Ford cancels the Fiesta RS

We heard lots of rumors back in February about Ford, dropping the RS badge! These rumors turned to be official news and the British media announced today that the Fiesta RS will not be built! Yes, this was revealed by the director of Ford Team RS, Mr. Jost Capito, in a recent interview made by Evo Magazine. But why they want to do such a thing? Well, according to our sources the manufacturer considers that the new vehicle will not generate such big profits and it will be better, that in these hard financial times, to avoid this kind of vehicles.
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Htay7500 - 3/30/2009 11:31:22 AM

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Nooooooo!

Chaos29 - 3/30/2009 5:59:12 PM

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Why? it looks like it can be sucessful... i'd buy these for my lil niece and nephew to drive around the blocks.

racinghart - 4/3/2009 5:10:57 AM

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what sort of retarted comment is that?

The Fiesta is an excellent car for it's size and price position. It's the segment leader and incredibly well rated for driving dynamics and balance.

It's the right decision from an economic standa point, but it's a shame to lose out on the heritage of the RS badge and emotional branding this brings with it. Ford of Europe has been producing some of the best cars on the market for a number of years now, but still suffers from badge snobbery. The RS branding does something to quell this, so on that level it's a shame.

pnsb24a - 4/3/2009 4:03:27 PM

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