IT is being described as the most important new Ford since the Model T and its a car with a global mission.

The new Ford Fiesta goes on sale in October and even the most basic models will feature advanced crash protection, central locking, electrically adjustable door mirrors and a device to prevent misfuelling.

Priced from £8,695 £155 cheaper than the previous version the eighth generation of the Fiesta will again set the benchmark in the supermini class.

Sweeping lines, wrap-around headlamps, a pronounced double-grille and a sloping roof are accentuated by sharp body cuts which give the Fiesta a sporty presence unlike any of its predecessors.

Fifty five per cent of the Fiesta is made up of high tensile steel which makes it 40 kilos lighter than the outgoing model yet ten... // BirminghamMail.net

IT is being described as the most important new Ford since the Model T and it's a car with a global mission.

Make no doubt about it, Britain's best-loved little hatch is back in business and it's bristling with big car features.

The new Ford Fiesta goes on sale in October and even the most basic models will feature advanced crash protection, central locking, electrically adjustable door mirrors and a device to prevent misfuelling.

Priced from £8,695 - £155 cheaper than the previous version - the eighth generation of the Fiesta will again set the benchmark in the supermini class.

It's also styled to impress and will cut a dash in the city by making full use of Ford's kinetic design philosophy as seen on the latest Mondeo and Focus models.

Sweeping lines, wrap-around headlamps, a... // Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser

IT is being described as the most important new Ford since the Model T and it's a car with a global mission.

Make no doubt about it, Britain's best-loved little hatch is back in business and it's bristling with big car features.

The new Ford Fiesta goes on sale in October and even the most basic models will feature advanced crash protection, central locking, electrically adjustable door mirrors and a device to prevent misfuelling.

Priced from £8,695 - £155 cheaper than the previous version - the eighth generation of the Fiesta will again set the benchmark in the supermini class.

It's also styled to impress and will cut a dash in the city by making full use of Ford's kinetic design philosophy as seen on the latest Mondeo and Focus models.

Sweeping lines, wrap-around headlamps, a... // Perthshire Advertiser

At last, the wait is over. Fords new Fiesta has arrived, and Auto Express is first to drive it!

In a world exclusive, weve driven and tested the first example of the supermini to hit UK soil so we can deliver the definitive verdict on the most important new model of the year.

And after Fords success with the Focus, Mondeo and Kuga, expectations are running high.

For starters, it is going to turn heads with its large, swept-back headlamps, steeply rising waist and high-mounted rear lights. There are three and five-door styles, and Zetec S trim also adds a neat bodykit.

The cabin has Mondeo-style dials and a centre console design thats been influenced by mobile phones. Crowned by a large LCD display screen, it helps to give the interior the same fresh look as the outside. Our only... // Ford Fiesta

Fords new Fiesta will be available with a choice of seven engine options at launch.

The petrol range will comprise of two 1.25-litre units producing 59bhp and 81bhp. There will also be a 95bhp 1.4 and a 118bhp 1.6, which will be the hot motor, for now at least.

Oil-burning options are a 1.4-litre unit with 67bhp and an 89bhp 1.6-litre that comes in two states of tune, regular and Econetic. The latter model dips beneath 100g/km.

Trim levels start at the £7695 three-door-only Studio which gets basic 14in wheels and manual... // Autocar