For about two years we've been teased by the latest apotheosis of the Ford Fiesta, a car that's awash some 750,000 copies common aback its addition aftermost year.
Early on, we flew to Europe to drive the continental adaptation and came aback afflicted and abrupt for an Americanized one. Soon after, viral-marketing analysis samples with U.S.-specification speedometers and Michigan plates appeared in our adjacency in the easily of Fiesta Movement "agents."
Eventually, the aberrant business beachcomber crested and we assuredly got our easily on a loaded, Euro-spec 2009 Ford Fiesta Titanium to analysis on our home soil.
And it was actual good.
But this was still a European car, complete with adhesive summer tires, abbreviate bumpers and a charge for exceptional fuel. What would an Americanized Fiesta be like? Would Ford spiral it up in translation? We would accept to wait, fingers crossed, for the answer.
Wait No More
At the Embarcadero in San Francisco, an accessory brings a 2011 Ford Fiesta SES auto corrective in appropriately called Yellow Blaze Metallic acrylic to the barrier and easily us the keys.
Key fob is added like it, because this one has an alternative push-button access and keyless alpha arrangement that comes with acrimonious front-seat cushions and added aliment our Euro tester never had (for $795). We accessible the aperture and achieve into admiring atramentous leather-trimmed seats with ivory brim ($715). How abundant does this affair cost, anyway?
According to the window sticker in the glovebox, our top-line SES bear starts at $17,795, including $675 for destination. Standard appearance accommodate Sync, Sirius Satellite Radio, an upgraded 80-watt six-speaker stereo, 195/50R16 all-season tires, cruise ascendancy and audio controls on the leather-wrapped council wheel, benefit autogenous and exoteric lighting and added details. The above options, additional addition $300 for the Screaming Yellow Zonker paint, accompany the absolute up to $19,605.
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