What was NA Ford thinking? ...

[keeplftxcpt2pass]

Look what they have done to the Fiesta ...

[RobCrezz]

What the hell!

[Uhura fighter]

Looks just like a small Focus.

[Matt UK]

Hatchbacks are seen as very down market in USA, whereas small sedans are more acceptable. Although I hear that the mood is changing.

In the USA the VW Jetta far outsells the Golf IIRC

[fatboy69]

Its a Focus with a boot. Bloody horrible looking thing.

[HellDiver]

fatboy69 said:

Its a Focus with a boot. Bloody horrible looking thing.

It's a Fiesta with a boot. That's what the thread is about. Failed reading comprehension, did we?

[Uhura fighter]

fatboy69 said:

Its a Focus with a boot. Bloody horrible looking thing.

The Focus "sedan" has been on sale here (UK) for a few years now.

As the other poster above said the US buys sedans not hatchbacks.


ETA: I know the op posted a fiesta, I posted the sedan focus.

[Exige77]

Not just USA, many Asia markets prefer saloons.

Many strange booted hatchbacks in China.

Ex77

[Chris71]

Google the Ford Ikon.

They were a Fiesta with a boot for the Asia Pacific market. There cars were considered such luxury items that if you owned a bottom of the range Fiesta with an oversized arse you clearly had a chauffeur, so they came with electric windows in the back, but not in the front.

[fatboy69]

very funny helldriver. not.

[sherman]

Renault did it to the last shape Clio as well


As said before different body styles are sold in different regions of the world

[unpc]

It's pretty much only Western Europe that "get" hatchbacks. As was said, the rest of the world regards them as down market.

[W00DY]

keeplftxcpt2pass said:

Look what they have done to the Fiesta ...

Jesus christ, is it running on 12s?

The one thing the Fiesta has going for it these days is looks.

[HellDiver]

fatboy69 said:

very funny helldriver. not.

HellDiver. No 'r'.

[fatboy69]

Hey ho.

[keeplftxcpt2pass]

W00DY said:

Jesus christ, is it running on 12s?

The one thing the Fiesta has going for it these days is looks.

Starting to see a few on the road in Canada (mostly these awful saloons) but there are hatchbacks in the dealerships. Prices start at $12,999 Canadian dollars

[Dunclane]

My Dad had one of these as a company car instead of a base spec Mondeo, I quite liked it TBH.

[Hot Potatoes]

Looks like a mini-me Mondeo from that angle.

Supermini saloons are not a UK favourite - remember the Skoda Fabia Saloon, i think they sold 5 and all in beige to OAPs!

[davepoth]

Although apparently the hatchback Fiesta is outselling the booted one by two to one.

[paranoid airbag]

sherman said:

so... much..