The story of Ford rediscovering its dynamic mojo ever because the authentic Focus is a well-told one.
What’s most spectacular is how these dynamic requirements have remained on the Blue Oval ever since, by way of completely different managements, monetary crises, and something and the whole lot else that’s occurred on the planet since. You’d anticipate multiple completely different technique to have come and gone in that point.
However no. Ford nonetheless leaves its chassis engineers to get on with it, and offers them the sources to make such fine-driving machines on what are wafer-thin margins for small vehicles specifically. No corners reduce.
Given you see one – or extra – on each avenue in Britain, it’d be straightforward for the Ford Fiesta to mix into anonymity, and to develop into blasé about its brilliance. You shouldn’t.
Each a part of the Fiesta’s dynamic make-up is a pleasure. The connection between pedals, wheels and driver’s seat. The texture of these pedals. The weighting and suggestions of the steering. The fairly sensible dealing with. The comfy but involving experience. The slickness of the gearchange. The brilliance of the 1.0-litre Ecoboost engine; torque wealthy, but prepared to be revved. It sounds good, too.
And I’ve had loads of time to get that feeling another time this 12 months, given I purchased a brand new Fiesta myself in 2020 (one thing I’ve solely talked about on these pages about seven instances, I feel…!). However I hold occurring about it as a result of it truly is a benchmark for easy driving pleasure in essentially the most attainable of vehicles.
It’s my automotive of the 12 months, nevertheless it might actually be the automotive of any 12 months when it stays this good to drive. High quality over amount? Not right here – the Fiesta delivers a high quality bundle and delivers it to an enormous amount of consumers annually. It has achieved so for what looks like eternally, and can doubtless achieve this for some time to return nonetheless.
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