Friend of mine is about to buy a new fiesta ecoboost, the 3 pot jobbie and is wondering about if the 85 hp offering is any good , the 100 hp engine is a fair bit extra pricewise.
it will be used as a shopping trolley with a max of 2 passengers.
has anyone driven both, is the 85 going to be as gutless as i imagine ?
cheers in advance peeps

a 70/85ps would be fine as a shopping car, but its not an ecoboost, - it doesn't have the turbo

I haven't driven either car, though I saw them at the dealership while I was buying bits for my car and I really like the look and sound of a 3 dr ST line with the 125hp version.

Best to test them but in a car that size 85hp should be fine.

How are they planning to buy it? You might find credit is cheaper on the more powerful car especially if you go down the PCP route with a low mileage on the plan.

ok thanks, i just assumed they were all turbo 3 pots, ill tell her to have a drive of them all

Mk 1 Cortina GT had 75 Hp. bit lighter though I expect.

There seems to be a real obsession with power. For most cars it is irrelevent. On the motorway I think 30hp is all that is needed at 70ish.
We run a Pug107, 70bhp?? goes really well, uncomplicated little car. I suspect the non-turbo fiesta is similar.
Power often has little to do with how a car drives around town, more important is how the power used. ie gearing and torque curve.

The honest john car reviews are pretty good.

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There seems to be a real obsession with power. For most cars it is irrelevent. On the motorway I think 30hp is all that is needed at 70ish.
We run a Pug107, 70bhp?? goes really well, uncomplicated little car. I suspect the non-turbo fiesta is similar.
Power often has little to do with how a car drives around town, more important is how the power used. ie gearing and torque curve.

The honest john car reviews are pretty good.

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Originally posted by cliftyhanger
There seems to be a real obsession with power. For most cars it is irrelevent. On the motorway I think 30hp is all that is needed at 70ish.

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my daily driver is a 75hp 1.6 diesel fabia. Sits on the motorway all the time at 80mph with no problem and still has over taking power etc. Bit sluggish getting up to speed at times, but you allow for it after a while!

I'd have thought 85 bhp for a two people shopping car of that size should be fine. Enjoy the lower fuel and insurance costs that go with it. If there's some money left over keep it in the bank or go on weekend away.

The wife has a 1.0 Ecoboost which is the 125ps version and its a great little car with plenty of go, she drove this and the 100ps version and this one is much better.

we got the 100hp ecoboost
did back to back test drive with the old 1.6 engine and it was streaks ahead. torque is good compared to the nwew 1.1na engine
But dont believe the MPG quoted on any of them

I would get a 100bhp or 125bhp eco boost a bit extra is better if you go up hill with 4 people in the car

Hi I have a Zetec s 140bhp ecoboost cracking little car my wife had the 125bhp and there is a noticble difference between the engine power and torque when driving but I haven’t driven the lowest power unit however I would recommend driving the different power versions only because of the difference I found .

Our Suzuki Swift [1.2 16v na] has about 90bhp which is more than enough given the weight. It accelerates quickly enough and will happily sit at 80 on the motorway.

I didn't want a turbo as they aren't at all suited to the very small local mileage my wife does.

it's when your overtaking and there's a truck coming that you realise that titchy engine wasn't so great a deal....

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it's when your overtaking and there's a truck coming that you realise that titchy engine wasn't so great a deal....

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it's when your overtaking and there's a truck coming that you realise that titchy engine wasn't so great a deal....

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No, that's when you realise you are a terrible driver.

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