Ford Fiesta '89

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Ford Fiesta three-door (1989-1996)
Ford Fiesta three-door (1989-1996)
Fiesta '89
Production period: 02 / 1989-08 / 1996
Class : Small car
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon , panel van
Engines:
Otto engines : 1.1–1.8 liters
(37–98 kW)
Diesel engines :
1.8 liters
(44–57 kW)
Length: 3743-3801 mm
Width: 1610-1630 mm
Height: 1325 mm
Wheelbase : 2446 mm
Empty weight : 825-995 kg
Previous model Ford Fiesta '84
successor Ford Fiesta '96

The Ford Fiesta '89 is the third series of the Ford Fiesta , which was produced from February 1989. Since this generation, the small car has also been available with five doors, as a Courier high-roof station wagon and as a Calypso with a folding roof.

Model history

The Fiesta '89 (type GFJ) was completely redeveloped and the first Fiesta that was also available with five doors. The new model brought many technical innovations with it. Above all, the chassis has been improved with triangular wishbones at the front and a twist beam axle at the rear. Occupant protection was also taken into account with a more stable safety cell and side impact protection. Also had anti-lock brakes (ABS), airbags, air conditioning and a heated windscreen available. The new Zetec engines with 1.6 and 1.8 liters displacement were also available for the first time in this model . The new 1.8-liter diesel engine was also available with a turbocharger outside of Germany .

  • Ford Fiesta five-door
    (1989-1994)

  • Ford Fiesta RS Turbo (1991)

  • dashboard

Facelift

In January 1994 a facelift was carried out on the Fiesta. Apart from detailed changes (externally the side mirrors and side indicators), mainly technical and safety-relevant components such as driver and front passenger airbags, side impact protection and belt tensioners were revised or offered in addition.

After production of the successor began in August 1995, the Fiesta '89 remained in the model range until August 1996 as the "Fiesta Classic". These vehicles came exclusively from the Spanish Ford plant in Almussafes near Valencia and were positioned as an inexpensive model below the Fiesta '96 until the introduction of the Ford Ka .

  • Ford Fiesta five-door
    (1994-1996)

  • Rear view

Equipment lines

  • Fiesta C
  • Fiesta L
  • Fiesta LX
  • Fiesta CLX
  • Fiesta fun
  • Fiesta Family
  • The Fiesta Futura was a sporty model of the Fiesta, which was only available with three doors and optionally with the 1.4-liter engine with 54 kW (73 hp) or the new 1.6-liter Zetec 16V engine with 65 kW (88 hp) was available. Outwardly, the Futura differed through a modified front bumper painted in the vehicle color with integrated fog lights and a roof spoiler. Wider tires in the dimension 185 / 55R14 were also part of the standard scope of delivery, such as power steering, a sports suspension, metallic paintwork, heat-insulating glazing, an asymmetrically divisible rear seat backrest, sports seats in the front (in the 1.6-liter variant in a higher-quality version), a rev counter and a leather sports steering wheel. The base price for the Futura in 1995 was 23,400 DM (approx. 12,000 EUR) with a 1.4-liter engine and 24,900 DM (approx. 12,700 EUR) with a 1.6-liter engine.
  • The Fiesta XR2i was a top model in Germany the direct successor of which appeared in the spring of 1984 Fiesta XR2 available and already in August 1989th The new model was completely spoiled again, but this time the plastic parts were painted in the body color. Four rectangular additional headlights (two fog lights and two high beam lights) were housed in the massive front bumper. The 1.6 liter CVH engine was equipped with an electronic multi-point injection system from Ford ( EFI = electronic fuel injection) and regulated catalytic converter and developed 76 kW (103 hp). In other markets, the vehicle was also available without a catalytic converter; the engine then developed 81 kW (110 hp). To distinguish this vehicle from the later variant with 16 valves, it is often referred to as the XR2i 8V .
  • The Fiesta S was a less noticeable sporty model. Initially, the vehicle was still equipped with a CVH engine with 1.4 liter displacement and developed 52 kW (71 hp) with or 54 kW (73 hp) without a regulated catalytic converter. With the introduction of the new Zetec engine , the Fiesta S received this engine with 1.8 liter displacement and 16 valves, which developed 77 kW (105 hp) and accelerated better than the XR2i at a similar top speed thanks to the higher torque and a shorter gear ratio. In the UK , the Fiesta S with the Zetec engine was marketed as the XR2i 16V . This vehicle replaced the XR2i with the CVH engine and was therefore also sold with bumpers and the extensions of the XR2i.
  • The Fiesta XR2i 16V was delivered in Germany with the most powerful series engine of this series. As in the Fiesta S, the Zetec engine had a displacement of 1.8 liters, thanks to different camshafts, a larger throttle valve and a different engine control unit, the vehicle developed 96 kW (130 hp). The interior of the XR2i 16V differed in small details such as the seats and the upholstery color from that of the first XR2i. Since the Fiesta S already occupied the place of the XR2i 16V in the United Kingdom, the vehicle with 96 kW was sold there as the RS1800 from 1992 . The RS1800 had a rear spoiler painted in body color, 14-inch aluminum wheels in a double-spoke design and Recaro seats as standard.
  • The Fiesta RS Turbo was offered in some European countries (mainly the United Kingdom, Benelux , Italy and France ) until May 1992 . This was equipped with the 1.6-liter turbo engine without a catalytic converter with 98 kW known from the Ford Escort . For the Fiesta the engine was equipped with the smaller T2 turbocharger from Garrett and an electronic injection system. The front bumper is slightly different from that of the XR2i , it has no grille to improve air flow and a cutout for the radiator fan. The vehicle has green instead of blue stripes and a speedometer display up to 240 km / h instead of 220 km / h. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, however, the model was never offered because at that time catalytic converters were mandatory in new cars or this regulation was to be introduced soon.
Fiesta Courier
  • The Fiesta Courier was a high-roof delivery van and rounded off the range of small delivery vans for craft businesses and service providers. The vehicle was offered as a truck or as a passenger car with a rear bench seat.
  • The Fiesta small vans had as his predecessors lacked a flat load floor and no rear side windows, a rear seat.
  • The Fiesta Calypso had a folding roof that took up almost the entire area of ​​the roof. It was offered in two versions: either manually or electrically.
  • The Fiesta Ghia was only offered in some markets such as the UK and Italy. It was recognizable by the black painted surfaces underneath the sidebar and the bumpers.

Special models

  • Fiesta Champ
  • Fiesta Chianti
  • Fiesta Magic
  • Fiesta Fancy
  • Fiesta Sound I + II

technology

body

The self-supporting body of the third series is still made of sheet steel , but has been newly developed for this model. This Fiesta was available as a three- and five-door model and as a Courier high-roof delivery van . As with almost all vehicles of that time, the bonnet opened towards the rear. In contrast to the previous series , the Fiesta '89 has additional side impact protection. The body is a PVC - underbody protection in the wheel wells , cavity protection in the doors and side skirts , bonnet protection outside of the front plate, on the side skirts, the wheel arch and the bottom of the doors and wax under the entire floor plate before protected corrosion .

landing gear

Front axle similar to that of the Fiesta '89

Like the visible body parts, the floor pan and chassis of the Fiesta '89 have been completely redeveloped.

The triangular wishbones of the front axle are now one-piece, depending on the year of construction and engine type, a stabilizer is installed. The MacPherson struts common in this vehicle class are still used for the upper wheel guidance, suspension and damping . The rack and pinion steering with safety steering column is now on equipment and year, depending on a power assistance available.

Instead of a rigid axle with trailing arms and a Panhard rod , a torsion beam axle with spring struts is installed as the rear axle .

The Fiesta S , Fiesta XR2i (16V) and Fiesta RS Turbo models are lowered and equipped with a more sporty chassis.

Braking system

All Fiesta '89 are equipped with a diagonally split two-circuit brake system and a pneumatic brake booster . Disc brakes with floating brake calipers are installed on the front axle ; the discs are internally ventilated on the 16V , XR and RS models and vehicles with ABS. There are drum brakes on the rear axle, which the parking brake also acts on. An anti-lock braking system is available on request; in some equipment variants it is standard.

drive

All engines and transmissions of the Fiesta are installed transversely and drive the front wheels. The "Valencia" engines of the predecessor with its side camshaft have been further developed, now called HCS ( h igh c ompression s wirl; highly compressed / swirled) and form, with 1.0; 1.1 and 1.3 liter displacement the most common engine versions of the new Fiesta. The 1.4 and 1.6 liter CVH engines are still available, and from 1992 the new Zetec 16V engines with 1.6 and 1.8 liter displacement will also be available . The 1.8 liter diesel engine has an overhead camshaft like the engine in the Fiesta '84 , but is otherwise completely new. In the early years, four-speed transmissions were occasionally offered for the smallest engines, but mostly the mechanically operated five-speed transmissions of type BC with a likewise mechanically operated clutch . A continuously variable transmission is also available for smaller engines on request .

Mixture preparation and ignition

With the introduction of the obligation for catalytic converters in new cars, the carburettors disappeared , so the Fiesta '89 was almost exclusively available with injection systems. In the first few years of production, some vehicles with carburettors and without catalytic converters were still sold in Germany, but some vehicles without catalytic converters, such as the Fiesta RS Turbo , were not available ex works in Germany. Besides single and twin carburettors of the manufacturer Weber , there were exclusively by Ford developed electronic fuel injection (EFI = e lectronic f uel i njection) type EEC-IV with controlled catalyst. The 1,1-; 1.3 and 1.4 liter engines have central injection, XR2i and 16V engines have multi-point injection. The Fiesta Diesel is equipped with a swirl chamber injection .

Some of the gasoline engines with carburettors are still equipped with a conventional distributor with contactless ignition . The other vehicles, especially the vehicles with gasoline injection systems and regulated catalytic converters, have static electronic ignition systems with two ignition coils ( wasted spark ), which, depending on the system, are either integrated directly into the injection system or work as an independent EDIS system.

Electrical system and lighting

The electrical system of the Fiesta works with 12 volts. Depending on the engine, there are different three-phase alternators with up to 70  amps . The main headlights are equipped with H4 halogen lamps , the optional round additional headlights with H1 bulbs, the additional headlights of the XR and RS models with H1 and H3.

Technical specifications

OHV and CVH engines

1.1 1.1i 1.3i 1.4 1.4i 1.4i XR2i 1 RS Turbo 2
Construction period: 02 / 1989-03 / 1990 03 / 1989-08 / 1996 05 / 1991-08 / 1996 02 / 1989-03 / 1990 02 / 1989-12 / 1992 01 / 1994-07 / 1995 04 / 1989-12 / 1993 04 / 1989-05 / 1992
Engine: 4-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke)
Engine type: HCS CVH
Displacement: 1119 cc 1299 cc 1392 cc 1598 cc
Bore × stroke: 68.7 x 75.5 mm 74 x 75.5 mm 77.2 x 74.3 mm 80 x 79.5 mm
Performance
at 1 / min:		 40 kW
(54 PS)
5200		 37 kW
(50 PS)
5200		 44 kW
(60 PS)
5000		 52 kW
(71 hp)
5500		 54 kW
(73 hp)
5500		 54 kW
(73 PS)
5100		 76 kW
(103 PS)
6000		 98 kW
(133 hp)
5500
Max. Torque
at 1 / min:		 86 Nm
2700		 83 Nm
3000		 101 Nm
2500		 103 Nm
4000		 108 Nm
4000		 106 Nm
2750		 135 Nm
2800		 180 Nm
2400
Mixture preparation: Single carburetor Electronic central injection Register carburetor Central injection Multi-point injection Multi-point injection, Garrett T2 turbocharged
Valve control: OHV
(timing chain, camshaft in the engine block, mechanical valve lifters , bumpers, rocker arms , overhead valves)		 CVH
(timing belt, overhead camshaft, hydraulic valve lifters, rocker arms, overhead valves)
Cooling: Water cooling
Transmission: 4-speed gearbox 5-speed gearbox
(1.1i and 1.3i optionally with continuously variable CTX automatic )
Front suspension: MacPherson struts , wishbones, coil springs
Rear suspension: Twist beam axle , coil springs
Body: Sheet steel, self-supporting
Track width front / rear: 1392-1406 / 1376-1385 mm
Wheelbase: 2446 mm
Length: 3743-3801 mm
Empty weight: 825-995 kg
Top speed: 149 km / h 143 km / h 153 km / h 162 km / h 164 km / h 167 km / h 187 km / h 205 km / h
Acceleration
0-100 km / h:		 16.7 s 18.1 s 14.7 s 13.0 s 12.5 s 12.2 10.1 s 8.2 s
Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers): 6.1-6.2 p 6.4 S 6.9 p 8.1 p 8.6 S
1 Available in other markets without a catalytic converter and with 81 kW (110 PS) or with a register carburetor and 66 kW (90 PS), not in Germany
2 No sale in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

16V and diesel engines

1.6i 16V 1.8i 16V S. XR2i 16V 1.8 D 1.8 TD (1)
Construction period: 01 / 1994-07 / 1995 03 / 1992-12 / 1994 03 / 1992-12 / 1994 02 / 1989-08 / 1996 01 / 1994-08 / 1996
Engine: 4-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke)
Displacement: 1597 cc 1796 cc 1753 cc
Bore × stroke: 76 × 88 mm 80.6 x 88 mm 82.5 × 82 mm
Performance
at 1 / min:		 65 kW
(88 PS)
5250		 77 kW
(105 PS)
5500		 96 kW
(130 PS)
6250		 44 kW
(60 hp)
4800		 57 kW
(77 PS)
4800
Max. Torque
at 1 / min:		 130 Nm
3000		 153 Nm
4000		 162 Nm
4500		 110 Nm
2500		 133 Nm
2500
Mixture preparation: Multi-point injection Diesel injection pump
(57 kW with turbocharger)
Valve control: Zetec-E
(two overhead camshafts, hydraulic bucket tappets, hanging valves, toothed belts)		 OHC Diesel
(overhead valves, overhead camshaft, toothed belt)
Cooling: Water cooling
Transmission: 5 speed transmission
Front suspension: MacPherson struts , wishbones, coil springs
Rear suspension: Twist beam axle , coil springs
Body: Sheet steel, self-supporting
Track width front / rear: 1392-1406 / 1376-1385 mm
Wheelbase: 2446 mm
Length: 3743-3801 mm
Empty weight: 825-995 kg
Top speed: 177 km / h 182 200 km / h 152 km / h 168 km / h
Acceleration
0-100 km / h:		 11.1 s 9.5 8.5 s 16 s 11.6 s
Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers): 7.8 S 7.7-8.0 S 5.4 D 5.9 D
(1) not for the German market

Motorsport

The Ford Fiesta Mixed Cup was based on the Ladies Cup, which was carried out with the two previous models. In the mixed cup, a woman and a man formed a team that started together in the same vehicle. The acquisition costs for a race-ready XR2i were deliberately kept low, in particular to encourage youngsters in motorsport, which is why the maximum age was limited to 55 years. With up to 50 cars per run, the Mixed Cup was one of the best-filled racing series ever. As in the Ladies Cup, the races were usually held as part of the DTM races.

Studies

Two studies are worth mentioning: the four-door Fiesta Urba and the Fiesta Bebop, a pickup version.

The Urba was designed as a city car and was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1989. It had an electronic parking aid, an integrated garage door opener, a mini fridge and two doors on the passenger side and only one on the driver's side. This should prevent children sitting in the back seat from getting out of the car when parking on the side of the road. In addition, a striking yellow paintwork should ensure that the vehicle is better seen.

Trivia

Wing car

The third series of the Ford Fiesta was the template for the wing car , which is on the roof of the Cologne City Museum .

This work of art by HA Schult was created in 1991 as part of the “Fetish Auto” campaign in Cologne . The former district president of Cologne, Franz-Josef Antwerpes, demanded the removal of the car, referring to the monument protection , but the responsible ministry tolerated a "temporary" stay of the object (which continues to this day).

literature

  • Ford-Werke Cologne: Ford moves - 75 years of Ford in Germany . Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2000, ISBN 3-7688-1239-1 .
  • Stefan Rossbach: Ford: passenger cars since 1945 (type compass) . Motorbuch-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-02692-6 .
  • High Performance Fiestas 1979–1991 . Brooklands Books, Surrey (UK) 1991, ISBN 1-85520-127-5 (English).

Web links

Commons : Ford Fiesta MK3  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Motor vehicle lexicon: catalyst. (No longer available online.) Www.autotipps.net, archived from the original on November 19, 2010 ; Retrieved January 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / autotipps.net
  2. ↑ Catalyst obligation. Austria-Lexikon.at, accessed on January 8, 2011 .