Although the new machine will look the same as the current Fiesta, it is described as being 80% new under the skin. M-Sport engineers have developed the car’s 1.6-litre engine and made other improvements to the engine bay, radiator position, intercoolers, transmission, electronics, wiring harness and differentials.“It’s probably one of the biggest changes we’ve ever done to any of the cars that we’ve had in our history since we started with the Focus,” Wilson explained. “And by the time we complete our final test in Cumbria next week, the new car will have covered around 5,000 kilometres. That’s more testing kilometres than we’ve done when we’ve launched a new car like...
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