Ford Do Brasil Unveils New Ka Hatchback, Sedan For Global Markets
Last week, Ford do Brasil unveiled the new Ka and Ka+, set to be built and sold (almost) worldwide in short order.
Just-Auto reports the city car will come in both five-door (Ka) and sedan (Ka+) formats, with power to the front coming from either a 1-liter 12v TiVCT or 1.5-liter 16v Sigma flex-fuel three-pots. The 1-liter, in particular, will be assembled in Brazil at Ford’s Camaçari factory, while both Kas will roll off the line at its São Bernardo do Campo plant.
The Ka was developed in the country with the help of engineering teams in Europe and the United States, and will be assembled in China, Thailand, India — where Ford of Europe will likely receive theirs — and South Africa.
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Neither the Ka's nor Fiesta's designs translate well into a sedan. Maybe they should start with making a good-looking sedan THEN turn it into a hatch. BTW, well before this Internet was a thing, I wrote a letter to then-president Jacques Nasser imploring him to bring the original Ka to America. He actually replied, saying thanks but no thanks.
It looks like the front clip of a Fusion has been put through a hot wash and then glued to a generic hatch/saloon body. I almost feel bad for the Ka. What was once a design icon has become a parody of itself, simply making up the numbers in a Ford range that clearly values high-margin SUVs and commercials over most passenger cars (perhaps aside from the cash cow Focus).