Ford’s Global CEO Reveals New Ford FIGO - Page 2

csv8 · 24-09-2009, 11:12 PM

Ford also designed a FIESTA for India.

Danny · 25-09-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kocho

Doesn't look any good in my opinion. Looks like it's a 5 year old car already - very basic.

Spose it's not bad for the Indian market but I wouldn't really like to see it on our roads.

That would be because it is! It's the Mk6 Fiesta (WQ to us) just facelifted. I'd never buy one if they sold it here in place of the current (and brilliant) Mk7 as it looks very very dated, however if they sold it as a 10 or 11k cheap alternative it may sell better than some of the Chinese crap we are bound to get here soon.

Oh and FIGO? Wouldn't wanna miss pronounce that one... "Figa" Is the italian word for c*^t :monkes:

mrniceguy · 25-09-2009, 12:28 AM

*d if i'd get one. But it looks smooth and im sure it will sell well.

chevypower · 25-09-2009, 12:48 AM

I agree it is ugly, but it is really nice compared to what comes out of India (thinking Tata and Mahindra), so it should sell well there. Also, i imagine price is more important than anything there. There is no compact car that looks as good as the new Fiesta.

HTCURRY · 25-09-2009, 05:53 AM

those saying its ugly....

this is what it has to compete with...the following are the top 5 sellers in the last financial year....

Maruti Suzuki Alto - 212,568

Maruti Suzuki WagonR - 134,768

Tata Indica - 111,256

Maruti Suzuki Swift - 110,071

Hyundai i10 - 106,095

and now to put the Figo in the same pic....

Ford Figo

sorry about all the pictures...but I thought it would give ppl a better idea of what it was competing against, and why priced right, it should succeed.

Edit: I am a retard, for some reasons the other pics arent coming up as images, but as links...kind of ruins the comparison.

R-Design · 25-09-2009, 07:53 AM

How's this?

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Originally Posted by HTCURRY

those saying its ugly....

this is what it has to compete with...the following are the top 5 sellers in the last financial year....

Maruti Suzuki Alto - 212,568

Maruti Suzuki WagonR - 134,768

Tata Indica - 111,256

Maruti Suzuki Swift - 110,071

Hyundai i10 - 106,095

and now to put the Figo in the same pic....

Ford Figo

sorry about all the pictures...but I thought it would give ppl a better idea of what it was competing against, and why priced right, it should succeed.

Edit: I am a retard, for some reasons the other pics arent coming up as images, but as links...kind of ruins the comparison.

Danny · 25-09-2009, 08:34 AM

The swift and the i10 look fine, Certainly not ugly so I don't see why you're using them as "ugly" comparisons.

Especially the Swift - a proven good looker. Ford would have been better off selling the Mk6 WQ Fiesta there unchanged. I'm not big on this one. But again, it's for the indian market, and I'd have to agree it seems to suit perfectly.

HLC · 25-09-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe5619

It is a very plan & boring look if you ask me...

I don’t understand this move.. Why move away from the "Global" name of Fiesta to Figo & why move away form the "Global" shape of the current Fiesta to what looks like the old fiesta? What happened to one world, one Ford??

because if you read any of that article its designed for the indian market.

HTCURRY · 25-09-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny

The swift and the i10 look fine, Certainly not ugly so I don't see why you're using them as "ugly" comparisons.

Especially the Swift - a proven good looker. Ford would have been better off selling the Mk6 WQ Fiesta there unchanged. I'm not big on this one. But again, it's for the indian market, and I'd have to agree it seems to suit perfectly.

not using it as an ugly comparison, just as what it has as competitors. only 2 out of those 5 are lookers, the others are not so great.

So the boring, bland, outdated etc etc lines of the Figo shouldnt be an issue...Middle class India thinks they are great.

@Boss315 - ta!