Ford Fiesta Zetec in general

~ ~ This little beauty, the Ford Fiesta, is still arguably the best car in the supermini sector, despite huge opposition from the Japanese manufacturers in particular. Between us, my wife and myself have owned a total of four Fiestas over the years, dating back to the earliest models in the 1970’s, and it’s a small car I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for. So onto the new Fiesta. ~ ~ The biggest trend in the new car market in recent years has been drivers “downsizing” from larger cars, that has resulted in a huge increase in the demand for cars like the Fiesta. However, lots of these ‘new’ customers have ...

I love Fiestas. In fact, we have had 2 now. But im going to review a Fiesta Zetec rather than our Ghia. Firstly, I think its a better car. Secondly, Both of my Fiestas have had the Zetec Power Unit under the bonnet. Better car? Well its 1500 quid cheaper to buy than the Ghia. Comfort level difference is minimal in today's Fiesta. The extra touches are expensive for what they are. So Lets talk about the Zetec. My First Fiesta was an XR2I 1.8 16V Zetec. My god. Did it fly. It used to scare me and my passengers, particularly in the Wet. Basically, there was too much power under the bonnet for the wheels to transfer to ...

Friday morning 9h00 and I have just collected what will be my transport for the next few days. My initial reaction was dissapointment when I dicovered that the only car they had left was a fiesta, a car I have never been fond of. Well that is where the dissapointment ended. As strolled into the pick up area I was pleasently suprized to see a metalic black two door with alloys waiting for me. It was the 1.6s zetec(around a 104bhp) Ford in my humble opinion have come a long way in terms of styling and I was glad to see that the new Fiesta had not escaped their attention. Spot lights added a certain cheeky look to the front end as did the little rear wing. ...