RE: Frankfurt: Ford Fiesta ST Concept

[SSCooperS]

At least we now know where the Peugeot designer went.

Those front grilles are absolutely foul.

[PhantomPH]

Am I the only person seeing the Aston Martin Cygnet in that first pic?

[Robmarriott]

PhantomPH said:

Am I the only person seeing the Aston Martin Cygnet in that first pic?

I can see it in the second one

[fathomfive]

Are these actual images or just an Autocar dream?

[loose cannon]

well as you removed my original post i will try again
it is simply ugly !!!!!! as is the standard version, to me the new fiesta looks more like a mish mash of a van than a small car, they really are ugly really cant see how anybody thinks its a looker tbh
its awful, mk1 fiesta looks better mk2 fiesta looks better mk3 fiesta looks better mk4 fiesta looks better, come on ford kinetic design it looks shat

[bakerstreet]

Don't like it. Grill looks far too big and in the wrong place IMO.

Quite like the Zetec S. Looks amazng in white.

Not that excited by the Focus either!

[obscene]

kwak said:

I think the front looks a bit like the aston cygnet

My first thought. Can't say I like it either. Looks like an angry fish.

[Hellbound]

Renault, it's over to you.

[GroundEffect]

Not powerful enough if it's a porky bd. If it weighs under 1100kg then it should be right on the money.

[ambuletz]

Here are some 'in the flesh' photos of the actual car.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/13/ford-fiesta-st-...





Disgusting!!!

[soad]

Not too keen on those, focus esp looks bland

[fathomfive]

Undecided. The photos of the real thing look better than the original ones. Can't help think it would look a little better with a slightly wider track and a more squat stance.

[ambuletz]

something about it just seems crude, in a very vauxhall VXR sort of way

[cheesyblob]

Is it just me that likes it?

[2slo]

The blacked out windows and dogs cock red bodywork don't do it any favours.

[bobberz]

cheesyblob said:

Is it just me that likes it?

No, I like it as well, if only because it looks better than the new Focus ST. I was very much looking forward to the introduction of the "global" Focus to America. Then I saw the taillights!! The saloon version looks much better, but I'm sure they won't make a fast version of that body style.

[Steve vRS]

As has already been said, the Zetec S looks so right, in fact as right as this looks wrong. well, from the front anyway...

Wonder if they will do a Mountune Ford approved upgrade to take it beyond 200bhp. If this is after market, it will still mean the car has low CO2 thingies to qualify for the lower road fund licence bracket.

Steve

[8530]

A Zetec S look with this back end would look far better.
http://www.pumaspeed.co.uk/viewadvice.jsp?newsID=6...
This "One Ford" idea is really starting to screw up Ford of Europe
styling. Sorry but the new Festa and Focus ST's look like

[vit4]

Eugh, looks like the horrid "big gob" Peugeots. Why?! A smaller, neater grille and the Focus would be nice looking (if too big and nothing too special) and the Fiesta I thought quite a looker. It looks st, and I'm saying this as a bit of a blue oval fanboi.

[anonymous-user]

Like the vast majority of Fords nowadays, the styling on both the Fiesta and Focus is utterly rancid, and the interiors look like an early '90s game console/cheap mobile 'phone. And don't get me started on those bloody wheels. Both cars looked very horribly out of date.

Ford have lost it - inside and out, and the once-decent driving dynamics seem to be going the same way too.