Review: Ford Fiesta S1600
ITL
03-jun-2010 16:35
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Price: £16,645 Engine: 1.6-litre Duratec Ti-VCT Transmission: Five-speed manual, front-wheel drive Power/torque: 118bhp/152Nm 0-62mph: 9.9 seconds Top speed: 120mph Economy/CO2: 48.7/134g/km Standard equipment: Racing stripes, alloy pedals, 17-inch alloys, air-con, leather sports seats, heated leather steering wheel, leather gearknob, bodykit, flared sills, special paintwork On sale: Now  Meet the spiritual successor to the legendary XR2 – Ford’sFiesta S1600. Only 650 examples of this limited edition will be made, each getting a host of go-faster tweaks – so they’re the sportiest models until the much rumoured ST goes on sale. But has this hot-looking Fiesta earned the right to wear its racing stripes. The S1600 certainly looks the part. It’s based on the Zetec S, but packs a full bodykit with a lower front spoiler, rear diffuser and large roof-mounted wing, plus 17-inch Frozen White alloys. It’s finished off in white paint with contrasting blue stripes.  Alternatively, you can order blue paint with white stripes. Inside, more stripes and decals along with swathes of grey leather with contrasting blue stitching brighten up the cabin. As soon as you pull away, it hits you just how brilliant the Fiesta is to drive – even at low speed. The steering is beautifully weighted, gearshifts are direct, and the revs climb eagerly with every prod of the throttle.  Performance But can the S1600 back this up with punchy performance? We drove the 118bhp 1.6-litre Duratec petrol model (there’s also a 95bhp 1.6-litre diesel), and revving hard to the red line rewards downshifts with swift acceleration. But despite this fun character, the S1600 never feels anything more than brisk, with 0-62mph in 9.9 seconds. It’s still entertaining, with the sports suspension improving on the standard car’s already sharp responses. String together a series of tight corners, and the Fiesta’s grippy chassis clings on brilliantly. Body control is superb, and the tail can even be enticed into a slide with a lift of the accelerator mid-corner. The brakes are the only negative – there is a lot of dead travel in the pedal before they bite, which is a shame given how responsive all the other controls are.  Unfortunately, the S1600 doesn’t provide enough of a step up from the standard Zetec S – so it’s hard to see how Ford can justify charging an extra £1,000 for what amounts to some styling upgrades. The chassis is so good, it leaves you wanting more power – and you can get that by having your S1600 tweaked by Ford-approved performance expert Mountune. It will fit a new induction kit and a sports exhaust system to boost output to 138bhp, dropping the S1600’s 0-60mph sprint time to 7.9 seconds. But while these upgrades allow customers to take much greater advantage of the Fiesta’s talented chassis, they also add £1,327 to the S1600’s already steep £16,645 price tag.  Nevertheless, an S1600 given the Mountune treatment would be a great car to own, and represents a fantastic stop-gap until the ST arrives next year. Keep the engine untouched and you have a car that is fun to drive but is also comfortable, quiet and very economical when it needs to be. It returns 48.7mpg on the combined cycle, and comes with a generous bundle of equipment as standard. But it’s difficult to get away from the price. Fast Ford fans might find that acceptable; others would be better off with the standard Zetec S.  Fuente: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carrevi...sta_s1600.html |
ForoCoches: Miembro
03-jun-2010 16:56
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| Esteticamente es más poderoso que sus prestaciones. Parece que lleve bajo el capo mínimo 180 jacos. Una lastima :-( |
*Vires et Honestas*
03-jun-2010 16:57
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| cordero con piel de lobo, pero bueno, ya sacaran versiones mejores, a mi el nuevo fiesta me parece muy acertado, asi que acabara llegando una version mas "pepina" =) |
ForoConos: Miembro
03-jun-2010 16:58
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Unas pegatinas, unos toques de color y poco más a venderlo a precio de "Edición Especial"  De migrante su actitud, al igual que la de Renault con el Clio Gordini. |
03-jun-2010 18:31
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Bueno al menos no soy un hombre cepo.... Aunque para ti ya sabemos que mejor atmosferico aunque no ande una mierda pero muy fiable  Saludos.. |
Antes aún le daba...
03-jun-2010 18:32
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tio, eres un pesao con los turbos y el par. ¿sabes para que sirve el palo ese que hay con numeritos entre asiento y asiento? |
ForoCoches: Miembro
03-jun-2010 18:38
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ForoCoches: Miembro
03-jun-2010 18:52
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No me acordaba que tu coche no podia con un c2 vts en balocco
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Repent Harlequin!
03-jun-2010 19:01
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| Joer, los discos parecen ridículos con esas llantas. Aparte de que es bastante cepo. |
ForoCoches: Miembrito
03-jun-2010 19:05
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A la espera de la version ST o RS.... 100Hpero, que haces con un Polo GTi de avatar??? Vas a por un tercer utilitario pepino??? |
Antes aún le daba...
03-jun-2010 19:06
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| por eso atrás pusieron tambores, no querían parecer tan ridiculos |
A bonis ad meliora.
03-jun-2010 19:11
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Otra cabalgada de Ford, con la de carrazos que ha hecho y saca esto... Mas vale que en USA hace las cosas de maravilla. A esta version le hacia falta el 2.0 de 150 del Fiesta ST anterior, o que ese 2.0 lo hubieran estrujado un poco hasta 160cv, y ya lo perfecto seria un 1.6 con 160cv a lo honda. Y luego una buena edicion RS con 200cv. |
muñones profesional
03-jun-2010 19:13
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Mas reshulon q deportivo... Podrian haberle sacado mas chicha a ese 1.6 |
Repent Harlequin!
03-jun-2010 19:14
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Bueno, mi coche también lleva tambores en el eje trasero, pero claro, tiene 23 años ya el pobre  .
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ITL
03-jun-2010 19:14
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Lo tengo porque me gusta el polo gti nuevo. 
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