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Subcompact cars are set Don’t get me wrong, I up to be basic transporam not saying it drives tation with emphasis or feels like an Aston placed on low cost and but it is great fun to great fuel economy. drive, handles our roads That said, you might think very well and all the they are all a bit boring tech options needed to and not very fun to drive keep your eyes on the or even very interesting road are available. The to look at. This is not the SE model I drove came For the price, case on the 2014 Ford with Bluetooth, satellite driving the Fiesta Fiesta: it has had a faceradio, navigation, power lift and features more locks, windows, and the feels a bit naughty, standard options than in My Ford Sync. as if maybe you the last model year. I drove the Fiesta around have stolen a more Usually little sub-comPrince George and pacts like this come with practicality wise it didn’t expensive car than more plastic than a TV skip a beat. As I live you can actually sports reader. The Fiesta downtown, anywhere feels different. You do get afford. I go in my daily life I some plastic to be sure am always driving right Mike Zacharias but the dash has softer through the heart of the materials and some of city. When I headed out the plastic around here actually looks to the hockey rink, I was able to put all and feels good. For the price ($19,990 of my goalie equipment into the back, as tested), driving the Fiesta feels a no problem. Parking in cities is increasbit naughty, as if maybe you have ingly becoming a premium. Parking stolen a more expensive car than you a sub-compact like the Fiesta was a can actually afford. I would love to be breeze even without a backup camera! able to afford an Aston Martin as my As some people with larger vehicles daily commuter car but at this point in will know, parking at places like malls my life that is not an option. With the in and around the city the spaces are redesign, you do get the Fusion / Aston tight with not a lot of movement space front-end styling. for bigger vehicles. In addition, of Now some people might say, “Well it course, it does get worse in wintertime looks too much like an Aston.” Really? when the snow is piled high. That’s like someone telling a girlfriend With that in mind, how will it handle that she looks too much like Scarlett our winter roads? Johansson; you’re not really going to The Fiesta has good ground clearance complain, are you? for a smaller car and handling our
Driveway introduces our new northern B.C. based writer Mike Zacharias today. He challenges the image of the truck being the northern choice by testing a Ford Fiesta. What would you like Mike to test in the Prince George area?
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winter roads should not be a problem. Of course, you would want to invest in a good set of winter tires. Beyond the city limits, out on the highway, heading south it handled the road well, with enough get up and go for good passing power when needed. It’s quite roomy for a small car. There’s room for three in the back seat as long as those passengers are not of a larger body type, if I may delicately put it that way. If you are of a larger body type, there is plenty of room in the trunk, if you desperately need a ride at that exact moment. (Just kidding.) But it does tell you the trunk is also roomy! Verdict: No complaints. For a sub-compact, you get great tech options, great fuel economy, in a car that doesn’t feel like you are driving something as inexpensive as it is. It’s fun and zippy for driving around town or highway driving. If you need a small car as a
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daily commuter or it’s your second car to accommodate a bigger SUV or truck, I would recommend taking one out for a test drive to see if it fits for you in what you are looking for in a car. The Fiesta right now for me is tops in the subcompact class. View our Ford Fiesta video review online at DrivewayCanada.ca Specs Power: 1.6L, 16-valve, 4-cyl engine, generates 120hp and 112lbs of torque Transmission: 5-Speed Manual (standard), PowerShift 6-Speed Automatic (optional) Fuel Economy: Manual - 8.5/6.5/7.6 L/100km (city/hwy/combined), Auto - 8.7/6.4/7.6 L/100km (city/hwy/combined). Price range: $17,987 - $27,220 like.zacharias@drivewaybc.ca Twitter @mikezachreviews
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