SOLVED: FW #39: Ford Fiesta May, Suisse, 1979

fromwien · December 04, 2020, 12:29:54 PM

Please identify this car...

....built for a special purpose...

Alfa_Japan · December 06, 2020, 06:26:00 AM

Ford Fiesta Mk1 based?

fromwien · December 06, 2020, 08:43:51 AM

Yes

Alfa_Japan · December 06, 2020, 05:39:47 PM

Looking at the bumper and the round headlights instead of square based on a US version of the Fiesta?

fromwien · December 06, 2020, 05:54:33 PM

Yes, indeed. You are right

Alfa_Japan · December 06, 2020, 06:21:20 PM

The "S" Sport, or would that be too easy?

fromwien · December 06, 2020, 06:28:48 PM

Far too easy,... The base car, as you mentioned before, is the US-version of the Fiesta Mk I with 1,6-Kent-engine...

727 · December 23, 2020, 04:03:24 PM

Quote from: fromwien on December 04, 2020, 12:29:54 PM....built for a special purpose...

Tire testing?

fromwien · December 23, 2020, 05:38:46 PM

No, far away...

727 · December 23, 2020, 05:43:34 PM

Built for exploration of a certain area?

fromwien · December 23, 2020, 06:25:53 PM

Depends on what you mean by 'area' ...

727 · December 23, 2020, 06:30:29 PM

Was it used as a test/demo car of some sort?

fromwien · December 23, 2020, 07:09:31 PM

Yes

727 · December 24, 2020, 05:00:33 PM

Used for something that leads to the destruction of the car or damage?

fromwien · December 25, 2020, 04:35:23 AM

No

alltag · December 28, 2020, 01:02:52 PM

Has the power been increased with a turbo?

fromwien · December 28, 2020, 01:50:07 PM

No,... but you are thinking in an interesting direction

alltag · December 28, 2020, 04:39:56 PM

Ford USA imported the Fiesta which was made in Cologne to decrease the fuel economy of their vehicle fleets.

On December 22 1975 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) was enacted by Congress. From it evolved the unprecedented Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for automobiles. The average fuel economy for model years, 1978, 1979, and 1980 were set at 18, 19, and 20 miles per gallon, respectively.

Any relation to this?

fromwien · December 28, 2020, 06:04:50 PM

You are in the right direction,... but please stay in Europe,... even tough you see an American version of the Fiesta...

alltag · December 28, 2020, 07:58:47 PM

Next attempt: In 1977, Ford undertook a marathon drive on German autobahns. The Fiesta covered over 300,000 km in just under 3,000 hours. One of the goals was to keep fuel consumption as low as possible.

fromwien · December 29, 2020, 03:33:16 AM

With this project, the goal was high efficency. But not in Germany, not by Ford company themselves...

312f1 · January 26, 2021, 04:00:13 AM

Prototype for the XR2?

fromwien · January 26, 2021, 04:52:52 PM

No

Johno · January 28, 2021, 03:34:54 PM

I'm going to throw in my 10pennyworth (English saying for have a go) and say its a development car to test what would have been Ford's CVT gearbox (not Dual Clutch)

fromwien · January 28, 2021, 04:40:50 PM

No

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SOLVED: FW #39: Ford Fiesta May, Suisse, 1979