According to Edmunds:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=109224

Ford is going to come out with competitor to the Fit. Ford already makes or at least sells the Fiesta in Britain. There is a 5 door hatch available there. I have yet to find specs on MPG (KPG in UK?). I still want to test drive the Fit, but I may wait to see how the Fiesta stacks up. My 11 year old Prizm isn't gong anywhere, but I won't buy a car that gets worse mileage than I already get in it (29 city, 35 hwy). I had a German made Ford Fiesta in the the 70s & it was a super little car! Competition is a good thing, right?

 

Sounds like a whole new Mazda 2 type platform - not the exsisting Ford model...
Shades of the Mazda 6 / Ford Fusion ....

 

I believe that Ford has admitted they are working on a new "world model" B-segment automobile in conjunction with Mazda that can be sold in the USA. This will likely result in a new Ford Fiesta model and a new Mazda2 model.

Expect the new car to be unveiled at NAIAS in January 2007 for sale by Summer 2007 as a 2008 model in the USA from both Ford and Mazda; the car will likely be built at one of Ford's assembly lines in Mexico.

 

It's still a Ford... it better be priced around $10K....

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ROFL yeah. Ford should really use a new name for the NA market. When I hear fiesta I think of a rusty shit car, or a tequila party in Mexico.

 

Well, the Fiesta sells well here in Mexico, and it's been around for a long time in south america, I have one sitting right next to the fit

 

As long as it sings and opens/closes the doors like it did in the early 1990s, it will be the bomb!

 

"The vehicles are expected to hit the market in the next few years."

I don't think Honda has anything to worry about this decade.

 

I didn't really notice the "few years" bit. I think I saw elsewhere that it will be out in the US next year. Ford has been selling these in UK for a while. One can even get a diesel vs. petrol 1.3 L. Must get good MPG (KM per L?). Well, I am still a Fit fan. I can't wait to drive one. Should not be much longer now...BTW, I notice now that I started this under the wrong category--should have been under Fit compared to others. Sorry.

 

I think it is funny how all of these car companies are blasting these platforms out now. 12 months ago it was completely unheard of. I am excited to see which ones will still be selling in 24 months from now

 

With the price of gasoline likely reaching US$3.00/US gallon this summer, expect sales of this class of car to be very strong from now on. I think Honda and Toyota will sell a lot more Fit and Yaris models than originally projected.

 

Went to the Ford UK website. The most expensive Fiesta, the ST, with 3 doors, a 150PS engine, and lots of fun "go-fast" stuff was just short of 14k GBP. Fun, but $$$$

 

I think Mazda should just bring their Mazda 2 over period; it kicks ass. But 33% of Daddy's say must mean something.

http://www.mazda.com.au/articles/ima...honey2_lrg.jpg
http://www.mazda.com.au/articles/ima...strato_lrg.jpg
http://www.mazda.com.au/articles/ima...terior_lrg.jpg

 

I would have to agree aswell. But this country will try to stand behind the American cars as long as it can though... I do not agree, but I've always drving an Import... LOL

 

Ummmmmm..........It's a Ford! Are you insane? ..............