2014 Ford Fiesta Facelif

According to Khabar Khodro, Launched in India back in 2011, the New Ford Fiesta was a sales tragedy for the company. As the years went by, and competition became stiffer, the Fiesta found it hard to lure buyers. In fact, Ford India haven’t sold a single unit of the Fiesta this calendar year, whereas Honda has sold about 7,000 Citys each month.

By repositioning the car to attract only diesel buyers, and with a cosmetic refresh, Ford hopes the refreshed 2014 Fiesta will fare better than its predecessor.

On the outside, the 2014 Fiesta is much more attractive than its predecessor. The front end brings the Aston Martin inspired grille and the headlights are a bit slimmer and sharper looking.

Towards the sides, the refreshed Fiesta now gets new 5-spoke alloy wheels, while the rear, redesigned taillights and a tweaked bumper. Also seen on the new Fiesta are two new body colors – Golden Bronze and Smoke Grey.

The refreshed Fiesta is not only a better looking car, but is also more aerodynamic than its predecessor.

Inside, the 2014 Fiesta gets a few updates focusing mainly on its dashboard. The center console, which earlier featured silver inserts, comes in a glossy black shade, while the lower half of the dashboard is now finished in a light beige. The instrument cluster gets ‘icy blue’ readouts, as does the center screen.

The beige seats and door fabrics lend the cabin a fresher look as compared to the all black interiors of the previous model.

The top-end 2014 Fiesta gets automatic headlights, wipers, alloy wheels, SYNC and AppLink, dual airbags, ABS and EBD, electric wing mirrors, foglights, engine starter button and keyless entry. Even the base Fiesta comes with a driver-side airbag, ABS and EBD as standard.

The refreshed Fiesta will be offered only with a diesel engine. The same 1.5-liter four-cylinder TDCi unit is carried over from the pre-facelifted model and produces 91 PS and 204 Nm of torque.