However, there’s no denying the Ford starts at a disadvantage. Not only is the Fiesta more expensive, but the Zetec S also packs ... version of the 1.6-litre TDCi, to replace the 89bhp unit ...

One of the Zetec Ss is a 1.6 petrol, but I'm in a 1.6 diesel. It's a modern and perky engine, with 90bhp of power (OK) and 150lb ft of torque (decidedly interesting), so the Fiesta scoots ...

Ford's Europeanarm has released further details of its highly anticipated FordFiesta compact and has revealed its plans to offer its high performance Zetec S modelof the Fiesta featuring a range ...

The Fiesta is Auto Express’s Car of the ... and its rear legroom is a match for all but the Renault’s. Ford’s 88bhp 1.6-litre TDCi is a plus point, as well. Clatter at idle isn’t too ...

Perhaps the Fiesta’s biggest trump card was its big-car feel. At its 2007 launch, no other cooking supermini felt as solid or grown up, and its ride shamed cars from a class or two above.

Although similar in appearance, the TDCi and Zetec models we tested are very different beasts under the bonnet. The Zetec, the more conventional of the pair, is powered by Ford’s 2.0 litre ...

Ford’s range-topping ... It uses a 161bhp version of Ford’s familiar 2-litre TDCI direct-injection diesel engine and costs £21,345 in the most dynamic Zetec-S form we’re testing here.

The Ford Fiesta is one of the best-selling vehicles ... The special edition is based on the Fiesta Zetec S, powered by a “zesty yet thrifty” 1.6-liter four pushing out 100hp.

AS luck would have it, several months ago my uncle bought exactly the same model as our long term Ford Mondeo 2.0-litre ... The Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Zetec-S is a good car, great to drive, economical ...

The little 1.4 three-door Ford ... the 1995 Fiesta Mk4 - is a gem: clean-revving and as sweet as any four can be (this side of a Honda). No, it's not as quick as the 119bhp 1.6 Zetec S we drove ...

DID you learn to drive in a Ford Fiesta ... Maybe it's a sign of getting older, but I reckon the fastest Fiesta is no longer the best. The Fiesta 1.6 Zetec-S may not have the ultimate oomph ...