The Ford Fiesta has been officially launched:

1.4LX Manual - RM69,888 (OTR)
1.6LX Sedan (A) - RM 78,888 (OTR)
1.6L Sports Hatch (A) - RM 82,888 (OTR)

Note:

1) 3 years or 100,000km warranty
2) 3 years or 60,000km free maintenance

Spec List:
http://www.ford.net.my/fiesta/specs_features.asp


This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Oct 21 2010, 11:12 AM

Saw it on newspaper today! Quite nice actually. Orangeee~ I wonder how will it perform?

Sadly the 1.6L Sedan's rear doesnt look modern.

they lowered the price summore. bet that is because of the new walanja.

yea good move actually they did that

some like it conservative tho, so to each own. but still, it's one nice car priced very nice for people looking for an everyday mover & doesn't makes you feel bad sitting inside. too bad it's abit small for what i am looking for...but then again it never was meant to be big, =)

the next new focus might be the right one.

Yes its all due to the Forte pricing. Good for all the end users. Hope the Hyundai Avante will be better priced. But Ford should give a 5 yr warranty just like what Naza Kia os offering for the new Forte.

For u sure la will be small cuz ure driving the previous model Toyota Altis which is quite spacious.

yep, i am kindda spoilt for a good replacement, =)

i can't even bring myself to accept the pug 308 because it's not quick off the shot enough, nor the golf coz it's just not wide enough, etc etc. to me, i always felt that while T doesn't make the best cars to awe people over, it is subtle enough to make one who has driven one to constantly compare for a worthwhile all-rounder. that's actually what T is really strong at, all-rounder cars. not the fastest, not the best looking, but still somehow it's hard to find another car that has abit of everything.

It comes with a dual clutch right?

Wonder hows the maintenance on that?

does it come with push start?

i see the website it got mention key-less entry only but i cant see push start.

Since dual clutch is kind of new here, I'm speculating that it (the clutches) would last like a manual trans would - i.e. under normal driving, probably ~10yrs. Hopefully it has serviceable parts.

Other than that, the other mechanical parts, I believe nobody has the idea yet.

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Added on October 21, 2010, 12:55 pmKeyless entry (just press unlock and then you can enter the car without key) is not keyless ignition (inside the car and press the start button without key).

This post has been edited by dstl1128: Oct 21 2010, 12:55 PM

yeah but the Peogeot 308 is quite spacious at the rear (slightly better than the 407)

Hope Ford doesnt do wht Naza did. For the first Forte buyers they only got the 2 yrs warranty. But new owners now have the 5 yr warranty while old owners must pay a premium for the extra coverage.

Good effort and pricing by Ford, thumbs up..hope to see on the road soon

i know, space wasn't a problem with the pug. the lethargic engine & turbo lag was. golf doesn't suffer as bad with this "continental feel" mainly because it is also smaller, which means the back won't be comfortable for long. the fiesta is very close to the golf in terms of the feeling it gives off, very comfortable for the driver & front, with a certain sacrifice from the people sitting behind.

Downloaded the brochure. Why can't I have Phantom Blue on the hatchback?

u r comparing a C-segment car with B segment.. what are u expecting?
dont say toyota, all other car u take C segment compare with lower segment of course la the higher one is all round better

erm...i would appreciate if you dont reply in such manner... Edit:i wasn't looking to condemn any specific cars or looking for a fight, im just stating my experiance with each of them, and there is actually nothing that was wrong with what i said. it's already a known for people who has driven both models.

actually, the 308 & golf are both C-segment cars, no? =/

if they are not, then i am sorry. they are not as small as the typical B segment cars, so i could be wrong.

but then again, every knows Forte is a C segment car, but still it is not spared from being compared to VIos/city which is obviously smaller.

This post has been edited by eddie_al: Oct 21 2010, 01:35 PM

huh? what kind of "manner" are u looking for in internet forum?
btw, im talking about comparing fiesta with golf or maybe ur altis
thats the problem with malaysian whereby they compare based on pricing, not the car segment

if you are another typical keyboard warrior who always easily misses out what others write, and then post without reading properly, obviously you are going to shoot your own leg.

i already said, fiesta was never meant to be big anyway. i know what i was comparing. internet forum means you could write without any manners? sigh...what's wrong with you...=/

nice car with nice prize..

am sure you didn't read every post...

oh, maybe i've misread, im sorry for that
anyway, dont expect manners from internet
u havent step into kopitiam yet but yeah, i agree posting in fast and furious should be in proper but what the heck

apologies accepted. thx for being able to accept my explanation...back to topic now, =)

i still feel there is something wrong with the spec pricing. the HB sport spec is good, but over this part of the world, sedan sells. the main difference between our market & the other side of the world, cars there are cheaper. so an average family there can buy more than 1 car for specific needs. here, people are always looking for one transportation means for all their daily needs, including fetching children, buying grocery & outstation travel. a HB losses out to everyday practicality here.

i am dazzled that the marketing team can miss out something so obvious.

Choosing a car doesn't necessary stuck to one segment choice. User preference is subjective & always surrounded with "what if" dilemma.

For example. Polo 1.2 looks nice, but with that money I could buy an 1.6 Altis which is much-much spacious. But then again smaller car its easier to park maybe a Myvi is better. But Polo has awesome DSG gearbox & its cheaper roadtax. Forte seemed like a bargain & bigger but can I count on aftersales service? Maybe a Honda City but Vios is cheaper.

So many possibilities.

Ford Authorised Dealer = Ford Authorised Service Centre?

or.. where can i find list of Ford Authorised Service Centre in Malaysia?

This post has been edited by hanifw: Oct 21 2010, 02:57 PM

wow!! cool price. I thought it is going to be around 100k. Now with this price, I would have gave this car a serious thought.

launch is launch joh.. but seem like MY here still no have ford fiesta sports sedan which ford Thailand have it (same factory why here can't have?), hope ford will bring ford fiesta sports sedan come in then next year is really a good year for buying new car

btw... i think soon will see the T+ H sales been affected on B segment car (vios + honda) as ford 1.4(M) price is lesser than vios J 1.5(M) (personal opinion)

This post has been edited by yeexing: Oct 21 2010, 03:15 PM

Ford sport sedan? What model is it?

mau test drive jugak ni

ops.. missing some word... will go edit....

should be ford fiesta sport sedan

if they offer free servicing for 3 years that would kill mazda2 as well hehehe

The price here in east malaysia is 7K more than what you would get in the west!They charge 2.3k in the brochure for S-Package which includes rear spoiler, wheel cap and 3 year warranty when you can get it free in west msia. Thats daylight robbery!

Car tax, sales tax, dealer tax & whatever tax...Its a damn miracle that the price is cheaper than 1st announced. Usually other way round saying yen, dollar, euro getting weaker whatever nonsense.

This post has been edited by alpha0201: Oct 21 2010, 03:26 PM

Very nice car indeed, now if only the sedan can give dual airbag I would definitely buy it. But its still early, hopefully they can come with another spec next year. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one

Mazda 2 is already dead in the water. Very poor sales to date.

no test drive?

what's the bank rate like for fiesta?

between this and the vios, which is better huh?..in ur opinion..

u dont see anyone in germany or america talking about the vios... except for third world countries like <you know where..>...

This post has been edited by jakesean: Oct 21 2010, 08:49 PM

edited

This post has been edited by fastreader: Oct 22 2010, 08:10 PM

saw from the offical MY ford website, the fiesta interior picture got digital air-con but brochure did not mention about it. can anyone clarify this?

brochure is from Thailand, pictures as well, here we get everything manual,. Only cool thing is the voice command. Bluetooth Handphone dont support A2DP. got i pod connector.

wow.....thai's version even got leather seat. envy-nya~~~~

http://www.ford.net.my/dealer_locator.asp

Look for the yellow or blue coloured star marker for those in the list.

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Added on October 21, 2010, 11:37 pmThe SA told me they can get 2.8 - 2.9%...from Affin Bank.

This post has been edited by axoloke: Oct 21 2010, 11:37 PM

That's quite low compared to similarly priced (diff segment car)...

well, looks like a good buy and definitely better choice than Vios and City.

All banks are providing rates between 2.8-2.9% for new non national cars.

really? but the SA here told me it's around 3.25% now...i'm really looking forward to get this car but the problem is the actual car will only be here around next month.
Btw, i'm in Labuan

im not sure about rates in Labuan but in Peninsular most banks have lowered the rates for the month of October.

again: no test drive?

it seems like Fiesta will cannibalize VW Polo this time around...

Good strategy by Ford waiting for VW to launch their Polo first~

1.6LX Sedan (A) - RM 78,888 (OTR)

good price. but service center too little. They don't even have 3s service center.

Test drove the car already. Quite satisfied with the performance and the NVH of the car. The part that turns me down is the interior. The dashboard looks really cheap and the once sitting at the rear seat , it feels pretty cramp as well. Its not a bad car but will look forward to proton inspira. =D

The 1.6 one? Hav u tried 1.4?

Test drives are already available this week due to the official launching.

anyway, i did take a closer look at the fiesta pricing..how come the east malaysia got this "S-package" and it adds RM 2300 to the price.

the peninsular no "s-package" means no 3 year warranty?..

looks tempting.. looking forward to buy it in 2011 ..

It is not about Germany or America... with that price and the features it have (TC, ESP, dual-clutch GB, "dual VVT-i" engine)... one can't even get those with Jap brand. Hope they don't just increase price due to good demand.



off-topic: Guys, is this the cheapest car you can get that has TC & ESP?



This post has been edited by dstl1128: Oct 22 2010, 08:37 PM

Haha nope never bother to go for 1.4k cc. hehe

Not nice looking hmm

I'm thinking of getting a 1.4. Maybe do Ken Block's Fiesta livery



This post has been edited by alpha0201: Oct 23 2010, 09:19 AM

Test drove the 1.6 hatchback today. Steering is very light and gets tighter as you drive faster (still abit light though). Acceleration not bad but the rpm goes way up when accelerating (salesguy said it was sports type).. Like someone said before, the interior feels/looks abit cheap although it does have bluetooth, voice control, and usb. Also kind of cramped for me (big guy here).

Coming from an '08 City user, the car isn't that small actually though isn't as spacious as the City but its really close.

The front seats hold your body in place. The interior though a bit plasticky, is beautiful to look at. You will get enough connectivity options.

Car's body is solid. Seems heavy. The design is so nice to look at. I think its a good car for 4 people and <175cm.

The only thing that bugs me a lot is the rear drum brakes. I feel with this type of performance(near/better engine than the current city) they should have at least solid disc rear brakes.

Unfortunately, the car wasn't available for test drive in my place. Am looking forward to test the car's handling and brakes. And the fact that they claim its better on fuel compared to my City is just intriguing. Twin clutch goodness nyum2.

Can anyone enlighten me on the need for rear disc brakes? As far as I can see there are virtually no advantage for having rear disc brakes in normal road use. What do you get out of it apart from being more expensive?

disc brake easy for inspection of brake pad. Drum brake is not visible for inspection Need to remove the whole drum and check the brake pad.

disc brake cool down faster than drum brake.

But is that a valid reason for the higher cost disc brakes?

As for disc brake cooling down faster than drum brakes, we are talking about normal road use and not high performance driving (eg. racing/offroad activity), which rarely if ever heats the brakes so much that they lose their effectiveness. And we are talking about rear brakes here.

just test drive fiesta 1.6 sedan today. The engine very responsive and NVH is definitely better than mazda & toyota. The DSG feeling is a bit weird, i not used to higher rpm on high gear. I wonder how reliable is this 6-SPEED DSG compare to honda city idsi CVT. Engine roaring up to 3k rpm after rolling over bump. You definitely will feel the a sudden harsh power when you over accelerate. The torque definitely is there for pick up. Cornering is good, but absorber on new car i think got problem, when ever i roll over uneven road i heard tuk tuk tuk sound. Parking of car is a nightmare, you can't see the car front bonet which makes you difficult to guess your car bonet distance.

The steering wheel is a bit weird. Bigger diameter on LHS and RHS but UP and DOWN is slimmer, which makes gripping not so firm. The steering wheel a bit high compare to other brand.

The seat i can't find the adjust hi-lo handle. Only can adjust FR and RR.

There is no temperature meter on the console panel nor the meter panel. Only got warning indicator when engine overheat.

The middle console panel a bit bulky. Too much button cramp together, which will makes you confuse. This car do not have auto lock for door. Need to press manually, which is located at the cd player console. There is no latch or button on 4 sides of the door to release the door lock. The A/C control button cheaply feel compare to kia forte.

interior of the whole car is made of plastic and some small patch of fabric on the door panel. The plastic is hard and sturdy. The storage compartment is simple and not as good as toyota. You will not have a chance to put your starbucks coffee. The 2 cup holder is just enough to slot in small mineral water or can drinks. The car is spacious for room leg, but a bit cramp for big body & big buttock. Tall guy/gal beware your head for rear seat.


cons. I dislike the steering wheel and the default height of the steering. Where is the hi-lo adjustable handle for the driver seat?

This post has been edited by vexus: Oct 24 2010, 06:21 PM

I test drove for a very short distance on the HB earlier today. The steering wheel can be adjusted higher or lower on that model. As for the seating, are you referring to the height adjuster? It's like a cranking mechanism on the right of the seat, you need to "pump" it, upwards or downwards depending on going up or down. It's on a sliding rail though, so you will then need to adjust the seat forward or back once done.

had visited the showroom to see Fiesta. but havent get the chance to test drive one yet

@vexus: i thought Fiesta is not using CVT? the spec says it's a 6-speed powershift automatic transmission with Dual-Clutch gearshift system
as i know, CVT doesn't offer the "sudden harsh power" as u said in your post.

Dsg not cvt. Both are different

drum is there to reduce cost and reduce the need of applying abs feature on the drums as drum brakes rarely lock up at high speeds

Nice car....love to have it but too pricey...

and as other LYN'ers mentioned, for that kind of price only married adults can consider buying 70-100k car but they rather have sedan to carry their families.

The HB version well suited for a youngster like me however in M'sia average young working adult can't afford >50k car

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Added on October 24, 2010, 5:47 pmSure boh???

Got this in their website...

Fuel Efficiency
With the combination of 6 speed dual clutch transmission (PowerShift®), twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) Ford Fiesta will have an estimate fuel consumption of 5.9L to a 100 kilometers. 42 liter fuel tank will enable a travel distance of 700 kms.

This post has been edited by Notoriez: Oct 24 2010, 05:47 PM

haha apology. Mistaken wrongly. haha. Kena conned by salesperson keep on CVT in my mind.

The target market is for working adult which most average young professional can afford lah. Nonid to be married.

had the chance to test drive 1.4 fiesta manual at ford federal highway showroom. road was empty around those industrial area so i manage to rev the car to 6k rpm. Shift @ high rpm and manage to blip the throttle to enter few junction and 1 roundabout. NHV is superb and handling is great for a rear torsion suspension. HP interest going @ 2.8 for 5 yr installment. need to adjust the feeling of left hand signal knob. But i would be sold if they have a 1.6 ti-vct MANUAL sport specs

How many working adult who is not married yet in M'sia

What i meant is generally by the time we can afford cars between 70-100k is already planning to have family.

any idea what's the interest rate for 5-7 years?

Awesome. That's the review I'm looking for.

In Sabah, the Ford dealer only had a 1.6 hatchback test unit. Didn't bother test drive it although its a 6 speed DCT, but its a strictly auto only.

I'm interested in 1.4 manual. 1.6 manual would be perfect.

the 1.4 feels extremely light at standstill. The clutch basically doesnt feel like its there at all.
"Pick up" as malaysians like to say, is fairly good and heard lots of wheelspin the other day.

Really punch through the gears and the revs go up quickly. But for 1.4, it starts to lose puff around 4.5k rpm. okay lah, not that bad.
If 1.6 Manual i'd be slobbering already.

Same here, would've booked it if there's a 1.6 manual, or a manual override on the twin clucth auto.

Well, many. I'm 25 and most of my friends around my age can afford 70-100k car and we don't plan to get married as yet. It depends on what field you are in.

Is there any company in Malaysia willing to sell a slightly higher end car with a manual transmission? Manual transmissions are cheaper and much more reliable than an auto. A 1.6 Fiesta or 1.6 turbo Peugeot 308 with a manual would be perfect, but obviously the car companies only think about money...

But the Fiesta DOES come with 4-wheel ABS...

eh, Only DRIVER airbag for the FIesta Sedan?

YALOR, POTONG STIM... That's prob why they LOWER the PRICE!

fiesta sedan

no fog lamp

less glove compartment for storage.

4 side of the door do not have release/lock knob.

Good for you but how many of us are earning more than RM5k per month around that age bracket. Unless living with family and your salary is only to pay car loan and entertainment then you can afford to buy car around the 70-100k bracket

Yup, also depends on what field we are working in. If O&G, no need to say anything la.

I also can afford to get this car but i would be sacrificing alot of other important things like investment, insurance and savings

This post has been edited by Notoriez: Oct 26 2010, 03:17 AM

ford...........no 2nd hand value

typical M'sian mentality.

Only in Malaysia but definitely better than other brands like T&H can offer around the price

For me, i choose a car not based on resale value but based on the pleasure i can gain from driving it

Well said...same here...Simply I just love enjoying my ride...

I'm wondering if this car is considered an upgrade to my City '08.

The City 08 is already good for me and in fact I prefer it to the latest City. But I've always liked a hatchback and this Fiesta looks wicked!

Yes, City is already good for you. Unless you are going for another car, then this is a good choice.

hopefully gonna go to the showroom this weekend! heheheh. i hope the ford fiesta really impresses me. i would love the hatchback in white

Not a fanboy of T&H and myself driving a proton. Just wanted to highlight that if you are planning to change cars every 5 years, second hand value is important and maybe that is why many go for T&H.

But if you don't mind driving the same car for 9 - 12 years, then don't bother about second hand value.

somehow i am interested on its voice control system.O_O
but i think its only available for 1.6 sport =.=''

There are quite a number of high end manual cars in the local market if you look and search around like Suzuki Swift Sport, Renault Clio RS, Mini Cooper, Renault Megane R26, Civic Type R, Impreza WRX STI , Porsche Boxter etc etc...

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