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The new Ford Fusion and the new Ford Fiesta
- Ford dealers across the country plan special Fiesta and Fusion
previews
- New look exterior and new style interiors
- Exciting new colours inside and out
- "Big-car" features including Bluetooth® and voice control now
available
- Prices start from £8,395 for Fiesta Studio and £10,645 for Fusion
Style
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 10 November 2005 – The new Ford Fiesta and Fusion
will arrive in showrooms next weekend (19, 20 November). Every Fiesta
and Fusion in the Ford small car line-up has had a colour and style
makeover for 2006. Britain's popular small cars are now available with
"big-car" features including voice-controlled temperature, phone and
audio systems.
Distinctive new exterior styling, fresh new interiors, vibrant new
colours and an impressive list of new equipment are sure to keep the
Fiesta and Fusion top of the sales charts.
The 2006 Fiesta and Fusion offer many features that are usually
only available in larger cars including: rain-sensing wipers, automatic
"home-safe" headlamps, air conditioning with automatic electronic
temperature control, satellite navigation, trip computer, one-shot-down
driver's power window, power/adjustable heated door mirrors that fold
inwards and a MP3 connection socket for the integrated stereo systems.
Modern new seat fabrics and fascia colour combinations give the 2006
models a contemporary feel. With more than a dozen combinations on
Fiesta alone, customers can create an original and distinctive new car.
Vibrant exterior colours for Fiesta and Fusion include "tango red",
"amethyst", and "sublime". Each range also has a unique colour -
"apple" for Fiesta and "Spanish olive" for Fusion.
New features at a glance
The new range of standard and optional "big-car" features are:
- Voice control for phone, audio and electronic automatic
temperature, as first seen on the new Ford Focus, and a first for small
cars.
- Bluetooth® hands-free technology that mutes the audio system and
plays the caller's voice over the car speakers when the phone is in
use. Voice controlled with no cradle required.
- New, high quality audio unit. Whether using a tape or CD player, the
quality and reception is a significant improvement.
- Trip computer to inform the driver of: miles to empty, average and
actual fuel economy, average speed, trip distance and external
temperature.
- Satellite navigation.
- Connection socket for portable MP3 player.
- One-shot-down driver's power window.
- Air conditioning with electronic automatic temperature control.
- Rain-sensing wipers.
- Automatic headlamps with a "home-safe" setting so they will stay on
for 30secs after the ignition has been switched off. In addition, the
sidelights automatically illuminate when the vehicle is remotely
unlocked – a handy feature in a crowded car park.
- Body coloured power/heated automatic door mirrors that fold inwards
when the remote central locking is activated or in manual mode when
tight spaces need to be navigated.
Notes
1. The engine and transmission line-up remains the same with the 2006
models: Fiesta drivers have a choice of four petrol and two diesel
engines. Fusion is available with a choice of two petrol and two diesel
engines.
2. The new exterior colours are additions to the existing nine colours
available.
3. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG,
Inc. and any use of such marks by Ford Motor Company Limited is under
license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective
owners. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Ford Motor Company Limited is
under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their
respective owners.
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