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With gas over three bucks a gal in lots of places my question is... what is the expected MPG?

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I'd guess somewhere in the 34-40 mpg range...depending on the engine.

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Crap, that sucks. I was holding out hope for Mazda to bring the 2 to the states, not Ford. Damn. Oh well, onto another choice I guess, because I will not buy a Ford.

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Ford Fiesta is looking very good

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what a mistake not bringing the 2 to america. the ford version looks terrible, it reminds me of a frog. i dont understand why mazda was afraid to sell this car over here. in my opinion it would of knocked out the yaris, fit, and versa

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I have a Fit and Mazda3 Sport.
I would have bought a Mazda2 in a second instead of the Fit IF Mazda would have 'grown a pair' and made it available in the U.S.
Styling is gorgeous compared to the ho-hum Ford Fiesta/siesta...zzzz. I ove my Honda, but I have been a loyal Mazda owner since the introduction of the '83 626.

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I love my Honda...spell check please.

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"because I will not buy a Ford"

Well thats a perfectly good reason to pass up a car that you otherwise like, because of the logo on the grille! Whatever!

My only wish is that Ford would bring the car here sooner. Its sad to admit, but I dont think gas prices are going anywhere but up, so maybe it will hit the market at just the right time.

I have a long commute, and with these fuel prices, I (reluctantly) just bought a low mileage '99 Saturn SL 5-speed that gets MPG in the mid-to-upper 30s. I am coming from a Ford (Taurus), which I was very happy with, but finding a decent Ford Aspire that somebody hasnt beat the crap out of with less than 250,000 miles is not easy, at least not where I'm at. Thus, I had to go with another brand.

Years ago, I had a '90 Festiva L and I loved it. Very few problems, excelent MPG, and I sold it after putting 20,000 miles on it for the exact same amount I bought it for. Thats when gas was $1.67/gallon and I wanted something larger and more comfortable (hence the Taurus). I wish I'd kept it.

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American can companies just must not want to survive, or think that by giving us butt-ugly cars like this new Fiesta (the Chevy Chevette of the 21st century), we will instead choose to buy Excursions or F-1250s.

If any person with ANY sense had the choice:
Ford Fiesta
Mazda2
which would they choose?

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Hey kids. Ford is making the Fiesta unattractive so they can say, "See, people don't want those cars" when testifying on Capital Hill, fighting against tougher CAFE standards. The reality is that visually appealing, fuel-efficient cars CAN be made... only, they do that in Europe far away from the eyes of the U.S. Congress. They all play this game all over the world, "we can't make those cars :::whine::: it's to hard"... then make the very car they say they can't make for other parts of the world that have mandates in place - like Europe and Brazil. Fact: in 1908 Ford's Model-T got 21MPG and ran on gasoline or ethanol.

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I have a 1990 Festiva L-plus that gets 34mpg/city, and I it has been the best little car ever.
After 18 years flawless service I hope to be first in line when they hit the market.

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The picture of the Fiesta is the current model, not the new one Ford will be bringing here. The new one is MUCH better looking. Great interior too.

http://jalopnik.com/356753/ford-fiesta-three-door-pictures-and-details-to-be-called-fiesta-for-us-market

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Looks like a Ford Focus that shrank in the car wash. I've been looking at the Honda Fit for my next purchase, but as a long time Mazda fan I'd buy the 2 in a heartbeat. If it comes here as a Ford there is not a chance, particularly if they assemble it in Mexico. I have bitter experience with Mexico Fords so it looks like Honda wins this one.

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Oops, just noticed Matt's link. That looks more like it. Where it is built will still be a huge factor for me though.

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