There seem to be nearly as many suspension setups as there are engines. The ride, meanwhile, leads us to the next question… ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW? But our experience so far suggests you should ignore these and go for the hybrid.
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Of course you can still get a 1.0-litre petrol without all the mild-hybrid stuff, plus there’s a 1.5-litre diesel for those who still want to fill from the black pump. Worth bearing in mind that the lesser-powered MHEV can only be had with a seven-speed DCT gearbox, while the more powerful setup can also be combined with a six-speed manual. Both emit between 116 and 134g/km of CO2 and claim 47.9mpg and above – an increase of roughly 15 per cent over the non-hybrid equivalent, and a figure we found mostly achievable if treading lightly. With the hybrid gubbins the lesser-powered engine (available from lowest-spec Trend trim upwards) starts at just over £25k, while the more powerful unit (available from next-up Titanium trim upwards) starts at closer to £26k.
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Said battery stores energy harvested from braking and coasting, then uses it to boost torque from the teeny 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine – available in either 123bhp or 153bhp guise – by up to 50 per cent at low revs, or 15lb ft at full load. Ford says that the screen is the largest you’ll find in the segment, but crucially it comes at the expense of proper climate control buttons, all of which now move into a little bar at the bottom of the display. The mid-life facelift also brought very slight interior updates, with all but the base-spec Trend trim getting a giant 13.2-inch infotainment system which handles navigation, media, and phone connectivity. Oh, and it already weighed less than the third gen car – a reasonable 1,325kg for the three-cylinder manual. This fourth-gen car had immediately improved on its predecessor though thanks to a sleeker profile, stiffer dynamics and improved crash safety, so there wasn’t much for Ford to do at refresh time. Only the fourth, but we get your point – the current iteration has been about since 2018 and was only mildly facelifted in late 2021, getting a new front grille and standard LED lights front and rear.
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