New Ford KA leaked...

[XR8putts]

Looks like a mushed up Fiesta, hope it sells well!

Perfect time for Ford to bring in another small, European car. Should sell like hot cakes if they can get enough over to our side of the planet. Hopefuly theres a diesel in the line up.



EDIT!: Turns out it's a photoshop! :togo:

The next generation Ford Ka has already appeared in many situations: James Bond’s next movie (no, it did not fell into a lake, that was the other one…), in Southern Europe, close to Nürburgring, in cold weather testing and even at night. Considering it will be built over Fiat 500’s platform, one of the places it should have visited, but where it has not been seen so far, is Italy. Well, OmniAuto.it has made justice prevail with a very nice rendering of the future Ford’s “urbanino”. As far as we know, and we already know a lot about the little car, this image is pretty close to the real final looks.

[Zed7fiddy]

Actually doesnt look too bad, sorta pugeotish?

[FlipXW]

God those things make me want to throw up. Not as bad as the old ones but still :.

[TadKa]

old one was a shocker. this one is a bit of a fiat punto peugeot cross

[phillyc]

I think it looks like 'a wee little ripper!'

Also, the Fiat 500 which is waaaay overpriced ($22,990 entry level with a 1.2L petrol) and this upcoming Ford Ka actually share the same chassis etc. Difference is the Fiat looks retro and the Ford looks very modern. Oh and the Ford will be $10k cheaper...

I bet some of the uninformed media will still think the Ford is overpriced and the Fiat great value for an 'icon'.

Would love for this Ka to sell at 500/month or thereabouts. Would be a terrific 2nd car or city runabout.

[Yellow_Festiva]

If I were in the market for a new small car, that Ford would be at the top of my list!

[LeadFoot81]

If it looks anything like that, and is keenly priced, it will sell like hotcakes!

[Fairlane]

Sort of like it. Looks better than most small cars which i tend to hate with a vengance.

[Peuty]

If the KA is made, then what position does that leave the Fiesta in? It seems to me that Ford is churning out alot of cars that are only going to end up competing with each other.

[GS608]

Originally Posted by Peuty

If the KA is made, then what position does that leave the Fiesta in? It seems to me that Ford is churning out alot of cars that are only going to end up competing with each other.

the KA would be even smaller, sort of like those SMART cars, its still sold in the UK AFAIK

[XR6_190]

Yes the Ka is still sold in the UK, and has a solid reputation as a good reliable car. This like the Smart Fortwo, Fiat 500 and Toyota Aygo (not sold here) are all members of the A grade size category of cars, whereas Fiesta and competitors, (Jazz, Yaris, Mazda 2 etc) are all in the B grade size category.

For the Ka to be sold successfully in Oz, it would have to be priced from under 13K to keep it from cannabalising Fiesta sales. If it is sold for under 13K it will sell really well, however getting it under the 13K mark and still remaining profitable will be th real trick, and the question to whether or not it will be sold here.

[KenLee]

Honey, I shrunk the Fiesta.

[jeremyevans]

confusion, confusion, confusion. this was shown in the british car mags as the new fiesta (verve) and now they're calling it the ka.

personally i don't like it at all and as you have said, it looks like a pug,yaris,fiat or micra.

when the ka was launched in this country in 1996, it was an iconic design. where you either loved it or hate it.

now i feel ford have missed it big, big time.

and as regards to supplying it in australia. you are at the mometn paying three times as much for the parts in your country as it is over here.

i have shipped ka parts to port elliot from the uk and even with postage, the outlay is very reasonable.

if the ka does take up in aus. (and it could with all these increasing fuel prices and engine limitations.) i'm going to start an import/export business on ka parts.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by jeremyevans

confusion, confusion, confusion. this was shown in the british car mags as the new fiesta (verve) and now they're calling it the ka.

The car in the pic is a photoshopped Verve/Fiesta, thats why. The KA might have similar looks as the Fiesta but obviously smaller and 2 door only.

[Fairlane]

Originally Posted by XR6_190

Yes the Ka is still sold in the UK, and has a solid reputation as a good reliable car. This like the Smart Fortwo, Fiat 500 and Toyota Aygo (not sold here) are all members of the A grade size category of cars, whereas Fiesta and competitors, (Jazz, Yaris, Mazda 2 etc) are all in the B grade size category.

For the Ka to be sold successfully in Oz, it would have to be priced from under 13K to keep it from cannabalising Fiesta sales. If it is sold for under 13K it will sell really well, however getting it under the 13K mark and still remaining profitable will be th real trick, and the question to whether or not it will be sold here.

Still not selling it with the old Kent 1300 are they?

Man that motor dates back to like the Ford Prefect of the 50s

[Falc'man]

This Kinetic thing I'm really starting to get pi55ed off with... very unoriginal of them to make it appear like a Peugeot/Yaris...

[marcosambrose]

There is no business plan for the Ford Ka in Aus, the only import they are considering is the Kuga - and as far i as know, its been given the green light for early 2009.

[Russ]

Could keep one in the boot of the Falcon and use it if I get a flat. :

[csv8]

Better than Holdens Daewoo cars !!!!
I thought the MONDEO wagon was coming not just the KUGA ?? Don't tell me FORD are still being stupid ???

[broken_suave]

That would be a bit out of the ordinary wouldnt it......

[Wally]

Originally Posted by puts99

Looks like a mushed up Fiesta, hope it sells well!

Perfect time for Ford to bring in another small, European car. Should sell like hot cakes if they can get enough over to our side of the planet. Hopefuly theres a diesel in the line up.



EDIT!: Turns out it's a photoshop! :togo:

Looks like the VXR Corsa.......well they're both red anyway

[jeremyevans]

i think ford should feel worried about the launch of their two new cars and hope that they meet customer demands and offer a different engine capacity instead of the two present one's (1300 or 1600). the pugs, toyota's, astra's and citreon's offer a far varied engine option deal.

[bo0]

about the Kuga, I had assumed that would have been the Escape replacement, but the Escape new model is being released very shortly... so there will potentially be 2 mid sized SUV's correct?

oh yeah, cool looking Jaffa there oh, i mean the Ka. Can definitely see a bit of Fiat in it.

TBH though I believe that it will live in the shadow of the Fiat 500 here in Aus, as it seems the fiat has a niche chic market with its styling/branding, already lol.

[KenLee]

Originally Posted by Wally

Looks like the VXR Corsa.......well they're both red anyway

A bit off topic, but Holden should've brought in that Corsa as the Barina.

[nb_351]

that ka looks a lot like a mazda 2...