More Fiesta bits

Based on what's being said on the net, it looks like our model and color choices are going to be similiar to what China is getting, so I took the opportunity to snoop around and look at some Chinese Fiestas for inspiration.



This is the 5 Door "Sport" version. There hasn't really been any word yet as to whether we're going to be getting a sport version or just a basic version. I really can't see Ford only offering one trim level of the sedan and the hatch, so here's hoping.

Apparently another similiarity between US and Chinese Fiesta's will be the seats. The European Fiesta has knob adjustments for reclining the seat, whereas American customers find these knobs unwieldy and time consuming. As such, we much prefer a lever which makes it much easier to move the seat to its extremes, but makes it difficult to find a middle setting that works well.

Also, in order for the Fiesta to meet US crash standards (see my rant in the previous post re:IIHS), some external modifications were made to car that we will be getting. The inside word is that the difference will be "measureable in millimeters", but we'll see once its released. The differences between the USDM Honda Fit and the JDM Fit are fairly pronounced, which may or may not be related to differing tastes in automotive styling between US and Japanese customers.