The Fiesta with a triple is as rare as hens teeth... and they're about to get even rarer.
Sad! I haven't even tried one yet.
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... the decision to axe the 1.0-liter was “based on customer demand.”
Ford never released specific sales results for the EcoBoost Fiesta, but early on the company was pleased when the engine accounted for roughly the same percentage of Fiesta output as the ST: roughly 4 to 8 percent. A particularly high percentage of the cars were sold in California.
... Based on the ratio Ford achieved early on in its tenure, that could be fewer than 2,000 Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoosts over the course of a calendar year.
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For comparison, Mitsubishi has sold 20k+ Mirages a year in the last 3 years.
One of the oddest things is that Ford never offered an automatic option. You could only get the Fiesta 1.0 with a manual, and that's pretty much a death sentence for any U.S. model.
The Focus 1.0 will still be available, though. (And you can get it with an auto.)
Source / full article: Mournful Glances: Carryover 2018 Ford Fiesta Loses the $995 Three-cylinder EcoBoost Engine Option
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