2010 Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Announced, On Sale Early December

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Oct 16, 2009
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FORD HAS TODAY announced its diesel-powered 2010 Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, Australia's most fuel efficient car.

With an official fuel economy rating of 3.7 l/100km, the Fiesta ECOnetic has the most miserly thirst of any production car available in Australia, pipping the third-generation Toyota Prius and the MINI Cooper D by a mere 0.2 l/100km.

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While the Prius betters the Fiesta ECOnetic's 98g/km carbon emissions rating with its own 89g/km rating, the ECOnetic tops the list for conventional internal combustion engined cars - besting the MINI Cooper D's 104g/km.

The Fiesta ECOnetic is powered by a 1.6 litre TDCi common rail diesel engine, specially calibrated for maximum fuel efficiency and featuring a coated Diesel Particulate Filter to keep emissions low.

The ECOnetic 'package' features a range of specially-selected components to achieve its ultra-low fuel consumption, including:

  • Low rolling resistance tyres
  • Unique transmission and final drive ratios
  • Lowered ride height, air deflectors and unique wheel covers for improved aerodynamics
  • Weight reduction through the provision of a tyre mobility kit in lieu of a traditional spare wheel/tyre
  • Addition of a green shift indicator light in the instrument cluster, which signals the optimal point to change gear to maximise fuel economy

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"The challenge for our engineering team in developing the ECOnetic vehicle line was to deliver the maximum reduction in fuel economy and CO2 emissions using available and affordable technologies," Ford Australia boss Marin Burela said at the launch of Fiesta ECOnetic today.

 

Mr Burela described the Fiesta ECOnetic as a balance of affordability, style and technology.

 

"It brings together a whole range of clever thinking and technologies that are available right now, creating a 'greener' vehicle that delivers economy without compromise and genuine savings against the fuel cost of daily driving," Mr Burela said.

 

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As with its regular Fiesta stablemates, the Fiesta ECOnetic gets a 5-Star ANCAP crash safety rating, offering driver and front passenger airbags, head and thorax front side-airbags and a driver's knee-airbag as standard equipment.

Anti-lock Braking, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, Dynamic Stability Control with Traction Control and Emergency Brake Assist are also standard.

The Fiesta ECOnetic goes on sale in Australia from December 1, with a recommended driveaway price of $24,990 ($8760 less than the Cooper D and $14910 less than the Prius, both before on-road costs).

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Comments

  • Pitty [reply]
    5 months ago 0 points
    a good looking fuel efficient car. see!! its not that hard!!
  • Morris [reply]
    5 months ago 0 points
    And fairly cheap to
  • Matt [reply]
    5 months ago 0 points
    Any word on if Ford AU are bringing the ECOnetic Focus too?
  • Malcolm Flynn [reply]
    5 months ago 0 points
    It is the same engine as fitted to the Cooper D too, just in a slightly different spec.
  • Maneesh [reply]
    5 months ago 0 points
    The price of this Fiesta is about half the price of a new Prius...eat your hat Toyota!
  • G [reply]
    5 months ago 0 points
    But if you want fuel efficiency at an affordable price you can still buy a Suzuki Alto for half of the Fiesta's price.
  • Maneesh [reply]
    5 months ago 0 points
    The Alto doesnt have a good interior. The Fiesta probably does. I'm not saying i would buy a Fiesta, but some people would buy it and get better fuel economy than the Prius :-)
  • I..am [reply]
    5 months ago 0 points
    Dear G... forget abou the interiors... Just go have a look at the Fiesta. Then you would not compare it with Alto, as its much bigger and better styled than the Alto. Also compare the engine power & efficiency. After that let's see if you would still make the above statement.
  • jsdot [reply]
    4 months ago 0 points
    Fiesta handles, steers and brakes a lot better than many other small cars. Drove one in France with aircon on and pushing hard at legal 130 kph (and above) got better than 19 kilometer per litre (or 54 mpg), at more sedate 100-110 kph best was 74 mpg. But Ford are charging too much for the diesel over the petrol model. They don't get away with it in GB or Europe.

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