“Fiesta XR4 will be on sale before the end of the second quarter and we are confident this junior hot hatch, with its combination of European styling, German engineering and outstanding driving dynamics, will take the class by storm,” said President of Ford Australia, Tom Gorman. It is powered by a specially modified version of Ford’s 2.0 litre Duratec 16-valve engine, the XR4 delivers 110kW of power and 190Nm of torque.
Unique overhead stripes are available as an option and complement XR4’s enhanced performance ability. “In keeping with its performance pedigree, Fiesta XR4 will only be available in the three-door body style with a five-speed manual transmission,” said Mr Gorman. Fiesta XR4 is the second high performance vehicle in the Ford Australia line-up to come from Ford’s TeamRS organisation.
The late eighties were the time of hot hatch nirvana with the pocket rocket being the ultimate wheels for those in their twenties and car to aspire to for those who couldn’t yet drive. Ford’s XR and RS lines had a grip on the market like no other.