Topic: Ford Stages Global Reveal of All-New Fiesta Sedan in China

[MKII]

GUANGZHOU, China, November 18, 2008

All-new Fiesta sedan features Ford's signature kinetic design language; its exterior clearly inspired by the Verve Concept notchback revealed last year at the Guangzhou Auto Show
Sedan version of all-new Fiesta developed specifically for China with key feature inputs taken from local market research
China to be a significant market for all-new Fiesta sedan, as Ford confirms its leadership with the fuel-efficient, sophisticated small car
Production of all-new Fiesta sedan will begin Q1 2009 at new, state-of-the-art facility in Nanjing, China

http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=29421

[Dante]

I hope the rear end is China-specific. I don't like it at all. Besides, the B-segment cars don't look good in sedan body style in general.

[mmret]

That rear decklid looks pretty high. Those look like renderings though.

Rear is not particularly great, but not bad. Just..meh.

[gotak]

They did the sedan, IMHO, better then the Yaris sedan. Then again a lot of new cars seems to have the high rear for some reason.

[Ice]

They did the sedan, IMHO, better then the Yaris sedan. Then again a lot of new cars seems to have the high rear for some reason.

Probably a combination of it being a fad, plus making the trunk taller (more volume), plus its likely a better configuration in terms of airflow around the vehicle and so it reduces drag.

[sirAQUAMAN64]

Looks pretty ill proportioned, since it must have been designed as a hatch first. With a sleek hood and windshield the cabin is set-back so far that the rear seats are further over the rear wheels than normal, which isn't a problem visually in a hatch bodystyle but plays oddly here. Still, think it'll blow the doors off competitors.

[Bullet Blue]

Those wheels looks TINY from the 3/4 view. Agreed, its proportion is a bit off from the back (easy Saf), but I also agree that it will be a tough competitor nonetheless.