The Ford Fiesta has long been Britain’s best selling car, but so far in 2021 this hugely popular supermini – now in its seventh-generation – has been trailing its perennial rival, the Vauxhall Corsa, in the new car registration charts. sound timing then, for an essential mid-life update.
In a bid to claw back some ground, Ford has unveiled this: the new, facelifted Fiesta, and it’s armed with revised styling, interior updates and additional tech. prices start at £16,620 and it’s on sale now ahead of first deliveries early next year.
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The design of the updated Fiesta previews Ford’s new family face, which will feature on all of the brand’s upcoming models. The grille is larger and much more angular than before, and Ford’s blue oval badge is now housed within it, rather than above it. The bonnet has also been resculpted, and the nose of the car raised, with new LED headlights giving a meaner look.
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Sporty ST-Line models receive a much more aggressive front bumper, with a gloss black honeycomb mesh grille. The lower grille arrangement is also much more deeply sculpted, with new silver inserts. At the other end of the spectrum, the rugged, high-riding Fiesta active gets vertical grille bars, plastic body cladding and silver trim accents at the front.