This week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, several automakers rolled out new or updated small cars, a segment that has gained tremendous popularity over the past couple years.
Ford unveiled the 2014 Fiesta, which gets exterior styling tweaks and additional powertrain offerings. A new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine that produces 123 horsepower joins the current powertrain lineup. Ford says this engine will help the Fiesta surpass 40 mpg. It will also get some technology upgrades, including a revised version ...
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Betting Big on Small Cars
This week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, several automakers rolled out new or updated small cars, a segment that has gained tremendous popularity over the past couple years.
Ford unveiled the 2014 Fiesta, which gets exterior styling tweaks and additional powertrain offerings. A new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine that produces 123 horsepower joins the current powertrain lineup. Ford says this engine will help the Fiesta surpass 40 mpg. It will also get some technology upgrades, including a revised version ...
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Ford Recalling 154,604 Fiestas
A potential airbag problem is causing Ford to recall more than 150,000 Fiesta subcompacts from the 2011 to 2013 model years. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "The passenger side curtain air bag will not deploy in the event of a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty."
What's interesting about this recall, reports Autoblog, is that, "These side curtain airbags were actually designed not to deploy in a scenario where the front ...
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