Apr 15, 2017 10:16 PM
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The Fiesta has an automatic transmission of the dual-clutch variety rather than a conventional automatic. This type of gearbox often means clumsy, stuttering drive-off behavior from rest because it lacks a torque converter, which has both a torque-multiplication effect and smoothens the power delivery.
Ford’s initial programming when it introduced the car in 2011 also lacked the crisp, rapid-fire shifts we’ve come to expect from other dual-clutch gearboxes, which can be more typically found in high-performance vehicles. In principle, though, we tend to prefer dual-clutch automatics over the continuously variable transmissions(CVT) often found in small cars.
BAD: Costly car not value for money.