Ford Fiesta Joins the 40 mpg club

Ford Fiesta Joins the 40 mpg club

 

Ford Fiesta has become one of the few new cars to join the 40-mile-a-gallon club.

With the six-speed automatic transmission, Fiesta was just certified by the Environmental Protection Agency at 40 mpg highway and 29 mpg city. The five-speed manual transmission model doesn't do quite as well: 23 city and 37 highway. Still pretty darn good, though, especially with a starting price of $13,995 when Fiesta hits showrooms this summer.

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  At 40 mpg, Ford boasts Fiesta is five miles a gallon better than Honda Fit and four miles a gallon better than Toyota Yaris.

  
  


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  "The new Fiesta is yet another car in Ford's lineup that delivers class-leading fuel economy," said Barb Samardzich, Ford's vice president of global powertrain engineering. The secret behind the Mexican-built Fiesta ?:

  
  


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  It's the 1.6-liter Duratec engine with with variable camshaft timing, good for 120 horsepower and that impressive mpg.

  
  

Others in the 40-mpg club are Audi A3 diesel, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Honda Civic, Honda Insight, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Smart ForTwo, Toyota Prius, Volkswagen Golf diesel and Volkswagen Golf diesel. All get at least 40 mpg on the highway.