2011 Ford Ka: Too tiny to see

First of all, the Ford Ka looks very good; It looks like a super city car for girls, especially but young boys will still fit in it quite well. The engine ranges from a 1.2 litre petrol with 69 PS (51 kW) of power and 75 ft•lbf of torque and a 1.3 litre TDCi diesel […]

First of all, the Ford Ka looks very good; It looks like a super city car for girls, especially but young boys will still fit in it quite well. The engine ranges from a 1.2 litre petrol with 69 PS (51 kW) of power and 75 ft•lbf of torque and a 1.3 litre TDCi diesel engine with 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp) of power and 107 lb•ft of torque to  a 1.4 litre petrol engine with 100 PS (74 kW) of power and 97 ft•lbf of torque will be added to the lineup in which future. All three engines are loaned from Fiat.

The main mechanical differentiator between the new Ka and its Fiat sibling is that the Ford has better shock absorption than the Fiat 500. Fitting a rear anti-roll bar enabled 30 percent softer springs and accordingly retuned dampers to improve ride performance over uneven road surfaces.

According to Orlin, “its easy to drive.”

He further adds that it has, “a very small turn radius, high visibility from the position inside and big side mirrors” and of course very quick to sprint in traffic. The best part is that it doesn’t feel exhausting in heavy traffic with “toy like” padels, light weight chassis and size.

The Ford Ka comes with a standard driver and passenger single stage front airbags, ABS, immobiliser, hazard warning lights and remote central locking. In addition, there are front side airbags and curtain airbags and ESP (Electronic Stability Program) with HBA (Hyraulic Brake Assist) and HLA (Hill Launch Assist) that come at an extra cost. In Nigeria, it may come in full premium spec if any desires it and I would like one.

This really is the trick to handling Abuja traffic which I find very tiring. Moreover, downsizing is very economical. That is if we look very intensely.