For the Malaysian market, the Ford Fiesta finally arrived after its launch recently in Sunway Pyramid. So far, the Malaysian roads have been given a sneak preview of what the Ford Fiesta could offer and with the official launch, it is now ready to make some parts of the automotive industry here theirs.
At the launch, however all the speculations were put to rest and even the skeptics were enthralled by the fact that they are now selling the 1.4 liter manual transmission version for only RM69,888. The 1.6 liter sedan version however will be sold for RM78,888 while the top range model, (1.6 liter Sport hatch) model is going for RM82,888, RM2,000 less than it was rumoured to be.
The Fiesta will be rolled into our roads through Ford’s Thailand plant that comes with the Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) system. The 1.6 model is paired on with a 6 speed Powershift twin clutch transmission that gets you up to 118 horsepower and 152Nm of torque. It comes with a series of safety fittings like the ABS, ESP, EBD as standards as well as the Hill Launch Assist to work with the ABS. Apart from that, you also get dual airbags and five spoke 16 inch alloy wheels wrapped around by 195/40 tyres.
Entertainment is channeled through its audio system which comes with Bluetooth, USB and iPod connectivity which will get you through the 6 speaker surround system. Voice controls too are included, an Easy Fuel capless refueling system and Isofix mounting points are also fitted in as standard. If you get the 1.6 liter Sport model, you will get a cool looking sports kit that pushes the looks a bar higher. Across all three models, you can chose between Metropolitan Grey, Cool white or the Mica Black colours while a True Red colour is added in for the manual model. The sedan models however gets to have another 3 different colours namely Highlight Silver, Phantom Blue and Sparking gold.