I had the 2 door 1.2 Ka, liked it a lot, but anyone other than children trying to get in the back was a struggle, this model Ka+ was the perfect solution, love it.
Thank you for listening to your subscribers and doing a review of a basic car! I probably would not buy a KA but it is quite interesting nevertheless, harder for manufacturers to put together a safe cheap car than a big up to date model.
Good price/performance/fun to drive ratio; for someone needing a 'new' car. 18:33 thanks for the German course for today! And the commentary is always so good on the driving parts; thanks Thomas.
A big disappointing for me the lack of the roof handles. My first car was a peugeot 305 and the only bad thing I can speak about that car was the lack of roof handles. Great review as always
Nice review. As a compact city car, I would like to have seen more detail on the turning circle, as this helps maneuverability in built-up areas. Thanks.
Excellent review Thomas - great that you give these more humble vehicles equal length and attention. These new smaller cars are pretty good for room, but the dashboard looks a bit fiddly now. 7l per 100km equates to about 35mpg, which is terrible for a city car. The Suzuki Celerio gets about 4.5-5l per 100km, for example. Even my 15 year old Panda manages 4.8l per 100km!
In fairness, I checked out the Ka+ on a couple of "Real MPG" sites (owner reports of actual fuel consumption) and once the engine loosens up, most owners are getting around 47MPG (about 5L per 100km). The Celerio is also 200kg lighter and the Ford has a four cylinder engine, rather than the three cylinder hair dryer to be found under the bonnet of the Celery, sorry, Celerio.
I have noticed that when you are driving around in the outskirts of German towns and cities, there does not appear to be any parked cars along the actual road unlike here in the UK where our roads are littered with parked cars, making driving like an obstacle race!
I agree that it makes more sense price/performance ratio. As with premium cars I think price often goes up not in proportion with what you get, and even when you encounter with some parts as in much cheaper cars, it's hardly pleasant.
I have one 1.0 3 cylinder in Brazil. Its simples but resistent and economic. Also for this engine capacity natural aspirated is the most powerfull in the brazilian market.
It would be really awesome if you guys could review the newly redesigned 2018 Ford Expedition and/or Lincoln Navigator. You had previously made a video of the VW Atlas, another US centric car, so I hope you can make some more exceptions. There aren't many good video reviews of those two SUVs out there, especially the relaxed driving part where you get a good sense of the vehicle's capabilities.
I read that a new edition will come later this year with new petrol and diesel engines and a new infotainment system similar to fiesta. Do you know if this is true and if so when?
Autogefühl let’s hope the updates include an autotrans. Essential for anything promoted as a city car. I had one as a courtesy car recently, and was impressed with how much car you can get for not much money. I can imagine some lower income families being rather pleased with the Ka+. As a family hack or a second car it makes a lot of sense. It rewards a relaxed style of driving.
I think it is a very similar size to the just-superseded Fiesta (mark 7?), but it seems to be worse than that Fiesta in every way... you cannot even get the ecoboost engine in the Ka+ in the UK. To me it appears that a slightly-used Fiesta Mk 7 makes more sense than a new Ka+
I went to Brazil and rented a Ka, with the 1L 3 Cyl engine NA. It ran beautifully. Also I have to say the engine sounded great for such a tiny little thing. I went to Brazil 1 year later, this time I got a Chevy Onix... Absolutely garbage. I have nothing good to say about it... Engine was worse, clutch was horrible, visibility was poor, transmission, kinda decent 6 speed but the clutch made it feel bad... Just crap. Wife picked it because she had a Chevy Corsa previously... I had to explain that the Corsa isn't a chevy but rebadged european car.
Its a nice, unpretentious and basic little car. Already a new version is coming this year, with a 3 cylinder 1.1 engine, improvements including touch screen, and external hatch release, and minor styling changes.
7 liters? jesus, thats a lot. I had a 15 year old corsa with 70 PS as my first car and it was just shy of 5 liters on 100km. Our company car is a 1.4 TSI Golf and even that car uses way less than 7 liters, more like 6.
The interior looks pretty ugly, I think it'd make more sense to buy a slightly used Fiesta or Polo. Also a suggestion Thomas : with low powered cars especially, it'd be useful to see you drive up a really long hill on a fast road to see whether it could maintain speed. Where I live there are lots of dual carriageways with long ascents; I often notice that if I cruise at a set speed, people with small underpowered cars overtake on the downhill parts then slow down considerably on the uphill parts hence baulking me and other drivers with sufficiently powerful cars. I wouldn't like to be one of them.
Autogefühl do yourecomand a car like this, just went to the dealership yesturday, its for my mother. I like the car but dont know much about, do to its a new car, im not a big ford fan how ever the the car looks great and feels nice to for the price.
7 liters is a bit too much. :( - Well. I guess it's bearable for a petrol engine. But I like the approach with the size and that you can still fit in 4 rather tall passengers easily. It's probably a rather small market. But hey, thanks Ford. It's a good car for students from parents that'd like to buy them a new car (with 10000.- it being quite afordable), for example.
Looks like something made for south American and Indian market i.e. cheap. When other manufacturers are making small relatively cheap cars with some design flair and appeal (Kia, Hyundai etc) this isn't going to cut it anymore
This car is obviously a cost cutting exercise compared to the original Ka. Original Ka much more interesting, fun, and a better drive. Mostly horrible, and originally aimed at the Indian and other third world markets. Styling reminds me of the horrid US Ford Festiva from the mid 90s.
Ford have such dull, anonymous designs in their cars nowadays. Ka, the new Fiesta, Focus. All so dull. What happened to their design flair. They also have poor infotainment, not a fan of Sync. But can’t argue with their driving dynamics. Ford cars generally excel with that :)
Josch Alpha Agreed. Sync 3 is much improved as they ditched the buggy Microsoft OS and moved to a Linux based OS. It still looks incredibly dated for a modern infotainment system. Opel/Vauxhall have the edge with Intellilink and OnStar. That brings premium level features like remote diagnostics, in-car WiFi, emergency SOS etc. Plus a more modern interface.
I love reviews of cars like these. All the interesting cars that don’t get any real attention or just flat out ignored by other outlets.
I had the 2 door 1.2 Ka, liked it a lot, but anyone other than children trying to get in the back was a struggle, this model Ka+ was the perfect solution, love it.
Thank you for also covering more affordable cars guys!
Thank you for listening to your subscribers and doing a review of a basic car! I probably would not buy a KA but it is quite interesting nevertheless, harder for manufacturers to put together a safe cheap car than a big up to date model.
loving the intro my man. Good video really helped me with my decision.
Good price/performance/fun to drive ratio; for someone needing a 'new' car. 18:33 thanks for the German course for today! And the commentary is always so good on the driving parts; thanks Thomas.
hehe =)
Great car review Thomas. All credit to Ford for producing an uncomplicated and perfect city car.
A big disappointing for me the lack of the roof handles. My first car was a peugeot 305 and the only bad thing I can speak about that car was the lack of roof handles. Great review as always
Nice review. As a compact city car, I would like to have seen more detail on the turning circle, as this helps maneuverability in built-up areas. Thanks.
appreciated!
Great small city car with a 1.2 petrol na, it's just the best
Great review Thomas
cheers pal !
Excellent review Thomas - great that you give these more humble vehicles equal length and attention. These new smaller cars are pretty good for room, but the dashboard looks a bit fiddly now. 7l per 100km equates to about 35mpg, which is terrible for a city car. The Suzuki Celerio gets about 4.5-5l per 100km, for example. Even my 15 year old Panda manages 4.8l per 100km!
yeah the Celerio performed very well in consumption
In fairness, I checked out the Ka+ on a couple of "Real MPG" sites (owner reports of actual fuel consumption) and once the engine loosens up, most owners are getting around 47MPG (about 5L per 100km). The Celerio is also 200kg lighter and the Ford has a four cylinder engine, rather than the three cylinder hair dryer to be found under the bonnet of the Celery, sorry, Celerio.
There is a trunk open button near the headlight switch
A small fact : here in Brazil this is the regular Ka, we call the sedan version Ka+ :)
In India the sedan is called aspire
The small car is called figo
I don't see the USB portal. Can you help me find it pls? :)
I have noticed that when you are driving around in the outskirts of German towns and cities, there does not appear to be any parked cars along the actual road unlike here in the UK where our roads are littered with parked cars, making driving like an obstacle race!
Well, that was you find in the smaller streets
Love your videos! Could you do a rewiew of Toyota Yaris with the new 1.5 petrol engine?
7 litres per 100 km is about 33 miles per US gallon or 40 miles per imperial gallon
I agree that it makes more sense price/performance ratio. As with premium cars I think price often goes up not in proportion with what you get, and even when you encounter with some parts as in much cheaper cars, it's hardly pleasant.
Great as usually 😃 Make review of new Peugeot 508, please
Just liked the video, and BTW, I think every video you upload is just as good as the last! 😊
thanks :)
I have one 1.0 3 cylinder in Brazil. Its simples but resistent and economic. Also for this engine capacity natural aspirated is the most powerfull in the brazilian market.
Thank you for this review!
appreciated!
It would be really awesome if you guys could review the newly redesigned 2018 Ford Expedition and/or Lincoln Navigator. You had previously made a video of the VW Atlas, another US centric car, so I hope you can make some more exceptions. There aren't many good video reviews of those two SUVs out there, especially the relaxed driving part where you get a good sense of the vehicle's capabilities.
I think there was an error: at 8:34 Thomas said automatic but that is manual
yeah, so used to driving automatic ones =)
Could you test Dacia Sandero ?
14.28 km per litre of Gasoline. Is it correct?
5 speed automatic gearbox? Is it too cold Thomas? :-)
seems I'm the automatic gearbox
I read that a new edition will come later this year with new petrol and diesel engines and a new infotainment system similar to fiesta. Do you know if this is true and if so when?
Some updates are coming, we will soon introduce you to them !
Autogefühl let’s hope the updates include an autotrans. Essential for anything promoted as a city car.
I had one as a courtesy car recently, and was impressed with how much car you can get for not much money. I can imagine some lower income families being rather pleased with the Ka+. As a family hack or a second car it makes a lot of sense. It rewards a relaxed style of driving.
Finally!! A great video, all you need to do now is the Dacia Sandero
Why does the 5 speed automatic gearbox look like a manual ?
Because it's a manual gearbox
Nice Ka
Could you guys go more into depth with the material textures when reviewing cars like in your older review, just a request :-)
Ford should have called it festiva
Because ka legacy is about being quirkiness and fun
This is more practical and affordable
Ja, nette Kritik
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First ! I prefer the last one 😱
Laurent Mnt Agree with you, this one looks that ugly i would rather walk!
I think it is a very similar size to the just-superseded Fiesta (mark 7?), but it seems to be worse than that Fiesta in every way... you cannot even get the ecoboost engine in the Ka+ in the UK. To me it appears that a slightly-used Fiesta Mk 7 makes more sense than a new Ka+
I went to Brazil and rented a Ka, with the 1L 3 Cyl engine NA. It ran beautifully. Also I have to say the engine sounded great for such a tiny little thing.
I went to Brazil 1 year later, this time I got a Chevy Onix... Absolutely garbage. I have nothing good to say about it... Engine was worse, clutch was horrible, visibility was poor, transmission, kinda decent 6 speed but the clutch made it feel bad... Just crap. Wife picked it because she had a Chevy Corsa previously... I had to explain that the Corsa isn't a chevy but rebadged european car.
Its a nice, unpretentious and basic little car. Already a new version is coming this year, with a 3 cylinder 1.1 engine, improvements including touch screen, and external hatch release, and minor styling changes.
I would love a bowl of one ton soup 😂
Nice car but I don't like the interior, but that's not the only Ford with a weird dashboard.
7 liters? jesus, thats a lot. I had a 15 year old corsa with 70 PS as my first car and it was just shy of 5 liters on 100km. Our company car is a 1.4 TSI Golf and even that car uses way less than 7 liters, more like 6.
Autogefuhl could you pls try to review a Toyota Corolla & Dacia Sandero or Logan (other affordable cars)
The interior looks pretty ugly, I think it'd make more sense to buy a slightly used Fiesta or Polo. Also a suggestion Thomas : with low powered cars especially, it'd be useful to see you drive up a really long hill on a fast road to see whether it could maintain speed. Where I live there are lots of dual carriageways with long ascents; I often notice that if I cruise at a set speed, people with small underpowered cars overtake on the downhill parts then slow down considerably on the uphill parts hence baulking me and other drivers with sufficiently powerful cars. I wouldn't like to be one of them.
You mean 5 speed manual gearbox right? That sure not looks like an automatic lol ;)
yeha =)
Autogefühl do yourecomand a car like this, just went to the dealership yesturday, its for my mother. I like the car but dont know much about, do to its a new car, im not a big ford fan how ever the the car looks great and feels nice to for the price.
I prefer Suzuki Swift and Baleno, much more fuel efficient, peppier engine and better looks.
Still looks a lot better than the Ka imo. I agree on the Jazz being better, but it's also much more expensive.
Ford Ka has come a loooong way from the first gen Ka.
7 liters is a bit too much. :( - Well. I guess it's bearable for a petrol engine.
But I like the approach with the size and that you can still fit in 4 rather tall passengers easily. It's probably a rather small market. But hey, thanks Ford.
It's a good car for students from parents that'd like to buy them a new car (with 10000.- it being quite afordable), for example.
That's the weirdest automatic shifter i have seen before! :o
Looks like something made for south American and Indian market i.e. cheap. When other manufacturers are making small relatively cheap cars with some design flair and appeal (Kia, Hyundai etc) this isn't going to cut it anymore
This car is obviously a cost cutting exercise compared to the original Ka.
Original Ka much more interesting, fun, and a better drive.
Mostly horrible, and originally aimed at the Indian and other third world markets.
Styling reminds me of the horrid US Ford Festiva from the mid 90s.
Ford have such dull, anonymous designs in their cars nowadays. Ka, the new Fiesta, Focus. All so dull. What happened to their design flair. They also have poor infotainment, not a fan of Sync. But can’t argue with their driving dynamics. Ford cars generally excel with that :)
Mike Westwood in fact i really like the Sync 3 in my new fiesta. Works flawless.
Mike Westwood Totally agree with you.
Josch Alpha Agreed. Sync 3 is much improved as they ditched the buggy Microsoft OS and moved to a Linux based OS. It still looks incredibly dated for a modern infotainment system. Opel/Vauxhall have the edge with Intellilink and OnStar. That brings premium level features like remote diagnostics, in-car WiFi, emergency SOS etc. Plus a more modern interface.
Only 3 stars Euro Ncap.
WARNING: This car has earned ZERO NOTE at Latin NCAP check it out:
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I'd rather buy a lightly used last gen Fiesta than whatever the hell this is.
patriotbarrow Agree with you, this new KA is the ugliest car i have seen in years and the front grill makes it look ridiculous.
I'll only be in this car if I can't afford anything else.
You cant even afford to buy a new underwear! Get out of here!
Thomas, please, change your gloves next time))
those are smartphone ready
The ugliest designed car i have seen in years and the front grill looks bigger then the whole car!, i would rather walk then have one.
This is called the Ford Figo in Asia & South America & the Middle East.
SashaUAE2020 no. In Brazil its called ford ka too
SashaUAE2020 ... and earned ZERO NOTE at Latin NCAP check it out:
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