Ford Fiesta Launched

abhibh · 26th October 2005, 10:20

The all new awaiting car from ford is launched on Tuesday in New Delhi by CEO William Clay Ford Jr.

Ford Fiesta would be competing with massively successful models like Honda City, Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet Optra and Hyundai Elantra.

The model has not been released in any market of Ford in the world and Ford is launching this product especially for the Indian and Chinese market. The car will be available in two variants— 1.6 petrol and 1.4 turbo diesel.

The 1.4 turbo diesel is a TDCi ((Turbo Direct Common Rail injection) unit developed by Ford in collaboration with PSA (Peugeot and Citroën) and develops an average 67bhp. The diesel variant is expected to give Accent CRDi a run for its money.

satish_appasani · 26th October 2005, 10:30

The Ford India website still shows "Fiesta is coming soon"

Samurai · 26th October 2005, 10:30

Their website is yet to catch up with this news.

abhibh · 26th October 2005, 10:33

Do you people read news papers?? Checxk today news papers.. Also new news is thsi petrol version wil cost between 7 - 8 lacs. and diesel will cost between 9 - 10 lacs. Dunno if they are rumours.

krish.sathish · 26th October 2005, 10:43

As far as I know, they haven't revealed the pricing officially as yet... but I have heard from Ford dealers here in chennai (when I was test driving the Ikon) that it would be likely priced between 8 and 9 Lakhs..

shuvc · 26th October 2005, 10:45

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Originally Posted by krish.sathish

As far as I know, they haven't revealed the pricing officially as yet... but I have heard from Ford dealers here in chennai (when I was test driving the Ikon) that it would be likely priced between 8 and 9 Lakhs..

Then it's going to lose big time to the ZX Vtec

rkg · 26th October 2005, 11:22

as per CNBC news report it may be around 6-6.5 lakhs. i saw it yesterday night 9.30 Pm CNBC india

ST7677 · 26th October 2005, 12:25

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Ford Fiesta would be competing with massively successful models like Honda City, Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet Optra and Hyundai Elantra.

Ford Fiesta is a replacement for Ford Ikon, and will not compete with Optra / Corolla, which was to be done by Ford Focus....

kiku007 · 26th October 2005, 12:35

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Originally Posted by ST7677

Ford Fiesta is a replacement for Ford Ikon, and will not compete with Optra / Corolla, which was to be done by Ford Focus....

Fiesta is not a replacement for Ford Ikon.
Check this thread "Now with PHOTOS - Fords New B376 Sedan launch on 28 September! " for more details.

Also check this site,
http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/26/stor...2602701800.htm

Price not announced. Car will be in market only in Nov.

k_ajay · 26th October 2005, 12:40

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Originally Posted by abhibh

Ford Fiesta would be competing with massively successful models like Honda City, Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet Optra and Hyundai Elantra.

The 1.4 turbo diesel is a TDCi ((Turbo Direct Common Rail injection) unit developed by Ford in collaboration with PSA (Peugeot and Citroën) and develops an average 67bhp. The diesel variant is expected to give Accent CRDi a run for its money.

Ummmm... H Elantra isn't much to be called a successful model...

Anywayz, me thinks that the meager 67bhp diesel wouldn't come close when comapred to Indigo's 70bhp Turbo intercooler.... And imagine when they come out with the Dicor'd Indigo....

kiku007 · 26th October 2005, 12:57

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Originally Posted by k_ajay

Ummmm... H Elantra isn't much to be called a successful model...

Anywayz, me thinks that the meager 67bhp diesel wouldn't come close when comapred to Indigo's 70bhp Turbo intercooler.... And imagine when they come out with the Dicor'd Indigo....

On Paper BHP figures dont reflect on road for TATA vehicles!!
'coz the 70 BHP Ikon Flair is a far better bet when compared to the 85 BHP Indigo Petrol. On a drag the Ikon may loose but in real world conditions the Ikon is a better performer.

Perfect Gearing will work wonders for a Car's performance..Ford masters this Skill and TATA still hasn't!

v_s_natarajan · 26th October 2005, 16:05

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Originally Posted by kiku007

Perfect Gearing will work wonders for a Car's performance..Ford masters this Skill and TATA still hasn't!

Agreed Totally.
The fusion's gearing is a joy, the way it mates with and oh, those short throws of the gear.

Absloute delight to drive

metallica · 26th October 2005, 16:12

I think we already have a thread where the Fiesta (B 376) has been in discussion for long ...

MODS : I think we shld merge the threads and maybe re-name is suitabaly .

normally_crazy · 26th October 2005, 16:30

according to what ive heard - the pricing will be between 6.5 - 7.5 lacs for the petrol , the diesel will be a bit more expensive.

veyron1 · 26th October 2005, 20:59

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Originally Posted by abhibh

The 1.4 turbo diesel is a TDCi ((Turbo Direct Common Rail injection) unit developed by Ford in collaboration with PSA (Peugeot and Citroën) and develops an average 67bhp. The diesel variant is expected to give Accent CRDi a run for its money.

if that's the case, then expect the fiesta diesel to be priced around 7-7.5 lacs....but i doubt if it could compete with the accent, though- the latter has an 81 bhp engine, and what it lacks (somewhat) in refinement, more than makes up for in the stonking performance that it delivers.. in a shootout, i'm betting on the hyundai to smoke the ford....on the sales front, it could be a different story, though...

26th October 2005, 10:20	#1
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Ford Fiesta Launched The all new awaiting car from ford is launched on Tuesday in New Delhi by CEO William Clay Ford Jr. Ford Fiesta would be competing with massively successful models like Honda City, Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet Optra and Hyundai Elantra. The model has not been released in any market of Ford in the world and Ford is launching this product especially for the Indian and Chinese market. The car will be available in two variants— 1.6 petrol and 1.4 turbo diesel. The 1.4 turbo diesel is a TDCi ((Turbo Direct Common Rail injection) unit developed by Ford in collaboration with PSA (Peugeot and Citroën) and develops an average 67bhp. The diesel variant is expected to give Accent CRDi a run for its money.
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26th October 2005, 10:30	#2
satish_appasani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 104 Times View My Garage	The Ford India website still shows "Fiesta is coming soon"
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26th October 2005, 10:30	#3
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,826 Thanked: 45,514 Times View My Garage	Their website is yet to catch up with this news.
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26th October 2005, 10:33	#4
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Do you people read news papers?? Checxk today news papers.. Also new news is thsi petrol version wil cost between 7 - 8 lacs. and diesel will cost between 9 - 10 lacs. Dunno if they are rumours.
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26th October 2005, 10:43	#5
krish.sathish BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 99 Thanked: 72 Times	As far as I know, they haven't revealed the pricing officially as yet... but I have heard from Ford dealers here in chennai (when I was test driving the Ikon) that it would be likely priced between 8 and 9 Lakhs..
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26th October 2005, 11:22	#7
rkg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 594 Times	as per CNBC news report it may be around 6-6.5 lakhs. i saw it yesterday night 9.30 Pm CNBC india
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26th October 2005, 16:12	#13
metallica BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 134 Thanked: 13 Times	I think we already have a thread where the Fiesta (B 376) has been in discussion for long ... MODS : I think we shld merge the threads and maybe re-name is suitabaly .
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26th October 2005, 16:30	#14
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	according to what ive heard - the pricing will be between 6.5 - 7.5 lacs for the petrol , the diesel will be a bit more expensive.
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