L.A Preview: 2011 US-spec Fiesta unmasked…

It’s a subject that’s been on any avid Ford fans mind over the past year or so (maybe… sort of…) what the Fiesta may look like (and what kit it’ll have) when (originally if) it came to the U.S. Well here it is! The 2011 Ford Fiesta… U.S.-spec!

U.S Fiesta sedan caught testing…

Source: Autoblog

Ford has already released 100 Euro-market Ford Fiesta hatchbacks into the hands of its Fiesta Movement ambassadors, but the actual production model being developed for the U.S. will have some differences, as these spy shots indicate.

Next-gen Focus out testing already…

Source: Next Autos

Ford has started to run some test mules for its next generation Focus, spotted this first time around in both sedan and wagon variants. While we are certainly excited to see a load-lugging Focus being tested out, we’re not going to hold our breath that Ford has plans to bring the wagon version to North America for the first time since the first-generation car.

US-bound Fiesta sedan spotted…

Here are spy photos showing Ford’s US-bound Fiesta sedan doing cold weather testing in the north of Michigan. Note the widened lower front grille – presumably for US crash testing result enhancement.

Ford Fiesta – What Car? Magazine car of the year…

In another sign of good things to come from Ford later this year, the company’s new Fiesta has just won a Car of the Year award from What Car? magazine in the UK. Specifically, the Fiesta 1.25i Zetec was selected by the publication’s editors.

2010 Fiesta sedan unveiled…

Over in China at the moment, there is the Guangzhou Auto Show. And at this show, Ford has unveiled it’s new sedan variant of the acclaimed Fiesta.

Lincoln MKT @ Detroit & MKZ facelift @ LA…

Thanks to The Motor Trend:

Ford Motor Company president of the Americas Mark Fields has confirmed that Lincoln will sell the Ford Flex-based MKT crossover next year after a January Detroit show reveal. Lincoln showed the concept last January at Detroit. And Lincoln will unveil a refreshed MKZ at the Los Angeles auto show in November.

FG Falcon now with added goodies…

Thanks to The Motor Report:

Ford Australia has announced that from September production, the FG Falcon XT will be fitted with 16-inch alloy wheels as standard equipment.

The new 16-inch alloy wheels replace the 16-inch steel wheels with full wheel covers fitted to the FG Falcon XT previously.

Lincoln working on sub-MKZ sedan?

Automotive News has interviewed Lincoln’s product development chief, Derrick Kuzak, about future vehicles from Ford’s luxury brand & Kuzak was quoted saying:

“We do think that there is room for a smaller car in the Lincoln brand,”

But he didn’t reveal any details on any – if any – plans of such a vehicle.

2009 Ford Fiesta Sedan spy shots…

BUSTED!!! Carrying out hot weather testing in North America, CarAdvice.com.au’s US spy photographer has snapped up some great spy shots of Ford’s upcoming small sedan – the Fiesta Sedan. Although it was originally only a concept, the Verve Sedan is now becoming a reality! Lets hope it carries a lot of the concepts features!