.
[Source: Auto Express]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Ivey League Educated 1:06PM (8/22/2007)
Good lord, resurrecting 1980's car names is NOT, I repeat NOT, being bold and ahdhering to a self-proclaimed tagline such as "Bole Moves". What a joke. Are they too lazy to even come up with new names?
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andybee 1:13PM (8/22/2007)
what are you talking about !?!
The Fiesta has been available in much of the world since 1977 without any breaks.
bocho23 1:14PM (8/22/2007)
Ivey League Educated - I see that you aren't well educated but the Fiesta name has been around Ford for a long time, resurrecting it on the states won't do any harm to Ford since most of the people that travel to Europe and get to rent them know how capable the Fiestas have been for decades.
m. 2:04PM (8/22/2007)
Think before you bash. Ford Fiesta has been here in Europe for long time with no breaks - so ressurect yourself instead - and look at the Ford line up in Europe on the internet. Have a good day. Why do so many people in America don't like their own product and home companies ? and pretty much bash on themselves? I though the US is th proudest nation in the world - whats happening? its interesting to observe. You still have great product, you have nothing to be ashamed of.
Don 3:06PM (8/22/2007)
Coming to YOU in 2015!
Daniel 9:09PM (8/22/2007)
Europe get this - and for America they will resurrect the Pinto.
SPG 1:16PM (8/22/2007)
Of course it won't be this neat in the end but I say make it. Make it and bring it to North America.
This segment is doing great with lots of awesome choices from many companies and it only makes sense for a company like Ford who makes great small cars in Europe and struggles in North America to bring this car here.
Look how well received the Focus was.
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RicardoHead 1:17PM (8/22/2007)
No problem with the fiesta named. The problem is the sketch looks hot and sexy and attractive, but then the final vehicle looks like the aborted fetus of a Ford Ka and a 1987 Escort.
If Ford wants to be bold, build the car in the sketch and can the teasers.
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spots 6:23PM (8/22/2007)
Is it just me, or does the front end of the sketch look uncomfortably similar to the last Chrysler Concorde?
Trinitron 1:17PM (8/22/2007)
They get that and we get the current Focus.
I know they arent the same class and the production version of it will not look that good. But all I am trying to say is that US Focus sucks and Ford of America has problems.
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Ivey League Educated 1:18PM (8/22/2007)
"resurrecting it on the states won't do any harm to Ford since most of the people that travel to Europe and get to rent them know how capable the Fiestas have been for decades"
Yeah, I'm sure this .0001% of the population is going to be what makes this POS a success. pfft. Most americans will only remember a tiny little 12 inch wheeled death trap. Oh yeah, don't even get me started on the Aspire. ;)
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RicardoHead 1:24PM (8/22/2007)
Well Ivey, just because you've not been to europe or korea does not mean the rest of us have not. I also think most people are more open minded when it comes to names than you, but since you claim Ford is too lazy to come up with names, why dont you list the options and do the necessary market research and demographic reactions and all that crap to show us how productive you are.
Your 9,000 page report is due in the morning.
John Metcalf 1:38PM (8/22/2007)
My guess is that the market for this car will not care about the name one way or another.
No one under thirty (except people who spend too much time here,) will remember the name anyway. And those that do (see above posts) will aquate it with a small car with European breeding.
Nothing wrong with heritage.
John P. 1:52PM (8/22/2007)
The original Fiesta sold here in the States was no deathtrap. It handled and drove wonderfully. They should have never stopped selling them.
I'll be first in line for this one when/if they ever make it over here looking even close to that.
Bill 2:04PM (8/22/2007)
Fiestas never had 12" wheels. Festivas did.
rjlawrencejr 2:11PM (8/22/2007)
Ivey League Educated - you may want to check your facts again. The so-called "12 inch wheeled death trap" you speak of was the Asian built (Kia) FESTIVA not the European FIESTA.
It may be a death trap by today's standards, but for 1987 it was a great little car that I drove up until 1998 170,000 miles on LA freeways.
FrankTheCrank 1:25PM (8/22/2007)
Wow...this design is like three years behind the curve.
This looks like something out of Mazda Design.
What happened to the three bar grille?
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Tom 1:26PM (8/22/2007)
looks like a peugeot
Compy386 1:58PM (8/22/2007)
3 Years behind whom exacly? If anything this thing looks a little too out there. I think most Americans still prefer softer style.
Trinitron 1:38PM (8/22/2007)
The 3 bar grill is American "design language". *sigh*
Ford of europe has their "IOSIS" design language.
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