Test drive Ford Fiesta 5 doors Hatchback 2008

Kinetic antidepressant

Zr.Ru received a newest Ford Fiesta Sport. Bright hatchback made a very positive impression on the first acquaintance, but according to the results of a full-fledged test, the picture was not so rainbow. The relevance of the design and subtlety of operation estimated Evgeny Lipovitsky.
Moscow Winter someone will bring to depression. Gray sky, endless traffic jams, inflation, yes there is also a crisis ... And I want a holiday. And instead of the traditional Russian medicine - C2N5on, diluted with all sorts of additives, affecting the decade, I would recommend Ford Fiesta Sport. Like vitamin.
Bright appearance Fiesta 2008 The result of moving the kinetics in the mass. Relief surfaces, diagonal lighting strokes, arched with bright colors and here hormone happiness serotonin already penetrates blood. Only male individuals, I would recommend to think about the color. The test car was bright blue, and I felt unhealthy attention to the fullest fully. Here it would be white yes with two longitudinal blue stripes in the midst, in the style of racing Fords of the sixties, this is another conversation.
Salon pleased with the scor. But only ahead. Behind two are crowded. Miracles does not happen: from the auto segment in, especially three hours, you should not expect a record capacity. The trunk is not as great as it seems - only 281 liters: one purchased in the supermarket and it is scored. The shape of the mirrors is subordinate to the overall style, however, despite the unpretentiousness of the outlines, they provide an excellent review. Only on them and hope when the rear transmission is turned on: virtually nothing can be seen through the rear window, but in the rain, the janitor leaves a tiny embrasure at all.
1.6 liter motor consumes 95th gasoline. Most of the torque is available in a wide range of revolutions, and in the city you can, not tightening yourself and the car, use the third gear from 20 km / h. The box of the box is convenient, the example of excellent ergonomics is in hand. The clarity of switching on four with a plus: moves are short. But the rear gear and surprised at all: almost every inclusion was accompanied by a frightening crunch, and a couple of times an unfounded transmission even pulled out. Perhaps devoid of synchronizers of the gears have not yet rolled up, perhaps the case is in the habit, but the impressionable beautiful floor is to panic.
Despite the loud name, sports in this fiesta is a bit, except for the stylistic entourage. A hundred and twenty forces are enough for vigorous movement, but for the real drive is not enough: the engine is roaring, and acceleration like everyone else. The engine could be rid of a more spicy character ... But the controllability rehabilitated Fiesta to the fullender: Ford suspension technicians as always worked for fame. Three times sometimes reminds of cards: Smean, steady and gambling. On a straight line as a locomotive, the steering wheel is transparent, you feel the trajectory literally with my fingers. In the turn - an adequate effort, easy insufficient turning. I did not disconnect the stabilization program, and I did not want what she worked, I noticed only on the indicator on the dashboard. There are no questions to the brakes: during the dough, the road was dry, on the asphalt Fiesta slowed down smoothly and understandable. The brake pedal is short enough, however, in the Sport version it is somewhat harder than in other modifications it is a plus. On the mixed coating, the trajectory holds in acceptable limits. It was nice to watch the fuel consumption: even with a very aggressive ride, the on-board computer showed the average consumption of 10.6 liters per 100 km. If you ride calmer, the flow rate will definitely fall up to 9 liters quite a tolerant indicator.
Conclusions are contradictory. On the one hand, bright appearance, ideal chassis setting, low fuel consumption. With another bad visibility, frankly long transmission and extremely impractical sports kit. In my opinion, with such a chassis, Motor forces in 150 would come here, then the name would be justified. It remains to wait for the appearance of ST version there will be no less than 170 hp But then you can call this hatchback hot. And in this version, the Fiesta was only slightly warmed up.
Konstantin Vasilyev, magazine browser behind the wheel:
Sport, Sport, Sport everywhere only flashes, everything like it was prevented. Now it is fashionable. Hot hatch supermodo. Fiesta in the Sport configuration will cost half a million rubles. Should she have this money? In my opinion there is no, but the paradox is that I am in the minority. Not in that which hints the acid-blue shade of the test machine.
Fiesta Sport looks, felt in pedals and steering wheel, even sounds at the sports. Is that not going as you expect from a car with this nameplate. 120 horses in a close 1.6-liter patch pointlessly hoarse, creating an illusion of work. Give this engine to the Japanese, and they will take more power to a third of the same volume, having met at the same time in Euro V.
The nature of the transmission is dismisively smeared by the range of revolutions so that the engine confidently pulls from the lowest, slightly burst when the tachometer arrow overcomes 3500 rpm, but not impressive in general. Why all this non-alloy wheels in low-profile tires hiding rear drum brakes, skirt kit, artificial adhesion and steering wheel. In fact, it is not necessary to be a sprinter to wear sneakers. Sometimes it is just comfortable. Conveniently earlier than others, swallow the released piece of the strip in traffic. One hundred twenty horses allow it. Ford's marketers decided that no longer needed. They, too, not in vain a salary receive. It turns out that such a pseudoport consumer is needed. Buy Fiesta Sport at the age of adulthood, and joy is enough for a couple of years ahead. It will be effect purchasing the institute, and you are calm: a stenguadyigolic herd on a hungry soldering will not provoke on madness. As an intermediate option between the base and the right hot hitech, a very balanced product. Well, and the real sport with the label ST will have to wait.
Speaking about ergonomics: everything is at hand, I was not mistaken. The door armrest is helpful to shelter the hand, but the buttons of the glass grooves are accurate under the wrist. Archings of layouts that we did not notice under the impression of acquaintance, they showed themselves. It is not easy to get a long stall of the old-fashioned key in the ignition castle. The latter is hidden behind the steering wheel. Either scratch the key of the castle dial to the touch, or look behind the wheel. After a month of operation, this process will start tiring (the owners of the focus will understand). So in the list of options, I first advise you to pay attention to the start button of the engine, however, it is also visible only from the passenger seat, but to get it easier.

 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"