5 Door ZETEC

[photn]

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...1024&c=DFYPage

Spot the Difference

Look what ivan Pointed out .... ****......

Thats so not fair. and i DID NOT see that comming....

[Ives]

-sigh-

It's a waste I'd say, just like those Lancer Evolution station-wagons.

[Teki04]

WOW! Check out that price! That's flipping cheap! $18,990... so it's only $500 more then the 3dr Zetec.

I'm sorry to say... but should Ford Aust get enough supply of these (they seem to be an Australia-only model) then... it could well be the most popular model! Definitely in hot competition with the SwiftS.

Good work Ford!

[Danny]

Good stuff, Still 3dr looks the cootz

[Scareybear]

3door still has more rear shoulder room.....

[joshf2]

if i wanted a 5 door i wouldve bought the ghia

[robjh80]

Originally Posted by joshf2

if i wanted a 5 door i wouldve bought the ghia

Agreed.......that's probably what I would do as well if I wanted a 5 door, I dont like the idea of a 5 door Zetec at all.........."bet they sell a fair few of them though."

[91Laser]

Originally Posted by robjh80

Agreed.......that's probably what I would do as well if I wanted a 5 door, I dont like the idea of a 5 door Zetec at all.........."bet they sell a fair few of them though."

Hi,

They will sell one to me. I need the 5 doors and i rather have an Zetec then an LX or Ghia. The only thing is that i wanted one in Frozen White, but that one comes with the "Moonlight Ruby" interior which we don't like. So, it most likely will be a Sea Gray instead with the "Moonlight Sapphire" interior.

Regards,

Rob

[robjh80]

Originally Posted by 91Laser

Hi,

They will sell one to me. I need the 5 doors and i rather have an Zetec then an LX or Ghia. The only thing is that i wanted one in Frozen White, but that one comes with the "Moonlight Ruby" interior which we don't like. So, it most likely will be a Sea Gray instead with the "Moonlight Sapphire" interior.

Regards,

Rob

Good luck with the new Zetec Rob, surprises me though that you dont like the Red seats that come in the White, Black, Silver and Tango cars,.........iv'e got a White Zetec and I love the Red seats, they were one of the major decisions for me as to what colour I actually got the car in,....... the red seats really look the biz to me..........each to their own I surpose, be a boring world if we all liked exactly the same in everything.

[robjh80]

I just also noticed that the Zetec now comes in "Colorado Red" as well as a host of other new colours.......Viola (Purple), Verdigris (Minty Green) and Ocean (Blue)

No Red available when I got mine!! : ..........."I do like the look of that new Ocean colour too though."

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...Page&c=DFYPage

[photn]

2 true.....the only thing that i would love the seats to be more of is more bolstered....thats all...apart from that the interior looks pretty good....i guess it was only time before this happened. as the XR4 is about to be released. they cant have 2 sprt models can they.

[ATSEIF DROF]

5 door Zetec...thats a shame...absolutely no point to it...thumbs down

[Teki04]

Originally Posted by ATSEIF DROF

5 door Zetec...thats a shame...absolutely no point to it...thumbs down

More sales...

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Originally Posted by ATSEIF DROF

5 door Zetec...thats a shame...absolutely no point to it...thumbs down

What the. Just of the top of my head someone that wants a 5 door Fez in Zetec trim maybe?

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[Steffo]

Originally Posted by MoreHPformyXR6

What the. Just of the top of my head someone that wants a 5 door Fez in Zetec trim maybe?

:

The Fiesta Zetec and Fiesta Ghia are virtually the same thing now. It makes one of them redundant. Personally I think that should be the Zetec five-door, as it gives some form of exclusivity to Ghia and 3-door Zetec owners.

[Piotr]

Originally Posted by Steffo

The Fiesta Zetec and Fiesta Ghia are virtually the same thing now. It makes one of them redundant. Personally I think that should be the Zetec five-door, as it gives some form of exclusivity to Ghia and 3-door Zetec owners.

Zetec will get the suspension, close ratio box and 16inch rims. And misses out on the 6stacker, map lights, chrome grill, color coded door handles etc.

While on the WP a 5door zetec would have been the same things on the WQ thats a different story.

[Teki04]

Originally Posted by Piotr

Zetec will get the suspension, close ratio box and 16inch rims. And misses out on the 6stacker, map lights, chrome grill, color coded door handles etc.

While on the WP a 5door zetec would have been the same things on the WQ thats a different story.

I'd have to agree there.

Steffo - how many Ghias do you see on the road? Not many... How many Zetecs? Quite a few... which sparks the question - what do MORE people want, and what would sell easiest?

I know that my family friend hated the Ghia because it was a light colour interior (who the hell would want to look after that?! It would get dirty after one week's use!), yet didn't want an LX because it was a 'base' model and suffered from the poverty pack look (i.e. hubcaps and no foggies :P). So she settled for the Jazz VTiS : (Before you spark a debate - she is a 38yo Mother and wouldn't do things 'aftermarket'. Basically, she isn't an enthusiast like most of you. She buys a car because it looks good the way it is)

Same with me - I'd rather a Zetec 5dr over a Ghia 5dr.

And then, exclusivity? Please... we are talking about a FIESTA here :

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by Teki04

Steffo - how many Ghias do you see on the road? Not many... How many Zetecs? Quite a few... which sparks the question - what do MORE people want, and what would sell easiest?

Most Fiesta's I see on the road (read 99.99%) are LX's. It seems people after one are too cheap to fork out the money for the better models. They're all virtually the same thing really, so I don't see the mystery there.

[Ives]

Originally Posted by Steffo

Most Fiesta's I see on the road (read 99.99%) are LX's. It seems people after one are too cheap to fork out the money for the better models.

I didnt have that kind of mentality when I bought my WQ LX.

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by HyperKid

I didnt have that kind of mentality when I bought my WQ LX.

That's great. Though yours is an auto so you scored what's in my opinion the Zetec's most important feature over the LX... ABS brakes. And now with the wheels... it pretty much is a Zetec hehe.

[Ives]

Yeh, I dunno how much more grip do WQ Zetecs have compared to the LX's. I can tell you that I havent spent $2000 on the car yet. IMO if I've spent $2000 on the LX... the car is gonna be better than a stock WQ Zetec.

Oh and the foglights? lol I havent seen fogs thick enough that made me wish I have foglights.

[Teki04]

Well the Zetec now presents it self much better value then it did in the WP model. We all know the differences, so I'm not going to go mention them all over again.

They are worth the extra $$$ you spend.

[Ives]

To each of his own, I guess.

[Nappa]

the reason ford has introduced the 5 door zetec is to meet the growing market of 5door small cars. LX 5door sales have jumped in the last year or so. i think these will be great, 5doors doesnt mean it looses it sporting appeal, i'd love one.

[ATSEIF DROF]

Originally Posted by Steffo

The Fiesta Zetec and Fiesta Ghia are virtually the same thing now. It makes one of them redundant. Personally I think that should be the Zetec five-door, as it gives some form of exclusivity to Ghia and 3-door Zetec owners.

I agree totally Steffo :-)

[golden]

I ordered a 5dr zetec today sea grey , I have have a couple of questions
0-100 times and are they speedlimited?

Cheers

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by golden

I ordered a 5dr zetec today sea grey , I have have a couple of questions
0-100 times and are they speedlimited?

Cheers

They're not speed limited, rather they don't have the power to go faster then 180km/h. I've taken mine to 170 before, and 160-170 takes FOREVER... after that its even worse.

0-100km/h, mine (WP Zetec), I've managed a best of 11.335 sec. Best I've seen in a magazine is 10.7 (Wheels, WP Ghia). Low 11's, high 10's, around there.

[Teki04]

Originally Posted by Steffo

They're not speed limited, rather they don't have the power to go faster then 180km/h. I've taken mine to 170 before, and 160-170 takes FOREVER... after that its even worse.

0-100km/h, mine (WP Zetec), I've managed a best of 11.335 sec. Best I've seen in a magazine is 10.7 (Wheels, WP Ghia). Low 11's, high 10's, around there.

They are speed limited _2:

Rest is all true with regards to the 0-100km/h times!

Congrats on the purchase golden! Be sure to post up some happy snaps when you get it. Haven't yet seen a 5dr Zetec in the flesh.

[Piotr]

Teki they are NOT speed limited. They keep going till they don't have enough power to overcome drag (which is around 180kmh+)

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by Teki04

They are speed limited _2:

Rest is all true with regards to the 0-100km/h times!

Congrats on the purchase golden! Be sure to post up some happy snaps when you get it. Haven't yet seen a 5dr Zetec in the flesh.

After some googling, the best recorded top speed I've found for the car is 182.4km/h (114mph). They're not speed limited. Its just after about 180km/h, 74kW isn't enough to push a 1.4m tall, 4m long piece of metal through the wind any faster.