Don't know about the new ones, the old Fiesta had no problems (in european
trim, 1976) on the autobahn at 100mph or better.
"C. E. White" <cewhite3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Fiesta name to return to N.A. on Ford small car
>
> Richard Truett
> Automotive News
> February 15, 2008 - 12:01 am ET
>
>
> DETROIT -- The Fiesta, one of Ford Motor Co.'s best-known global
> nameplates, is returning to North America in 2010.
>
> Ford said today that the Fiesta name will be used on its new global
small
> car in all markets. Since the car was launched in 1974, more than 12
> million Fiestas have been sold.
>
> The European-made Fiesta was offered in the United States from 1978 to
> 1980 before being replaced by the Escort, but the car stayed in
production
> in Europe and was sold in other markets.
>
> Ford says the new Fiesta will look much like the swoopy, stylish Verve
> concept car shown last month at the Detroit auto show. The production
> version of the Fiesta will debut next month at the Geneva auto show.
> European sales will start in the fall with three- and five-door
> hatchbacks.
>
> Ford will not say what body styles the United States will get, but a
wedgy
> two-door s****t coupe and a four-door sedan were shown at the Detroit
show.
>
> Ford plans to build the car in as many as four plants around the world
and
> has identified two: Valencia, Spain, and Cologne, Germany.
>
> At the Beijing auto show in April, Ford will announce its Asian
production
> plans. The company is not saying where the North American Fiesta will be
> built, but Mexico or South America are possible locations.
>
> There's also no word yet on what engine will power the North American
> model.
>
> " The new Ford Fiesta captures every aspect of what's defined Ford as a
> small-car leader in Europe and builds on it in terms of driving dynamics
> and design," said Mark Fields, Ford's president of the Americas.
>
> Ford seems to be positioning the Fiesta as a premium small car that
could
> compete with the Mini Cooper and the Smart car.
>
> Said Ford CEO Alan Mulally in a statement: " With the all-new Fiesta, we
> want to create a world standard for small-car quality, design and
comfort
> in a vehicle that is as exciting to drive as it is to look at."
>
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