Long-Term Review- Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec
Since it has been 3 years since I got my first car I decided to write up a big long-term review on what life is like with my car covering all areas of driving and owning this vehicle. Driving On the road the Fiesta is a joy to drive indeed. The 1.4 Zetec engine gave 79 BHP new, and it certainly feels like it still has 79 BHP, overtaking even in 4th or 5th gear isn’t as difficult as you’d think. But it’s in the corners where the Fiesta really shines. On sweeping bends, it feels stable and the lack of body roll in corners just encourages you to keep on driving with enthusiasm and the steering is nicely weighted as well, the words poised and balanced describe this cars handling perfectly. The gearbox is also fantastic, it has a nice firm action that encourages you to drop a cog and give it some welly out of bends, it’s also a nice and tall lever rather than short and low down, you know where it is aand can shift gears effortlessly. Then there’s the brakes, their strong and the pedal ...