65mpg Fiesta??? Only in Europe

[Slim]

See article here

I see some of the arguments made, the engines made in Britain and expensive, cost seems to be slightly more than a Prius, and diesel costs more than gas.

But, for a car that gets 15mpg better than a Prius, can narrow the price gap with tax incentives, and will never have an expensive battery to replace it sounds awfully silly for Ford not to at least offer it here.

 

[ZoomZoom Diva]

The diesel power is a marketing issue, though they could remove features like Navigation to reduce the entry price.

 

[LASERBLUE135]

Once they start making them here and MEXICO, the price will be cheaper and the gas engine should make pretty good mpg too. I do not understand why they couldn't get a few diesel engines in the batch over here. It's not like people are running around hating the fuel, it's just got a bad rep, so why not just bring a few over and see if "diesel + 65 mpg" sounds better than "diesel".

 

[mazdamn02]

TDI (turbo direct inject) diesel VW Golfs and Polos have been hitting 50+ forever, we need some dizzle cars in the state for sure.

 

[dmention7]

Fiesta != Festiva

 

[Slim]

Fiesta != Festiva

Meh, that's what they get for two almost identical names for two almost identical cars...lol

 

[ZoomZoom Diva]

Well, the cars are nowhere near identical... same size class, but from different areas of the world.