The 2014 Ford Fiesta facelift has been spotted one Indian roads for the first time. The mid-size sedan was caught while making test runs near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. We covered the Auto Expo unveil of the car live earlier this month and did a detailed pictorial first impressions review of the it based on its pictures from the Expo. The new Fiesta facelift sports a number of design elements never quite seen on the car in previous avatars. Ford had revealed that the car will hit the production line in mid or late 2014 and these pictures of the new Fiesta being tested tell us Ford is making good on that promise.
The Fiesta test mule caught testing in Chennai wore ‘Copper Pulse,’ the same colour that the unit showcased at Auto Expo 2014 had been given. This colour was introduced with the facelift and is not available on earlier editions of the Fiesta. One external component that has received a lot of attention is the grille. Comparisons have been drawn between the new grille on the Fiesta and the trademark Aston Martin grille. It has also been featured on the new Ford Figo sedan concept, a car that is being pegged to redefine the segment on launch.
Though the new visual profile is an important aspect of the 2014 Ford Fiesta facelift, there is also another important selling point. The company’s new in-car connectivity suite, Ford SYNC in combination with Applink, will make it one of the first car makers in India to offer such a feature. The mobile-inspired dash will allow users to communicate with their devices using voice-controlled commands. Touch interfaces on cars are rather unintuitive and it’s about time manufacturers caught up with the kind of technology that would make the use of smartphones and other such devices easier during driving. Read more..
The Fiesta test mule caught testing in Chennai wore ‘Copper Pulse,’ the same colour that the unit showcased at Auto Expo 2014 had been given. This colour was introduced with the facelift and is not available on earlier editions of the Fiesta. One external component that has received a lot of attention is the grille. Comparisons have been drawn between the new grille on the Fiesta and the trademark Aston Martin grille. It has also been featured on the new Ford Figo sedan concept, a car that is being pegged to redefine the segment on launch.
Though the new visual profile is an important aspect of the 2014 Ford Fiesta facelift, there is also another important selling point. The company’s new in-car connectivity suite, Ford SYNC in combination with Applink, will make it one of the first car makers in India to offer such a feature. The mobile-inspired dash will allow users to communicate with their devices using voice-controlled commands. Touch interfaces on cars are rather unintuitive and it’s about time manufacturers caught up with the kind of technology that would make the use of smartphones and other such devices easier during driving. Read more..
Source: Auto News in Hindi
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