Bill Pierre Ford

The next Fiesta’s twin trapezoidal grilles on the front bumper, topped by a third grille-opening between the headlights. The headlight shape is very apparent, starting at a point and sweeping well back toward the front fenders. The interplay between the headlights and the top grille is reminiscent of Ford’s Iosis X concept vehicle.

A sharp character line runs along the Fiesta’s waistline, from the headlights to the tail-lights, giving the shape some sporting edge and a strong stance. The chiseled nature of the Fiesta’s side sculpting once again takes some cues from the Iosis X.

It appears that the new Fiesta’s tail-lamps no longer run up the D-pillar, but are contained to the car’s belt line.

Industry reports say that the Fiesta will resurrect Ford’s Global Car strategy, and this five-door model will be offered in the U.S. with only minor changes to front and rear overhangs to accommodate our differing crash regulations. The word is that the American
“Red-White-and-Bold” design theme characterized by Ford’s Fusion and Edge will be intermingled with Europe’s Kinetic Design as future European Fords make their way across the Atlantic.

The Fiesta is expected to debut about one year from now in Europe–as a 2009 model–with U.S. sales probably commencing about eight to twelve months after that.