Ford has acknowledged for some time that they plan to introduce a smaller B-Class car in the US market in the coming years. On the way home from the office the other day I spotted a Fiesta wearing manufacturer plates and a bracket on the back that's typically used for a fifth wheel. The fact that a foreign market model pops up on US roads doesn't necessarily mean anything, in and of itself, since they often bring such models over for various tests or just for benchmarking purposes. In this case, it would be nice if Ford actually did bring the Fiesta over. It's a reasonably attractive car could probably do well against the likes of the Fit, Yaris and Versa.
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JWFisher 1:13PM (1/14/2007)
Doesn't necessarily mean anything. Anybody who regularly hangs out in Dearborn would have seen most major models of the Fiesta for years - as well as much more. Fiestas are easy to spot, and they';ve been plentiful over the years. Ford does testing of international products in Dearborn that have never been sold in the United States. They also, on occasion, do competitive testing as well.
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annie 10:38PM (1/14/2007)
I rode in this car in Spain. My friends owned one. They really love it and so did I. It didn't seem like any Ford I have seen State side. They have great room on the inside; they are roomier than the Matrix or Mazda 3. Moreover, they didn't seem as plastic as many of the Ford US models. I would really consider buying one if they went on sale.
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Murc 10:59PM (1/14/2007)
Sam Abuelsamid - You obviously dont know what a fifth wheel is...
It has a hitch on the back...not a fifth wheel, its not a freakin truck.
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Jullian 7:28AM (1/15/2007)
I'm brazilian and this is our Fiesta, not the european Fiesta. This car is made in the state of Bahia (in northeast of Brazil). I don't think it's going to the US because this model of the Fiesta is for devoloping countries, like Brazil.
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Sam Abuelsamid 8:23AM (1/15/2007)
Actually a fifth wheel that I referred to is literally a fifth wheel that is bolted to the back and used to measure actual vehicle speed. It's typically used for acceleration and brake testing. Test vehicles like the one in the photo have a bracket mounted on a hitch on the back and the fifth wheel is removed when driving on the road.
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