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Old 04-17-2011, 09:43 PM
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Interesting thoughts on a CVT equipped Fiesta. My wife's 08 Altima with a 2.5 l 175 hp 4 and weighing in at 4,295 lbs gross, gets 40 mpg while cruising at 60. If the Fiesta had a CVT I'd be all over it. The transmission is so smooth, its linear. Always in the right gear.
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Old 04-18-2011, 12:06 AM
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Interesting thoughts on a CVT equipped Fiesta. My wife's 08 Altima with a 2.5 l 175 hp 4 and weighing in at 4,295 lbs gross, gets 40 mpg while cruising at 60. If the Fiesta had a CVT I'd be all over it. The transmission is so smooth, its linear. Always in the right gear.
The CVT I tested was a Versa, and I was not impressed, which is one of the reasons I preferred to get a manual transmission and helped me decide on a Fiesta rather than a hybrid. An Altima is a rather different level of sophistication, however, I might have had a different opinion if I'd driven one, maybe.
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Old 05-02-2011, 07:22 PM
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Thanks for making this thread!

I am definitely buying some grille blockers for my Fiesta ASAP!
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Old 06-14-2011, 01:52 PM
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I have some questions about the SFE mod ...

From what I have read, it includes grille blockers, cruise control and 15-inch alloys - and the brochure looks like the alloys are the same as the Sport appearance package - in other words, you could just add the LED lights and rear wing to the SFE or add the grille blockers and other parts to the Sport appearance and have the same package.

On another forum, aspitstiletto posted this picture from the Ford build and price page:



Questions:

Those look like the 16-inch SES rims - Can someone confirm the SFE comes with the 8-spoke 15-inch rims that are included with the Sport Appearance package?

The picture shows an air dam and lower valence panels, but I don't see those listed - are they part of the package?

Are the tires the same as the tires included in the Sport Appearance Package?

Does anyone have good photos or the grille blockers - I haven't seen an SFE car in person (or even really good photos of one).

Thanks!

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Old 12-19-2011, 12:26 AM
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Apparently only two parts are different / extra on the underside of the SFE. I can confirm I observed the same thing at a dealer (side by side, SFE and SE):

http://www.fiestafaction.com/forums/...html#post79986

Pics here:

sFe underbody panels
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