The Ford Fiesta is a mid-class supermini car designed and built by Ford Europe, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. It was also manufactured in Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa. It is now marketed worldwide, including Japan and Australasia, and was sold briefly in North America. It is one of Ford's most successful cars with over ten million sold in seven distinct generations since 1976 and production continues as of 2007, with an eighth generation expected during 2008. It is also set to return to the US in 2010.

2009 Ford Fiesta

As expected, the new Fiesta takes its styling cues from the Verve Concept which first debuted back in August last year, whilst also blending design principles from the Mazda2 with which it shares its platform.

The Fiesta will be available with both petrol and diesel options for a total of five powertrains, mated to either a six-speed manual or the new Duratec automatic.

Petrol models include a 1.25-litre (44kW and 58kW), a 1.4-litre (66kW) and a 1.6-litre (85kW) engine option. With the diesel line-up consisting of a 1.4-litre (50kW) and 1.6-litre (66kW) Duratorq TDCi common-rail diesel engines, which return phenomenal fuel economy along with reduced emissions.