Just as we wrapped up news of the 1.0 litre EcoBoost-engined race car’s staggering performance at the Nurburgring, this has to come in. The facelifted Ford Fiesta will get the mill – albeit in standard tune – along with some added gadgetry.
Unveiled at Ford’s Go Further event in Amsterdam, the revised hatch gets (apart from the Aston Martin-esque grille, daytime-running LEDs and a ‘power dome’ on the bonnet) SYNC, Active City Stop and MyKey, which makes its European debut.
SYNC is Ford’s in-car connectivity system, which connects mobile devices to the car via Bluetooth or USB. Active City Stop helps drivers avoid collisions at low speeds – close to home, you’ll be seeing it and SYNC on the third-generation Focus that arrives here very soon.
Meanwhile, MyKey is sort of like a parental lock – owners can configure maximum speed and audio volume, and keep driver aids, safety systems and more vigorous alerts locked on – presumably to prevent teenagers from getting into too much trouble behind the wheel.
Ford hasn’t said anything about prices, but Britain’s best-selling car goes on sale there officially on January 1, according to Autocar. An ST version is also forthcoming, with a 1.6 litre, 177 hp variant of the EcoBoost mill and some chassis alterations. There are reports that the new fifth-generation Ford Mondeo will be shown in its European specification at the Go Further event, so stay tuned!
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been waiting for this! hohohoho
wow nice, what’s the price range?
i’m only 24 y.o. , dun want vios or almera coz it’s fugly
Cun!
hope their after sales support in malaysia will get better..
and also they need to low down their part(s) price..
very pricey after warranty over..
hurm…
I wonder if this car will be sold in Malaysia…
It will, but knowing Sime Darby, they will be so late to bring this in that by the time it gets here the replacement model is almost out!
is it just me or u guys do feel that the pre-facelifted one looks nicer. dont really like the front though
I want that 1.0 litter Ecoboost ! Please SDAC bring it here !
*litre damn auto-correct :)
Why buy ford? No resale value. Tuned up vios is much better (toyota is very reliable OK). We chinese only buy cars that got value.
Hahahaha
5 years back we are
Chinese is become very choosy in terms of quality as well. Between RV and QC, people tend to select the second option… We are bored with T & H vehicle, it is really boring.
Toyota & perodua are same…..no qualityy…no safety…tin milo car lorrrr
what a pitiful guy, maybe in your life, have not driven a Ford (maybe u are not afford to..). Brother, go and test a Fiesta then only come n comment..
Vios (tuned vios??) Ooo my god.. is Vios a car worth to be mention!!!
All you ‘repliers’ here, do not have a sense of humour. Alex Beng was being Sarcastic…No?
Alex Beng actually gurau gurau la. He know that people always believinhg T&H. Vios vios vios onni
front look like Austin Martin!
not austin martin,aston martin
177hp is on ST version, fiesta or focus?
With this car launched in Malaysia, Korean B-Segment cars will drop another 30% in re-sale value
looks like aston martin/fiat punto, but i love this look. This is better than the pre face lifted version. And I want the 177hp st version, if it if priced below RM 100k, it will be better buy than the polo….
Yeah… I want it too…
Ooohh… 6 spd manual… droolz
if on focus ST don’t ever dream it’s below 100k
Motor segment become very competitive, 10 years back KIA, PEOGUET, FORD, HYUNDAI they are just out of our picture
Hope T & H realize what they offering to us is totally deproving their brand name.. Act fast before its too late, consumer behavior of Malaysia is very loyal to certain brand, but we chose wisely as well. What T & H left is RV and durability, you think others will be forever left behind?
Keep thinking in this way, TATA is going to over take you dude..
I dream Malaysia without Proton and policy that protect our national car maker. This two combination make car’s price in Malaysia so unacceptable and unbelievable.
Average Joe like me just can afford low-quality cars from Proton @ P2 with expensive price tags. Those menteri who make the policy meanwhile own hundred cars that worth hundred thousand of rinngit. So fair isnt?
Those who still ‘blind’ to support this policy based on stupid reasons will surely dislike my comment. But this world is full with gullible people right?
hahaha…
u think u can buy that kind of car w/o protection?
perodua viva will be priced lower, buy toyota iQ i dun think so.
keperluan vs kehendak.
lempeng vs pizza.
ur call.
PR suggest lower car tax: Negara bankrupt! Tak patriotik! Pembelot negara! Bumiputera ditindas!
BN suggest lower car tax: Janji ditepati! Rakyat didahulukan! Kami mendengar! Malaysia ke arah kuasa besar dunia!
Soon will be sued by aston martin for patent infringement.
Yeah, make this fella pay USD1B like Samsung
from 1994 until 2007, ford owned aston martin. nuff said
The car is very nice. Superb! But at the end of the day, when some bloke hit a side mirror, you have to wait to wait for 3 freaking weeks to get it replaced. Imagine that, driving without your side mirror, you’ll be a laughin stock. The T, H & N fan boys will be ROFL. At the end of the day, consumers will always suffer. When we want value for money car, we have to suffer from lowsy after sales, low resale value. If we dont to suffer this, we have to suffer POS from T, H & N. The G and its cronies will still be laughin all the way to the banks!
Wow~~ i love it’s cockpit.
please come also in the sedan variant, with no reduction in specs. the prefacelifted one had some reduced specs in its sedan variant..
Hav to test the 1.0 eb, seems like overrated, but wont buy 1, ha, 1.0 wif 120ps, too gud to b true
Dear SDHC,
i would like this same exact model of Fiesta to be sold in M’sia.
thank you.
ford has lost its corporate identity when they just slap an aston martin face into their car lineup… very disappointing design.. no identity at all!
If it is brought to Malaysia, and if the price is right (preferably below RM100k), then I may consider buying it…we need other viable options other than usual T&H and P&P…
the front grill looks something like from the mini cooper … looks odd. prefer the previous design
Actually, Ford still retains a stake in Aston Martin. So no worries there. Hence, the Aston snout!
Pretty similiar to Fiat’s GP & Bravo having the Maserati snout as Fiat owns Maserati.
Nothing new, but good for us budget people who can’t afford to own the real deal, but can have the design beauty of it in our … cars. :)
Having said that, this look gorgeous…
ugly design…with very low resale value..current owners must be struggling to maintain it. they for surely regret not to buy a reliable brand like toyota..confirm!.
if today there are more people know about Ford n buy it, u will definitely say in the other way round…
I sold my T.Altis n got my Ford..i enjoy a lot in term of the well known handling and performance. Surprisingly the noise insulation is superb too.
Open your mind and you will see there are plenty of good car around…
To me, all those budget cars in msia market are milo tin. Cant blame them due to msia tax and they need to keep the cost low.. so all these policies created by our govmen a big slap to the people!!!
Tin milo or not its our driving style who needs to be altered first. Even we have a tank, then drive like retarded a-hole, still no use. Take a lesson from the guy in Singapore who crashed his ferrari, mati also.
hi guys, i’m in the advertising business with friends from the marketing and sales team of various automotive brands…its really a cut throat business, when i see ppl commenting so vigorously abt other brands, sayin this better than that n what la..there is 50-60% chance that those ppl are just trying to stir up the consumers and disrupt the competition…so i say wtva to those ppl..you just buy what you fall in love with, do research n test drive..life’s short
dun think fuel grade over here can feed it….
may need to modify filtration system?
the focus st uses the same ecoboost technology.
so i believe our current grade of fuel is up to standard.
anyone , i wonder if this fiesta sold at price rm89k
89k…lol make your own car…or radically change the goverment…which isnt going to happen overnight coz you will then need to change the economy and decades old entrenched mindset of corruption and bigotry….
just bought a ford fiesta.. n best giler kotttt… although my big bro called me nuisance for not buying H&T..n ford fiesta mmg jimat minyak giler2.. wif rm30 ron95 you cn go more than 200km
So when will this new facelift and 1.0L ecoboost will actually arrive in malaysia? Should I wait for it or just get the current fiesta?