Ford Fiesta (95-99) - Review

The Mk 4 Fiesta has Ford’s modern Zetec 1.25 16-valve engine, the old 1.3 ‘Endura’ EFi (electronic fuel injection) 8-valve unit also used in the Ka, a Zetec 1.4 16-valve and a 1.8 Diesel unit. Encore models are fairly basically equipped, with a one-piece folding rear seat and audio pre-wiring kit. LX models add four-speaker audio, a tilt-adjustable driver’s seat, 60/40 split-folding rear seat, a load area lamp, glass sunroof; Si has have body-coloured mirrors, tinted glass and front sports seats; Ghia adds six-speaker audio, reading lamps, wood-effect trim, leather-trimmed stereo and remote tailgate release. An option pack with the Ghia includes heated windscreen and mirrors, front fog lamps, electric-adjustable driver’s seat and alloy wheels. Ghia X has alloy wheels, metallic paintwork, uprated audio; Si gained front fog lamps in August 1997. 1.25/1.4 Zetec (launched April 1998) have alloy wheels, rear spoiler, tinted glass, electric mirrors, and front sports seats. Revisions in April 1998 included central locking and electric windows on LX, air conditioning and electric mirrors on Ghia; CD player on Ghia X. Special editions: 1.3 ‘Azura’ (January 1997), basic spec; 1.25/1.3/1.8D ‘Flight’ (January 1997), electric front windows, uprated audio, body-coloured bumpers; 1.25/1.4 ‘Chicane’ (January 1997), rear spoiler, fog lights; 1.3 ‘Twenty-First’ (June 1997), grey/blue bumpers, basic specification with stereo; 1.25 ‘Fusion’ (June 1997), metallic paint, grey/blue bumpers, uprated audio; 1.3 ‘Fusion’ (April 1998), as previous 1.25 Fusion edition; 1.3 ‘Finesse’ (June 1998), metallic paint, sunroof, uprated audio.