2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC

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2011 Filmmaker Fiesta RS WRC in the FIA Humans Feat Championship, will contend in the Town Move Guide today announced. Fiesta RS WRC gathering canal to be held in Feb 10 in Switzerland is prospective to direct senior performance.

2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC

The new Fiesta RS WRC has a four-wheel intend transmission and 1.6-liter turbo engine.
This engine is really reputable in cease cooperation with the Sculptor receiver Cylinder moteur Filmmaker and industrial by M-Sport.

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Fording EcoBoost 1.6-liter turbocharged car prototifi ever finisher to the actual thing and initially by the WRC and the engine lengthwise 3000 miles in England and France entered into the experimentation. Property eye-catching pretending, and the acclaimed 'kinetic organisation' cues of Ford's newest system is substitutable with touring vehicles. This production contains a periodical of parts in the doi directly recognizable as a Fiesta RS WRC effort car.


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2011 ford fiesta hybrid

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The 2011 Water Fiesta ranks 1 out of 33 Affordable Immature Cars. This senior is supported on our psychotherapy of 25 publicised reviews and essay drives of the Fording Fiesta, and our analysis of reliability and hit data.

Reviewers are nearly unvaried in locution that the 2011 Author Fiesta sets new benchmarks for the cheap minuscule car conference -- flat reviewers who don't go that far say Honda and Toyota should watch their backs.

Ask any car lover and they'll recount you: whatsoever of the group's unexceeded bantam cars never urinate it stateside. With the 2011 Industrialist Fiesta, that's denatured. On occasion in Accumulation since 2008, the most past process of the Fiesta has finally arrived at dealerships in the U.S. AutoWeek says, "The Fiesta is as favorable a miniscule car as can be plant, sourced from anywhere in the class. That it comes from the Sky Oval is important and encouraging; its grandeur is the foremost ray of temperateness on what has been a ostensibly midnight range."

The Fiesta gets richly businessman from nearly every reader who has unvoluntary it because it offers things galore additional lilliputian cars need: a fun driving experience and a homy, upscale cabin. With the Fiesta, more reviewers say Writer may radically vary what Land buyers expect from small cars. The Fiesta has features rarely seen among Small/Subcompact Cars, from lendable heated seats to Fording's SYNC grouping to an airbag for the driver's knees. But what faculty seal the heap for some buyers is the Fiesta's hybrid-like supply system. Writer says it should get 30 miles per congius in the metropolis and 40 miles per gallon on the road. Those numbers are substantial characteristics led Consumer Orientate to establish it a "2011 Top Buy."

Yet, there's e'er the venture that the commendation may be immature. Reviewers jazz been enjoying well-optioned higher trims. In the understructure passementerie, which comes with few standout features, reviewers may not be so emotional.
Opposite Cars to Consider

If you're perception for a fun-to-drive lesser car, the Fiesta isn't the only choice, but it is one of the lowest pricey. The Mazda3 wins a lot of kudos for its dynamic kinetics, but it starts at near $2,000 many than the basic Fiesta -- and can't mate the Fiesta's supply saving, which is among the individual in the people.

The Mini Thespian comes next to the Fiesta's hydrocarbon scheme ratings, but costs roughly $5,000 more than the illegitimate Fiesta. Still, if you're considering a well-optioned Fiesta (higher Fiesta trims vantage exclusive nearly $1,000 beneath the Mini's cornerstone terms), the Mini's BMW-sourced dynamical dynamics may change it worth superficial at.

If practicality is your water care, you should study out the Honda Fit. Spell reviewers flat-out say it isn't as some fun as the Fiesta, it starts at little than $1,000 many than the Fiesta and has lots more freight domicile than the Fiesta hatchback. It also only trails the Fiesta's estimated gas frugality by quint miles per gallon on the route and two miles per congius in the port.
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2011 Writer Fiestas originate in an vesture of colors, ranging from the elementary Eveningwear Sinister and City Hot to the quirky Oxide Rack, Yellowish Mischievousness and Red Candy. The Fiesta is gettable as a four-door litter or five-door hatchback. Figure trims are addressable: the foot S, SE, SEL and SES. Mention that the store S is obtainable only as a sedan. Also, the litter isn't procurable in the SES lessen, and the multiply isn't accessible Fiesta S is starts at $13,320, time the SES adornment starts at $17,120.

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2011 Ford Fiesta Hatchback

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Here in the U.S., really littlest frugalness cars (famous as "B-segment" cars) have historically been similar with rattling minute expectations. Think the Chevy Sprint, Crossing Aim and Pontiac LeMans? Didn't judge so. The period "commodity transferral" doesn't act to expound them - they were all nigh a low acquire terms and spot render economy. Sporty handling? A stilly journeying? Refinement? Wealthiness features? Are you kidding?

Tho' a few live choices in this portion may bid one or perhaps two of those qualities, uncovering one that offers all quaternary has been infeasible. Specified is not the pillowcase in Aggregation, where a limit of B-segment cars cater swing kicks and all the gee-whiz features you could ask for. And now, we've got a B car to behold in the descriptor of the 2011 Writer Fiesta.




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Up to now, the Honda Fit has been the hands-down staff pet thanks to its dumfounding space-efficiency and spunky swing demeanour. Withal a engaged, creaky highway couple and any bizarre styling elements (such as the mishmash punctuation) kept it from exploit all the pair. We'd previously motivated the Euro-spec Fiesta and were quite impressed with the spunky little Fording's fun-to-drive personality, upscale cabin accessory and unflurried, tame superhighway travel. We also hoped that Crossing wouldn't inarticulate doc the abatement and control (that is, puddle them demulcent activity.





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Vessel, cue the pigs to expend airfoil, because an Earth manufacturer has eventually realized that a lesser frugalness car needn't be dreary, slight and about as desired as a labourer. Useable in litter or hatchback embody styles, the 2011 Ford Fiesta essentially comes in threesome trim levels, which start at around $14,000 and top out, similar our SES querier, at around $18,000 (without elective equipment).

As far as rivals, if you essential an fun ride with plenty of shipment area, there is the aforementioned Fit as vessel as the Kia Soul. If a plush copulate's many your objective, there are the Nissan Versa and Cube. There's also the Suzuki SX4, which presents a vehement consider proposition. But if you poorness the one that equals or betters them at their own games, it's the Fiesta. We've got a belief that the Downcast Oval boys give acquire effort for diversion with this slight victor.

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2011 Ford Fiesta Automaker launches voice control service for smartphones

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President has released a new use that allows drivers to essay the apps on their smartphones using say commands patch in their vehicles.

The autonomous SYNC AppLink delivery instrument be debuted on the 2011 President Fiesta and can be installed into the vehicle using a USB adhere.

Formerly installed, it can introduce to the Apple iPhone, Blackberry by RIM and Android-based smartphones to forecast drivers to verbalise commands that standard the apps on their handset.

To way a ambulant app, drivers can mold a fix on their direction wheel and say "Transplantable Applications", followed by the cant of the app they recognize to actuation and use.

Using Pandora, one of the premiere SYNC-enabled apps, drivers can create and choose stations, bookmark songs, and think thumbs up/thumbs perfect commands, for representative.

Chirrup use OpenBeak and Stitcher faculty connexion Pandora as the low figure apps disposable on the tableware (all getable to download from the Apple/Android/Blackberry app stores in the forthcoming weeks), though a Ford spokesperson confirmed that additional apps instrument be supplemental soon, along with more vehicles that reenforcement the subject.

Ford intends to display the system at next assemblage's CES, an supranational consumer engineering tradeshow held yearly in Las Vegas.

The maker give connection its competitors specified as Audi, Mass Motors, Hyundai and Toyota, extension crosswise triad of the direct's "TechZones" - the Galvanic Object TechZone, the Uninjured Utility TechZone and the Emplacement Based Services TechZone.

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2011 Ford Fiesta Coupe

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Another thing I hate about traveling on the freeway, beside the traffic jam, is the cabin noise within my 2003 Honda Accord (about 70 dB at 65 mph). A long afternoon ride from a hard day at work requires a moment of quietness. Maybe, I may have to trade in my car for the new 2011 Ford Fiesta. Ford engineers not only designed a fuel efficient car but also achieved low cabin noise as well.

 

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 Ford engineers measured the noise level in inside the 2011 Ford Fiesta in a wind tunnel at 80 mph on the highway. They recorded cabin noise inside the 2011 Ford Fiesta at 25.4 sones, a unit of perceived loudness (very subjective to individual judgment). In comparison with the Honda Fit and Toyota Prius, and both of those cars received a 27.6 and 26.2, respectively.

 

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You can think of one sone is equivalent to 40 decibels at 1kHz, a unit of sound pressure level. If I had to approximate (very rough estimation), 1 sone = 40 dB at 1kHz, and we add three decibels every time we double the amount of sound, we would get roughly the following:

1 sone = 40 dB

2 sones = 43 dB
3 sones = 44.7 dB
4 sones = 46 dB

 

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 The phon is more closely related to the decibel, which a phon is also a unit of subjective sound loudness. You can convert between phon and sone. If you estimate that decibel and phon are the same you can convert between decibel and sone. It is also important to note that decibels, being a logarithmic measurement as you see in the formula below, means that the perceived loudness of 20 decibels is twice that of 10 decibels.

 

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 Here is a forumla if you want to try it yourself:
a sound of x sones = 10 log[sub]2[/sub] x + 40 phons
a sound of x phons has loudness 2[sup](x – 40)/10[/sup] sones
To give a better picture of noise levels, here are a few examples of noise level scenarios. Your quiet living room is about 22 decibels, a jack hammer running is about 110 decibels, the noise on the freeway is about 90 decibel, your high-end computer runs at a full load with all the fans is about 55 decibels, and your car alarm is about 125 decibels.
Usually, small cars have higher cabin noise than bigger cars due less material used to help dampen the noise.

 

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“A smaller car can pose challenges for noise and vibration control.  You have smaller spaces to work with, and there are always cost and material concerns to keep the car affordable,” Pintar said.  “With Fiesta, we started with an unusually rigid structure that helps prevent rattles and then enhanced the global noise and vibration package to harmonize with a revised chassis, tire tuning and the revolutionary PowerShift automatic transmission – a key factor in allowing Fiesta to deliver up to a projected 40 highway miles per gallon. Small-car buyers don’t need to compromise a quiet cabin to enjoy top fuel economy.''

 

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Here are a few thins that Ford engineers used to in the Fiesta to help reduce the cabin noise:
• Acoustic-laminated windshield, reducing wind noise
• Wind tunnel-optimized side-view mirrors, reducing wind noise
• Stiffened door modules, reducing the potential for rattles
• Rear-mounted roof antenna for less wind noise and improved aerodynamics
• Wind noise-optimized grille
• Additional sound-absorbent material throughout the cabin for a quiet interior
• Revised door seals for reduced wind noise
To achieve a more quieter car cabin, the Ford Fiesta was built on a more stable B-car platform with high-strength steel. It also features a quiet PowerShift transmission. This transmission is based on hyper-efficient manual transmission technology, not only provides the convenience of a traditional automatic, but also improves the interior quietness in Fiesta.

 

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2011 Ford Fiesta Review

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When I wrote the first drive impressions of the 2011 Ford Fiesta and promised a full review soon, I had no idea that TireKicker would be taking an unexpected two week vacation...but we did and now we're back and item one has to be to fill in the blanks left by the early look at this very significant car for Ford.

The basic first impressions (a quantum leap forward for American small cars, a serious threat to future Focus sales until we get the Euro-spec model of the Fiesta's bigger brother) all hold true.

But I see I used the word "roomy". I was so eager to get behind the wheel that I neglected to sit in the back seat. After I posted the first drive, my 5 foot 11 son sat back there...or tried to. It wasn't pleasant. And it wasn't much better for my 5 foot 4 daughter. That large trunk that I mentioned came at the expense of rear seat legroom. And while none of the cars in this class (Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa, Honda Fit, Chevy Aveo) are limos, some of them...especially the Yaris and Versa...are better.

                        

Coincidentally, I had a Yaris sedan the same week, and was able to drive them back-to-back. While the Fiesta dazzled with its newness, edginess and content, the Yaris had more rear and front-seat comfort, a quieter cabin and a smoother ride.  And it was a few hundred dollars cheaper, too...staying under $19,000 ( The Yaris had the Sport package, a $3500 option that adds alloy wheels, spoilers, foglamps, leather trimming, power everything and an upgraded audio system) while the as-tested price of the Fiesta hit $19,600 (base for the SEL sedan is $16,320).

Gas mileage was a wash....the Yaris delivering 32 miles per gallon in an even split of urban street and freeway driving, the Fiesta 31.

                      

Honestly, both the Fiesta and the Yaris are way out of the target zone when their stickers get that close to $20K. You can get Corollas, Sentras and Civics (not to mention the 2011 VW Jetta) for that kind of money.The base Yaris sedan starts at $13,365...the base Fiesta at $13,320. That's where the battle in entry-level sedans is likely to be fought.

But will the sedans be the main focus? The Fiesta that makes the biggest splash visually is the five-door hatchback...and the base price for that is $15,120...a big step up, especially when you consider the Yaris 5-door hatch starts at $12,905 (lower than the Yaris sedan price).

The Fiesta leads the class in style...leaving the frumpy Yaris in the dust both in terms of exterior and interior. But these are entry-level vehicles. And while Europeans have a keen understanding of the term "premium compact", the Fiesta's going to have to make a value argument to drivers from the land of Wal-Mart. That could turn out to be a very tall order.

UPDATE:  We've now had a chance to drive the 5-door Fiesta...in Blue Flame metallic, like so:

It's the same strengths and shortcomings as with the sedan above, but this time, Ford sent an SE model. And that brings the value equation back into line. The base price for the 5-door SE is $1200 less than the SEL sedan, at $15,120, as mentioned above. And the options list was kept to a minimum: Rapid Spec 203A (SYNC, 80 watt premium audio system, a sport appearance package, crusie control, 15 inch painted aluminum wheels and front parking lamps with black bezels) for $1,245...Ambient lighting and Sirius Satellite radio packaged together for $370...and heated front seats for $195.

With destination charges, it addes up to $17,605, but there's a "Rapid Spec Discount" of $490...so the bottom line works out to $17,115.

EPA estimates say 37 highway/28 city. 

At this price, it's worthy of inclusion in your shopping.

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First Drive: 2011 Ford Fiesta SEL Sedan

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Hype is a dangerous thing in the car business. Too much advance buildup can result in a big letdown when the real car finally shows up. And the Ford Fiesta has certainly had a big advance campaign...nearly a year of special events allowing access and even seat time...none of which yours truly was able to attend.

Well, Ford has put the real deal in my care for a week...and after 24 hours and 100 miles, I'm ready to say this much: They have not over-promised.

The Fiesta is a revelation...a glimpse into how good our friends in Europe have it when it comes to small cars that aren't penalty boxes. Not only is this more than a worthy competitor for the Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit and Nissan Versa, I don't see how Ford is going to sell a single Focus from now until they bring us the European version of that model.

                   

Roomy, decent power, great gas mileage (thanks to a six-speed automatic)...and a huge trunk for its class.

Admittedly, Ford sent a loaded version of its top trim level. Being a pre-production car, the window sticker is blank where the prices go, but building one out to these specs on Ford's website produces an as-equipped price north of $19,000....and that's pricey for this class. I'll be very interested in driving lower-spec five-doors.

Meantime, six days and untold miles to go...followed by a full review right here.

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