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Yeap! It makes sense. Have you got any info regarding sales figures of the new Fiesta ? And is Titanium variant coming with Tinted glasses. I felt it to be tinted well, observe the glasses in the pictures that I shared earlier in the previous thread.http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/indian-auto-news/14105-ford-fiesta-facelift-2014-launched-price-rs-7-69-lakh-26.html
I dont have any official information but Kairali Ford S.A told me that all new Fiestas that were in stock got sold out as soon as the price was reduced
I remember 2 new Fiestas including a test drive car in stockyard, now there none there

I dont think Titanium variant gets tinted glass,
I really liked the glass of new Skoda Octavia it has an anti reflection coating as well as anti heat coating with it, so no dashboard reflections as well as heat from sun directly hitting glass is reduced considerable, simply clever ideas
Wis Fiesta too had something like this as Fiestas front glass is long and glass area covers a lot portion of the car as it swoops stylishly unlike straight box designs of other cars in class,same goes for Verna as well as new City
 
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I had a test-drive of the new fiesta a week back. I was very impressed by the driving part of it. I have almost finalized it as my next car.

But there's one thing I didn't understand and that is, despite the localisation of new models, why Ford is offering a SOHC 8 valve engine when the competitors offer a 16 valve DOHC one?
 
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I had a test-drive of the new fiesta a week back. I was very impressed by the driving part of it. I have almost finalized it as my next car.

But there's one thing I didn't understand and that is, despite the localisation of new models, why Ford is offering a SOHC 8 valve engine when the competitors offer a 16 valve DOHC one?
India is considered as an economy minded country by Global Ford,the 8v SOHC engine from Ford is super efficient and yet delivers descent power and good reliability, also one might think that the 90 HP of Fiesta is too low but in reality we will get used to it specially because our roads are really bad we have very less chance to exploit power
But in highways we will suffer , thats a trade off but the Sunny/Scala/City/SX4/Linea too will suffer, only VW/SKoda and Verna has more power
In reality the most balanced car one can buy is the Skoda Rapid/VW Vento but after sales and service costs are horrible so I stay away from it.
I dont think Ford will release its bigger and powerful diesel or petrol cars in India anytime soon, maybe by 2018 there is chance for advent of 1.5 105,118 HP and 2.0 150,180 HP diesel for India in some cars and SUVs until then we are forced to chew the 90 HP mills
 
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I had a test-drive of the new fiesta a week back. I was very impressed by the driving part of it. I have almost finalized it as my next car.

But there's one thing I didn't understand and that is, despite the localisation of new models, why Ford is offering a SOHC 8 valve engine when the competitors offer a 16 valve DOHC one?
If you see 1.4 D-4D engine from Toyota in etios or corolla, it has got a lot of low end torque. It is a very capable diesel engine. When you push the Diesel corolla, it doesnt feel under powered. And this 1.4 D-4D engine is a JDM engine(Japanese Domestic Market ), manufactured in japan for India. SOHC has less moving parts inside the engine when compared to DOHC but DOHC shows its power at higher rpms. Even Honda 1.5 i-Vtec is SOHC. Ford 1.5 TDCI SOHC engine is very torquey engine. While you are on 3rd gear cruising at slow speeds, you need not downshift if you want to overtake. If just press accelerator Fiesta neatly does the job. These high revving engines in VW/Skoda needs high maintenance. Reliability wise SOHC is more reliable. Even if you seat 5 heavy built people in Ecosport, this engine pulls without any hiccup. Ford TDCI engine is more than adequate out in the city as well as on the highway. When I was driving my friends Fiesta on Hyd-BLR highway recently, there was a VW GT TDI with a bunch of engineering boys and girls, he started to go fast and then slow down. We were already crusing in triple digit speeds. His intention was to race, but I kept my cool. I just put the car in cruise. There was a slight curve ahead, I wanted to see what the GT has got, I gave an indicator and went in for the curve and the GT couldnt keep up. I think he was pissed off and he overtook me and pulled away really hard and I couldnt even see him. After half hour of crusing, I saw the same GT which was mostly probably went out of control and went to the side of the road, I noticed skid marks on the road and there were minor dings & scratches on the bumper but luckily none of them were injured. I seriously dont encourage street racing, I just enjoy my own sweet time behind the wheel. This is an example of an amateur driving without following highway discipline that could end up catastrophic . They were just pushing the car because it goes, but what they dont understand is the limitations of its handling capabilities. So power is not the issue that we need to be concerned about but its also about handling, braking which Fiesta does at its best.
 
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If you see 1.4 D-4D engine from Toyota in etios or corolla, it has got a lot of low end torque. It is a very capable diesel engine. When you push the Diesel corolla, it doesnt feel under powered. And this 1.4 D-4D engine is a JDM engine(Japanese Domestic Market ), manufactured in japan for India. SOHC has less moving parts inside the engine when compared to DOHC but DOHC shows its power at higher rpms. Even Honda 1.5 i-Vtec is SOHC. Ford 1.5 TDCI SOHC engine is very torquey engine. While you are on 3rd gear cruising at slow speeds, you need not downshift if you want to overtake. If just press accelerator Fiesta neatly does the job. These high revving engines in VW/Skoda needs high maintenance. Reliability wise SOHC is more reliable. Even if you seat 5 heavy built people in Ecosport, this engine pulls without any hiccup. Ford TDCI engine is more than adequate out in the city as well as on the highway. When I was driving my friends Fiesta on Hyd-BLR highway recently, there was a VW GT TDI with a bunch of engineering boys and girls, he started to go fast and then slow down. We were already crusing in triple digit speeds. His intention was to race, but I kept my cool. I just put the car in cruise. There was a slight curve ahead, I wanted to see what the GT has got, I gave an indicator and went in for the curve and the GT couldnt keep up. I think he was pissed off and he overtook me and pulled away really hard and I couldnt even see him. After half hour of crusing, I saw the same GT which was mostly probably went out of control and went to the side of the road, I noticed skid marks on the road and there were minor dings & scratches on the bumper but luckily none of them were injured. I seriously dont encourage street racing, I just enjoy my own sweet time behind the wheel. This is an example of an amateur driving without following highway discipline that could end up catastrophic . They were just pushing the car because it goes, but what they dont understand is the limitations of its handling capabilities. So power is not the issue that we need to be concerned about but its also about handling, braking which Fiesta does at its best.
Well that is some explanation,still firsta can handle more power with this chassis,the fiesta ecoboost is an example,if ford had released fiesta with ecoboost engine,i night be the first customer to rush to my delaer to book one,the diesel isnt bad though,but as reported fiesta could have had more power,
As of now it isnt like way too powerless that it isnt drivable infact fiest is faster than honda city,sunny,scala,linea its just not as powerful as verna,vento rapid,so it geta the third best performance wise,habdling wise its a no doubt position one,ride quality too is much better than most cars in class,it just lacks the space efficiency that indians are inclined for,
So as a drivers car i am ready to sacrifice that space factor for a car thats class leading or one of best in segment,thats why i think new fiest facelift has what it takes to keep enthusiasts rolling into showrooms
 
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Thanks, man.

However, power is not an issue. It all depends upon what the driver is capable of.
I'll test drive it once again to finalise it once and for all [evil]

And what you said about very less chance to exploit power, I think that's what happened with Optra Magnum. The engine was quiet powerful but the body was not strong enough to handle that.
 
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We are simply poles apart, we cant exist without each other.
I have choosen the very humble PANTHER black [:D]. As after 8 long years I am getting the chance to choose this color, so no looking here and there.
nice choice mate , i was inclined towards other colors too but wanted car early .

so i got delivery of my fiesta today. Everything is fine and superb with car but as i was about to take car out of showroom ac stopped working :suspect:. SA advised to top up diesel (the fuel meter was at red mark and the low fuel indication light ) ,did that. Ac started working fine but then again after certain time it stops cooling fan(on) then again compressor starts working is this how auto climate works ?[confused]
 

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nice choice mate , i was inclined towards other colors too but wanted car early .

so i got delivery of my fiesta today. Everything is fine and superb with car but as i was about to take car out of showroom ac stopped working :suspect:. SA advised to top up diesel (the fuel meter was at red mark and the low fuel indication light ) ,did that. Ac started working fine but then again after certain time it stops cooling fan(on) then again compressor starts working is this how auto climate works ?[confused]
Not just automatic climate control, even manual AC's work like that only in the latest cars these days. Even Toyota etios and Honda amaze AC compressor fan works in the same way, though they are manual air cons. For the sake of mileage. There are sensors that control the AC. And Yeah, automatic climate control will also function like that & they will have additional sensor in the cabin which maintains your desired temperature by switching on and off the compressor and if needed it mixes the hot water to get your desired temperature. But it is always advisable to leave the temperature at the lowest and don't mess with it again and again.
 
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Not just automatic climate control, even manual AC's work like that only in the latest cars these days. Even Toyota etios and Honda amaze AC compressor fan works in the same way, though they are manual air cons. For the sake of mileage. There are sensors that control the AC.
[thumbsup] thanks a million sir i was quite worried about it as i don't know the behaviour of the climate control i can sleep peacefully now[sleep]
 
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so i got delivery of my fiesta today...
Heartiest congratulations for acquiring a brilliant piece of machine. The white suits so well that it radically outlines those neat curves and creases.

PS: Do delight us with more snaps and I look forward to a detailed buying and ownership review soon.

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[thumbsup] thanks a million sir i was quite worried about it as i don't know the behaviour of the climate control i can sleep peacefully now[sleep]
If you have any other doubts, we are here and I am happy to help bro [:)]. you need not worry about it, that's how its meant to work. But set it to lowest temp and leave it there. Because in the long run if you keep altering the temperature, the aircon has to mix some hot water to get your desired temperature when you change the temperature settings. This hot~cold mixture can cause AC pipes to leak in the long run and there by reducing cooling performance. That's why if you leave it in the lowest temp or at a constant low temperature, there is no need for the Aircon to mix the hot water.
 
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so i got delivery of my fiesta today. Everything is fine and superb with car but as i was about to take car out of showroom ac stopped working :suspect:. SA advised to top up diesel (the fuel meter was at red mark and the low fuel indication light ) ,did that. Ac started working fine but then again after certain time it stops cooling fan(on) then again compressor starts working is this how auto climate works ?[confused]

I faced the same problem while TD. The SA said that it happens when there is hard throttle response or when the car is about to move from stand-still (nearly).
I guess the engine cuts the aircon off temporarily.
But this happened only while the fresh air button was on.

I think this does not happen when the re-circulation mode is active because the moment we turned it on, the aircon started cooling the cabin more quickly and there was no cut-off after that.

Please do check this.
 
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Heartiest congratulations for acquiring a brilliant piece of machine. The white suits so well that it radically outlines those neat curves and creases. PS: Do delight us with more snaps and I look forward to a detailed buying and ownership review soon.

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Thankyou sir , will do soon.

Photos that i took during delivery . They also bought a cake as it was dad's birthday [clap]

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If you have any other doubts, we are here and I am happy to help bro [:)]. you need not worry about it, that's how its meant to work. But set it to lowest temp and leave it there. Because in the long run if you keep altering the temperature, the aircon has to mix some hot water to get your desired temperature when you change the temperature settings. This hot~cold mixture can cause AC pipes to leak in the long run and there by reducing cooling performance. That's why if you leave it in the lowest temp or at a constant low temperature, there is no need for the Aircon to mix the hot water.
thanks for the advice bro.

I faced the same problem while TD. The SA said that it happens when there is hard throttle response or when the car is about to move from stand-still (nearly).
I guess the engine cuts the aircon off temporarily.
But this happened only while the fresh air button was on.

I think this does not happen when the re-circulation mode is active because the moment we turned it on, the aircon started cooling the cabin more quickly and there was no cut-off after that.

Please do check this.
will check that thanks for the advice sir.
 
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