Ford Fiesta 1.6 S road test : Fiesty Fiesta

Subtle aggression has spruced up the standard 1.6's looks in the 'S'.

Introduction

One hundred years is a long time. Of course, a hundred years is a blink of an eye to climatic conditions like an Ice Age, but in the human scheme of things, a lot can be done in a century. The Ford Motor Company has been manufacturing cars for over a century now, and they've come a long way from the Model T. Ford Motor India launched its Indian operations with a car engineered especially for India, the Ikon. The successor to the Ikon was the Fiesta, whose DuraTorq diesel powerplant pleased everyone with its responsiveness and fuel-efficiency. The petrol engined 1.6 DuraTec also had its share of takers but Ford India decided to launch a slightly tweaked 1.6 which would appeal to people who were looking for a little more oomph in a mid-size sedan. So they’ve launched the more sinister twin - the 1.6 S. So we took to the twisties and had a ball on the curves to bring you this test.