And yet there was such a test - and this “disgrace” did not organize a group of emancipated ladies at all, but the Ford company. Her test drive was designed specifically for girls. The editorial staff searched, searched … well, in general, they chose me! So I ended up in Spain!
Twenty kilometers from Valencia is the largest factory of the company "Ford". From here in 1976 the first Fiesta came out. Today, they collect about 2500 cars a day - four- and five-door “tricks”, the “Ka” model, as well as the “Mazda-2”. The number of employees is 7, 500 employees, the area is 42, 000 m2.
There are two cars: Fiesta and Fusion. Both are pretty. Both - German assembly in the top trim Ghia ("Gia") with a 1.6 liter engine. In nature, there are others - both gasoline (1.3 liters, 68 hp or 1.4 liters and 80 hp) and diesel (1.4 liters, 68 hp or 1.6 l, 90 hp). The latter are not delivered to Russia. Two-tone salons, on-board computers, dial gauges for temperature and fuel level - what else is new? “Fiesta” got - so, we bend our fingers: a new head optics, a different radiator grill, brand new taillights and mirrors in body color. By the way, they fold independently on a parked car. Loved the fog lights in the bumper - stylish! And I got the color of a green apple - super! Forward!
By the way, the conditions of the test drive are not sugar. Speed - for the "steward", the distance - in 3/4 of the body. Here you notice that the rear-view mirrors are too small, and the front pillars, on the contrary, are too massive. Well, the brakes are pretty "evil" …
Braking "anger" was very useful when at a speed of 150 km / h some Mondeo attacked us. Of course, the driver, who turned out to be a man, was happy to twist his finger at the temple - I wonder what he meant? However, we are already in the mountains … and the serpentine is quite narrow … Escort cars are leading us!
I’m going back to another typewriter - this is Fusion. The platform is the same as on the "Fiesta", and the dashboard seems to be the same. But there is a difference - the “Fusion” is higher and more spacious, and the view from here is better. For me, anyway. And here there is a big plus - the armrest between the seats: at the end of the day is very welcome. And the TV was located on the ceiling - alas, I couldn’t watch it. I'm at work!
