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Ford is considering on whether or not the new Fiesta – which was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show – will make its way over to India. Michael Boneham is taking the place of Arvind Mathew as the new MD and President for Ford India. “It can be a possibility and we are studying this,” he said.

The US auto major, that does not command a good share in the Indian auto market, is gearing up for a larger play as it pumps in a fresh $500 million to enter the volume-driven small car segment and construct a fully-integrated and flexible engine manufacturing plant by 2010.

Ford chose the perfect time to show off the new Fiesta production models. They chose the 2008 Geneva Auto Show as the place to spread the new look that they had created and to get some real input on how it would be received among the people.

It is obvious that Ford derived its design and look for the Fiesta from the Verve concept. Ford showed off the three door Fiesta in the green color and the five foor in the magenta color. We have heard rumors that the American production version will be a four door sedan.

“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.

Sold as performance for the common man, each big-selling range had an XR or RS model sat at the top of the tree. All was well and decent performance was accessible to all and we took such things for granted.