New Ford Fiesta 2018 Review - the best small car? | Mat Watson Reviews 

why are you promoting a scrappage scheme? Do you have any idea how many perfectly good cars were scrapped in the old scheme (such as classic Mini's, Audi Quattro's, and Mercedes SEC's, to name but a few)?

96KHA98 but is it green?

STAR LORD no i dont thinks so

STAR LORD no it's red

Yeshwant Dasari noob

STAR LORD if you couldn't tell I was making a joke about the Twingo episode So fuck you buddy :)

Kossak spot on

Kossak the old one wasn't a looker either overall this is an improvement

Certainly looks bigger, seeing the older fiesta in real life and imagining how a properly proportioned and sized human could fit in it, preferably in one piece sombered my enthusiasm. That and the 90s casio watch level of buttons on the dashboard, and it's tiny screen... This car looks like it has grown up... More of a competitor too the golf than ever..

f181234 Are you on crack? the older one is the best looking small hatchback imo

Which old one give me a year

Yeah it's quite mad. In fact even the Mk7 Fiesta is longer than the MK1 Golf; the only thing it didn't take from it was the width. These things just keep growing. These super-mini's are borderline small family cars! It'll get to the point where super-mini's shouldn't even be called super-mini's anymore.

This is a phenomenon that has existed for all classes of cars/trucks etc. Compare the old first generation Ford Explorer to the size of the one out now. It got so big that Ford introduced the Escape in 2000 ish which is the relatively the same size as the first generation Explorer but look at the Escape nowadays. All car companies are guilty of this, not just Ford, and it's just annoying.

Exactly. Same with VW etc they're pushing the superminis into the family hatchback class above so they can plug the 'small car' gap with city cars...

1. Safety. 2. Larger wheelbase for stability on the road and ability to take more weight. 3. Better sound isolation as a result of more overall weight. 4. People have more money and want to buy larger cars. It's not like small cars don't exist anymore, they just aren't bought.

Peter Thwaites It's now taller and wider than a mk1 Focus

arash kahedi sooo true

calm down hindi trash

De Bo fuck off Mexican go listen to your berto shit

Maybe they are getting bigger because people are getting fatter? Thought about that? Lol

dude its about price

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Ikr *man

And that has ruined the Fiesta for me

John Kyon and that made it look a familly car ..not a youth one anymore

Yeah the back looks like a very unexciting hyundai

John Kyon I

and they all thought the same, not going to mention that in my review. It'll probably suggests a step back. Bad business.

What did you end up going for

​@@Ali-ew9gv we'll never know

Yo gay nigga!?

Fruity

That’s an 021 accent .......

@@megamind8359 don't be racist man

@@legendyonis830 that's how i talk ! Am not being racist

True! I thought it reminded me of another car, but couldn't think which one

From the front, yes! From the back its like the old S-Max.

or an Aston Martin.

Owning a Grande Punto which I will replace with an mk8 Fiesta within a few years, so can confirm.

S Ant was feeling the same way as you. Drove the Ibiza after the Fiesta and bought the st line.

Yeah I like the 100bhp version but I don't like the ib5 gearbox that much

same

I genuinely think that the old fiesta is one of the ugliest cars on the road, however I think that this one is one of the best looking cars on the road, it's strange.

stitching looks wonky

Sure man - I live in London so my nearest boozer is the London pub. First round is on me - I'll see you there ;-)

THIS A DATING SITE?

Did you eventually meet for a drink then aha

he Blew mat

MICHGO1 lol

actually hang on a minute, 140hp 1.0 litre, So is the the new ST? or is the 'ST-LINE' a lower performance trim level? Im very confused

It's the ST Line. The real ST is not out yet :)

Ordered one yesterday for year end using the scrappage scheme, got it for £13,780 in 125 St-line trim w/ premium colour & city pack. Theres a difference between retail and actual provided you know how to haggle. At least with Ford. VW will probably stare at you for 5 seconds then demand you to leave the premises for breathing the same air and are only accepting deisels to make up for their own failures. The R-Line Polo is apparently starting around £20k and VW have 6% finance (Ford being 2.9%), I believe ST line is around £17-18k starting.

i disagree there - this has a more premium style of sport, where it looks elegant and quick at the same time.

My 99bhp mk 7 drives amazin. Standin start blows off bigger Bmers. drop power top end and the dickheads just have to prove they'vre a bigger dick. Hhahahahhaahahahahh

I like my 2015 better then this

Rear lights on the old model looked way better

the mk6 looked alot better still...

I think everyone likes his own model most, but i asked many not ford owners and they all say that the new model looks best. I like my mk8 very much but the mk7 looks good as well

Why would you prefer to have something impractical?

We are getting fatter

6 years later but yeah mine has folding seats

Faiz Wiralaga you at least got the more fun car

flyhighpizzapie More like a Subaru.

Yeah I noticed that the most as it drove away around 3:58. Too wide and flat. The rear lights need to be lower down I think. Maybe a different colour might help...something to contrast the rear lights, I don't think red helps.

It looks like a 2011 C-Max, not 2007, you're a bit off. But I agree, not a fan of the back either.

Yeah you're right, I'll edit my comment now.

No biggie, the C-Max isn't seen so often so it's understandable.

Haha this is actually a hilariously accurate description.

Totally agree 😂

Dhruv M A new shape Citroen C1 is a good first car, although the clutch takes a little to get used to. The Airscape Flair is the model I recommend.

Graham Frame How is this thing similar to german cars? Boring interior, few extras, back looks japanese. It's more like an asian car.

Nah, shrunken S-Max

XD

We've done it - and it will be out within a month. But there's something else before then you may like...

Now I'm even more restless... thanks Matt ;)

It certainly is. As far as I know the 1.0 Ecoboost has replaced Fords older 1.6 petrol engines. I think the ecoboost 1.0 also has turbo .

Damocles178 any engine with the Ecoboost name is turbocharged hence the 'boost' in the name. I'm pretty sure they've managed to get this engine to 200+ BHP (might be wrong but I know they have got it really high in testing)

Plus the sound it makes is purely satisfying. Sounds like half a V6 haha

I believe they managed to get 200bhp out of the 1 litre ecoboost for their one seater racer years ago. Chris Harris tested a slightly detuned version, worth a watch, it sounded nuts.

My 2015 1.0L is dead silent stock. Wish I could hear the half a v6.

Γιώργος Βαρδ New Mini Cooper

Jake Dexter the mini is more fancy, premium that the others though

Ibiza by far

Γιώργος Βαρδ Is that suppose to be an argument against the Mini? 😂 All cars below have been selected before individual specification but similar spec in terms of equipment, power etc. 2017 MINI Cooper (136bhp) - £16,200. 2017 Ford Fiesta ST Line (138bhp)- £16,725. 2017 Toyota Yaris Design (111bhp) - £15,845. (This was the most powerful engine available on the Toyota Yaris Design). 2017 Seat Ibiza FR 1.0 (94bhp) - £16,665. (This was the ONLY engine available on the Seat Ibiza FR model). Please note, the Mini had the most equipment as standard compared to the other three cars. The mini also has the best build quality of the three cars. The Mini has the most amount of customisable feature out of the three cars

Jake Dexter A properly equipped Mini is much more expensive than the other options, at least in my parts it is. It is a BMW underneath after all.

And the polo doesn't look generic? The A1 doesn't look like every other audi?

i agree, trying to be a corsa

It's not perfect but come on, nothing tries to be a corsa... That'd be like trying to fail.

Front is even worse.

@Raven Revere It's not the same, it's much more rounded and feminine. Interior isn;t all that good looking either. It's a pretty ugly car.

Sully Sullivan i agree!

LOL

jan haugen Naa the st for me

You have garbage taste, I prefer the previous fiesta because it’s obviously a better car.

come get me coward Nice argument

No way. The Ibiza is full of plastic and very cheap in the inside. All the way Fiesta over Ibiza.

MyRealName Sooo true.

How ironic, carwow and most other reviewers have given the old fiesta significantly better marks than the Polo. Maybe stop fanboying around.

True, the old Fiesta has gotten better marks than the Polo but not necessarily for being better in every category, for instance, interior quality wise or sound insulation wise, it was quite a bit worse. The thing is, the supermini class is mostly intended for young people and the Polo was very dull. It was more comfortable but veeery bland to drive, it had a much better made and thought out interior but also very boring, basically it was a Golf for those who can`t afford one. I was choosing between these two cars and ended up buying a Polo, I love it a lot and can`t say I`m sorry for buying it but damn, every time I see the Fiesta in that gorgeous blue colour, I wish I could have it just for a day...The new Fiesta has made the choice much easier for me, I don`t like the design nearly as much as the old one, so Polo GTI it is :)

Sergiu-Lucian Petrică it was just a bit better to drive around. that's it. in every other category the fiesta failed miserably especially in interior quality ride quality etc.

extremist0276 I wasn't implying that it's better than the Polo in every category of course. Interior quality has always been VW's domain in this sector and Ford for some reason ignored it with the last generation Fiesta and Focus. Seems to have gotten better with the new Fiesta but I didn't get to drive one so I can't state my opinion. But you can't deny that it has certain other qualities that you didn't mention. The 3cyl Ecoboost engine is a critical acclaim for example, and the fun to drive factor really goes a long way. I mean you chose a Polo. You simply appealed to the values that you care about - comfort and quality interior. That's perfectly fine. I probably wouldn't choose the same because fun to drive is simply the name of the game for me. And that's perfectly fine as well. I'm just bothered by people who try to treat subjective items as objective. Comparing 2 cars as similar as the Fiesta and Polo is never as easy as 'the Fiesta is better' or 'the Polo is better' like OP stupidly expressed. It's always much more complicated. And yeah, I feel you about the looks. I was thinking that maybe my next car's gonna be a Fiesta but with those looks.. I think I'll pass.