2008 Ford Fiesta Facelift. EDIT: Now launched

aaggoswami · 13th June 2008, 19:34

It looks much better but they cant hide the fact that this relatively slightly shorter car. The headlights seem to have taken a cue from Civic. Grill is from the current mondeo from Europe.

SumitBahl · 13th June 2008, 22:08

^^
I agree, lights are very much inspired from civic.

I called Bhagat Ford (Chandigarh) today. They say they have no info about the new model. All they know is it's gonna be launched on 19th of this month in Chandigarh. They say. they haven't even recieved any new brochures for the new car.

They say that there is 42K discount going on the middle model of the car. Pretty nice.

sidindica · 14th June 2008, 22:01

good news:
just got the brochure.
be patient for one night, the whole brochure will be posted tomorrow morning by me.
models mentioned:
1.6 exi
1.6 zxi
1.6.sxi
1.6 s
1.4 tdci exi
1.4 tdci zxi
1.4 tdci sxi
1.4 petrol is discontinued.
8 colours, including 4 new ones.
more to come tomorrow.......

Nikhilb2008 · 14th June 2008, 22:52

Looks very good !! If only they could give it a stonking good engine to do justice to that chassis!!

aaggoswami · 14th June 2008, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidindica

good news:
just got the brochure.
be patient for one night, the whole brochure will be posted tomorrow morning by me.
models mentioned:
1.6 exi
1.6 zxi
1.6.sxi
1.6 s
1.4 tdci exi
1.4 tdci zxi
1.4 tdci sxi
1.4 petrol is discontinued.
8 colours, including 4 new ones.
more to come tomorrow.......

Tough wait! 1.4 discontinued is bad. This was one reasonably good 1.4. They could have plonked into the Ikon to reduce the cost.
Looks like 1.6 diesel is not coming.

ajnagpur · 15th June 2008, 02:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaggoswami

Tough wait! 1.4 discontinued is bad. This was one reasonably good 1.4. They could have plonked into the Ikon to reduce the cost.
Looks like 1.6 diesel is not coming.

I think FORD will have to rethink on discontinuing 1.4 as Govt. raised the excise duty above 1.5 Ltr Engines. What say guys?

GTO - Touring · 15th June 2008, 12:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajnagpur

I think FORD will have to rethink on discontinuing 1.4 as Govt. raised the excise duty above 1.5 Ltr Engines. What say guys?

Couldn't have been any worse timing for Ford. They discontinue the 1.4, and taxes go up for any engine larger than 1.5.

Lets see how quick they are to react to this situation?

sidindica · 15th June 2008, 12:51

hers's the scanned brochure:

praveen_v · 15th June 2008, 13:17

Great Job sidindica!!

So finally they have managed an MP3 player in the top end model. The alloy of the 1.6S looks super cool!! Interiror changes are minimal, Just the passenger side dash design and the instrument console. It's good they put in 1.6 in all the petrol models, but the timing is bad due to the higher taxes on engines >1.5. Had it not been for the govt move, it would have been just great.

The only thing i didnt like in the new facelift is the fog lamps. The fog lamps in the existing models looks more attractive.

And the only thing missing is a rear-view shot.

Glass · 15th June 2008, 13:59

Great work sidindica!

Ford, now give a juicy pricing!

SumitB · 15th June 2008, 14:10

Is this the first Indian vehicle with integrated GPS navigation system?

Edit: Sorry, just noticed! The GPS is part of the accessories available!

lamborghini · 15th June 2008, 14:29

Wow!
Ford has increased their warranty? From 18 months, and some km, it is now 2years and 1Lkm.
Nice. I am pretty impressed with what I see and if my brother hasn't made up his mind, I am so going to convince him for the new 1.4 TDCi SXi in brush steel with some good alloys.

stable rock · 15th June 2008, 14:39

So no airbags for the fiesta?

edit-Just noticed about the airbags

lamborghini · 15th June 2008, 14:41

@stable rock - the brochure clearly mentions ABS with EBD and 2 airbags - passenger and side - for the SXi and S variants.

Glass · 15th June 2008, 15:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamborghini

Wow!
Ford has increased their warranty? From 18 months, and some km, it is now 2years and 1Lkm.

It's been 2 years for a while already, with an option to extend for 2 more years.

13th June 2008, 19:34	#241
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	It looks much better but they cant hide the fact that this relatively slightly shorter car. The headlights seem to have taken a cue from Civic. Grill is from the current mondeo from Europe.
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13th June 2008, 22:08	#242
SumitBahl BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 976 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	^^ I agree, lights are very much inspired from civic. I called Bhagat Ford (Chandigarh) today. They say they have no info about the new model. All they know is it's gonna be launched on 19th of this month in Chandigarh. They say. they haven't even recieved any new brochures for the new car. They say that there is 42K discount going on the middle model of the car. Pretty nice.
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14th June 2008, 22:01	#243
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,892 Thanked: 8,106 Times	good news: just got the brochure. be patient for one night, the whole brochure will be posted tomorrow morning by me. models mentioned: 1.6 exi 1.6 zxi 1.6.sxi 1.6 s 1.4 tdci exi 1.4 tdci zxi 1.4 tdci sxi 1.4 petrol is discontinued. 8 colours, including 4 new ones. more to come tomorrow.......
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14th June 2008, 22:52	#244
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	Looks very good !! If only they could give it a stonking good engine to do justice to that chassis!!
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15th June 2008, 12:51	#248
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,892 Thanked: 8,106 Times	hers's the scanned brochure:
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15th June 2008, 13:17	#249
praveen_v BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 507 Thanked: 215 Times	Great Job sidindica!! So finally they have managed an MP3 player in the top end model. The alloy of the 1.6S looks super cool!! Interiror changes are minimal, Just the passenger side dash design and the instrument console. It's good they put in 1.6 in all the petrol models, but the timing is bad due to the higher taxes on engines >1.5. Had it not been for the govt move, it would have been just great. The only thing i didnt like in the new facelift is the fog lamps. The fog lamps in the existing models looks more attractive. And the only thing missing is a rear-view shot.
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15th June 2008, 13:59	#250
Glass BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: MegaBHPian* at Hyderabad Posts: 292 Thanked: 67 Times	Great work sidindica! Ford, now give a juicy pricing!
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15th June 2008, 14:10	#251
SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 986 Thanked: 263 Times	Is this the first Indian vehicle with integrated GPS navigation system? Edit: Sorry, just noticed! The GPS is part of the accessories available! Last edited by SumitB : 15th June 2008 at 14:12.
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15th June 2008, 14:29	#252
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,113 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	Wow! Ford has increased their warranty? From 18 months, and some km, it is now 2years and 1Lkm. Nice. I am pretty impressed with what I see and if my brother hasn't made up his mind, I am so going to convince him for the new 1.4 TDCi SXi in brush steel with some good alloys.
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15th June 2008, 14:39	#253
stable rock BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 181 Thanked: 50 Times	So no airbags for the fiesta? edit-Just noticed about the airbags Last edited by stable rock : 15th June 2008 at 14:48.
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15th June 2008, 14:41	#254
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,113 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	@stable rock - the brochure clearly mentions ABS with EBD and 2 airbags - passenger and side - for the SXi and S variants.
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