Ford Fiesta

Britain’s top-selling car has long been or class favourite. We discover if new Clio can topple it

Sean Carson

Running costs 43.8mpg (on test) £54 fill-up/£145 or 25% tax Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 311/1,093 litres Performance 0-60mph/top speed 9.8 seconds/114mph Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 45.1/33.7/9.8m MODEL TESTED: Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost 100 ST-Line PRICE: £18,070 ENGINE: 1.0-litre 3cyl turbo, 99bhp IT’S our current class leader, but is the Ford Fiesta about to slip down the rankings? We’re testing the 1.0 EcoBoost 100 model in five-door ST-Line trim (Titanium X pictured) to find out. Design & engineering IN this specification the Fiesta costs £18,070 – £1,775 more than the Clio, which is quite a significant chunk of cash at this price point. While you should be able to walk into a Ford dealer and haggle a little, this is partly because the brand doesn’t list the Zetec trim level in its price…

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