The new Ford Fiesta S1600 is sporty hatchback variant of the standard Fiesta equipped with the 118 horsepower 1.6-liter Duratec, but it comes with a bodykit and other sporty embellishments that make this car especially sexy. Sadly, the Fiesta S1600 is only on sale in the UK – at least for now.
Based the Fiesta’s appearances on the auto show circuit here in the U.S., it seems as though Ford has every intention of making the Fiesta available with bodykits and performance components. With a rapidly expanding lineup of turbocharged EcoBoost engines, it’s likely that one of these engine will make it into the Fiesta by 2012, and perhaps be used in a high-performance Fiesta model as well.
“Based on the popular Fiesta Zetec-S – with a generous standard specification that includes alloy pedals and Quickclear windscreen – the sporty Fiesta S1600 interior adds heated, stitched leather sports seats with standard side-airbags, leather steering wheel, handbrake cover and gearknob, plus Motorsport-branded floor mats and scuff plates,” Ford said in a statement.
Like other subcompact offerings, the Ford Fiesta will be positioned as a sporty alternative to other traditionally demure vehicles in this segment. And while early accounts of the Fiesta’s performance seem to hint that the car lives up to the hype in terms of its responsiveness and handling, we’re still hoping to see a performance model that’s specifically directed at the Mazdaspeed3 or the Volkswagen GTI rather than aiming for the performance of the Honda Fit.
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