Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Ford Ka



Ford Motor Company has produced this type of Ford since 1996. The type of this car is a city car where the market is in Europe and worldwide. For Europe, the car is manufactured in Tychy, Poland, and for Latin America, it is produced in Brazil and Argentina.

Car design

Ford has launched two generations of Ford Ka. The first model is manufactured in 1996–2008, the type is Mark I Ford KA. The platform is used Mark IV Ford Fiesta with a absolutely special exterior model. The specification of this first generation has 3 doors hatchback convertible of body style, the engine uses 1.3i Endura-E engine OHV 1.3 L I4, 1.3i Duratec OHV 1297 cc I4, 1.6i Duratec SOHC 1597 cc I4 (SportKa/StreetKa) and 1.6 Zetec Rocam SOHC 1598 cc I4 (only in Brazil) with 5–speed manual transmission. The Ford Ka' engine of 1300 cc OHV four-cylinder Endura-E engine is not very modern, yet it offers sufficient torque to permit enjoy in modest driving. Moreover, the bumper design is aimed for city conditions because the bumpers contains stabilizer to avoid UV deprivation. In the first generation, it also launches Ford StreetKa and SportKa. Both car models have modern interior and powered by new 93 hp (69 kW) 1.6 litre 8-valve Duratec petrol engine. Thus, in 2008 up to present, it has been producing Mark II Ford Ka. It uses Fiat Mini platform. The car is endorsed by 1.2L 1242 cc Duratec (FIRE) I4 and 1.3L 1248 cc Duratorq TDCi (Multijet) I4 with 3 doors hatchback and 5 speed manual of transmission. Therefore, the modern interior this model has is Bluetooth phone connection, wireless voice control, a USB port, a CD Radio, MP3, an AUX connector, steering wheel audio controls and a speaker system consisting of six speakers, a subwoofer as well as an amplifier. Further, it is also produced Ford Ka Titanium. This brand new model equips with 1.2 litre petrol by 69 PS (51 kW) of power and 102 N•m (75 ft•lbf) of torque and a 1.3 litre TDCi diesel engine by 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp) of power and 145 N•m (107 lb•ft) of torque.

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