Ford Fiesta First Drive: Is This The End of The Honda Fit?

Looks sharp for a small car!

Wow the Mazda 3 Hatch. Did you realize Mazda shares platforms/ engines with Ford? The Mazda3 is the Ford Focus same as the Mazda2 is the Ford Fiesta. Same safety features just different manufacturing locations.

Umm...the Mazda3 is on the updated Protege chassis. The Euro Focus is on C1 (as is the Volvo S40). The Fiesta is on a shared chassis with the Alpha Mito and Fiat 500. The Mazda M2 may ride on this chassis, I honestly don't know, or it could be on an older Japan only Mazda chassis.

Either way this is in NO way related to the Mazda3 nor any other current Mazda chassis.

Get your facts straight next time.

The Mazda 3 is built on the C1 platform.

This is a Euro-spec Ford. They have far more dynamic balance than U.S. spec ones. Some even challenge some of the best from Europe.

Yea expect the Americna spec have worst quality than the already crap mustang. Honda has nothing to worry with another extra year to sell the fits. Ford will need to spend a lot of advertising money to convince people.

The vehicles will be imported to the states. Oh, thought you knew that. By the way, Hondas, Toyotas and BMW's are ASSEMBLED here and have the same quality as anywhere else. As usual, what is your ignorant point?

The Honda Fit is imported from Japan.

Why should be the end of Fit? Here in Europe Jazz/Fit and Fiesta exist together and both cars have good positions!

This video says everything: http://vbox7.com/play:c00568f0

Thank you for the video. For some, they need to see that the world isn't flat for themselves. Go to http://www.topgear.com/ and look for the Harris mall video. It has the Fiesta being chased by a Vette. Interesting. I believe the Fiesta, like in Europe, will sell its self. Good products find buyers. This car is selling in records despite (or because of) the economic climate.

I don't believe that Ford will compromise the US spec Fiesta too much at all. I think that's the point that Ford is trying to make here. They want to break away from the Americanization of a global car. Look if they can offer a 6 speed manual tranny on the Fusion and a sport package option then doesn't that proove that Ford places a value on ride and handling as well as styling. Further I disagree with Veyrons assessment of the Mustang. The 2010 model is a big improvement on it's interior. The Track Pack option makes it a player in the $25,000 to $40,000 sport GT segment. To make the Mustang a true world class player Ford has to do 2 things to improve it. 1)IRS-Although it's amazing how the've been able to develop the "donkey cart" sold rear axle.2)Engineer in more steering feel.However it's a unique vehicle because it's now stradeling both the muscle car crowd and the sports GT crowd. Finally Ford I think understands why so many buyers have flocked to the Japanese,the Koreans,and the Europeans and is now doing somthing about it. It's not just about making electric hybrids,it's about making cars that a lot people want to drive.

You make great points here and just by looking at the articles written lately about the Fiesta shows Ford is intending on making world cars available. Economically it makes sense.
I remembered when GM, Lexus and Infiniti came out with their RWD vehicles a number of years ago, and was shocked at the moves Ford was making with their engines and vehicles. I thought, man, these guys are clueless. Looking forward, not only are they in the best financial shape than some, even better than Honda, but are pushing a lot of product forward fast. We can sit and arm chair coach all we want, but at the end of the day, we purchase the products companies make. Great going Ford.

I can't wait to see this thing go head to head with the Elantra touring.

the fiesta will be the better, sporting ride and the fit will be more practical/functional...