The second generation Ford Ka range includes for the first time a 1.3-litre 75bhp Duratorq diesel engine, to add to a 1.2-litre 69bhp Duratec petrol unit. Both engines give CO2 emissions of under 120g/km.
Ka is the second small car range to be launched by Ford this year. The first was the Fiesta ECOnetic range (see 7.10.08) As I reported last time, Ford are banking on having two small cars out there to help ride the current down wave of UK car sales.Global car sales for September have been described by manufacturers as 'terrible'.
Well received in Paris,the Ka's cheeky looks and youthful appeal has already inspired a number of 'specials'. There is a
special gold-painted version,the Bond Ka, to tie-in with the car's appearance in the soon-to-be-released James Bond film 'Quantum of Solace'. New Bond girl, actress Olga Kurylenko, helped launch the new Ka at a party on the eve of the Paris Motor Show.
Though you wouldn't know it to look at its exterior lines, Ka shares its platform with that of the retro mini car,Fiat 500.
Worth a look.Back soon.
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