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Here's some better fotos of the hatch verve/fiesta. I doubt that the north america will call it the fiesta, because a lot of 40 somethings (are they even in the verve target market, REALLY???) a reminded of the Colt-clone Fiesta from the 80s and 90s.

http://www.thetorquereport.com/2008/02/gen..._2009_ford.html

Looks a little better than the sedan, but the rear wheel wells have no definition, and the car looks like it has a fat collagen ass. Do the lights REALLY need to extend halfway down the hood? Could we make them half the size, and take the cost savings toward projector lamps? The interior looks like my cousins JVC mini system from the late 90s and has absolutely no design sense or concept of proportion or space.

Here's something else Ford NA could do:
http://jalopnik.com/380835/ford-fiesta-rs-...infully-evident

The thing I love about this car is the engine: 1.6L turbo turning 200hp. This car would easily get 35mpg or higher in the city, depending on where the turbo really kicks in (2500 or 3000 rpm): so drive it under 2500 rpm, you get the economy of a 1.6L engine.... drive it in a higher powerband and you can compete with cars that do 100km/h in the 6-7 range.

Also, is anyone with me on premium cars and sizing. I love my new volvo, but I find the S40 to handle too much like a "big car" (the C30 would have been perf if it had 5 doors). I have a feeling our generation, when we get a little wealthier, is going to demand higher quality small cars. Right now small car means econobox, not better power to weight ratio, nor better handling. I hope somebody at Ford is reading this.