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05-16-2010, 10:09 PM
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2011 Ford Fiesta - Click above for high-res image gallery
The EPA has finished calculating the fuel economy of the 2011 Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) and as Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford) projected, its new baby has hit 40 miles per gallon. The official numbers from the Feds are 29 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway for Fiestas with the new six-speed dual-clutch Powershift (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Powershift/) gearbox. Those highway numbers top the Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit by four and five mpg, respectively.
Fiestas with the base five-speed manual gearbox get a rating of 28 mpg city and 37 mpg highway. All North American Fiestas for now are equipped with a 120 horsepower, 1.6-liter inline four regardless of which gearbox is selected. The first batches of Fiestas should be on their way to dealers in the coming weeks now that production has started.
Gallery: First Drive: 2011 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-fiesta/low/)
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[Source: Ford]
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2011 Ford Fiesta - Click above for high-res image gallery
The EPA has finished calculating the fuel economy of the 2011 Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) and as Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford) projected, its new baby has hit 40 miles per gallon. The official numbers from the Feds are 29 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway for Fiestas with the new six-speed dual-clutch Powershift (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Powershift/) gearbox. Those highway numbers top the Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit by four and five mpg, respectively.
Fiestas with the base five-speed manual gearbox get a rating of 28 mpg city and 37 mpg highway. All North American Fiestas for now are equipped with a 120 horsepower, 1.6-liter inline four regardless of which gearbox is selected. The first batches of Fiestas should be on their way to dealers in the coming weeks now that production has started.
Gallery: First Drive: 2011 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-fiesta/low/)
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[Source: Ford]
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