Now the new Fiesta is on the road...

[GaryPL]

I was wondering now that we've pretty much all had a chance to see one (except any with leather, that most rarefied of materials that competent Ford has been unable to find), what do we think of its looks?  I have added a poll as well :)

[GaryPL]

And out of sight of the question at hand, I have to say that I thought it was ugly in photographic form.  But having seen it in the metal, I think it's downright hideous! The photos don't quite demonstrate how foul looking the daytime running lights are, which I have found that Elton John used to wear in the 70s:

And the back looks like a giant has sat on it. Or like a blobfish:

[alexp999]

I like it, much better than the mk7.

Reading comments across the internet, I think it could be a marmite car initially, then maybe grow on people, like the Mk3 Focus.

[TomsFocus]

I'm pretty sure they design facelift versions first, then make them worse for the initial release so they've got something to add in a few years time...    I expect the Mk8.5 to be a bit better looking!  

I still don't like the Mk3 Focus PFL, it's 3-6 years old now and it hasn't grown on me, looks really dated already as well, looks older than mk2.5 did when I bought it at 6 years old.  Considering them mainly for the EcoBoost engines which I obviously can't have in a mk2 but every time I see the front end I just... 

[isetta]

to me it looks pretty much like the mk7.5 from the front and side and like a Golf from the back (due to rear light layout).

I don't particularly like it, but then again I don't particularly like the Mk7.5 even though I own one.

[zain611]

It looks alright. Saw one today. With a car you need to have a good look at it to appreciate it. 

[iantt]

i saw one today also. well i saw more than one. 

im not impressed, i prefer the mk7.5.

[alexp999]

I still think the mk7 looks like a running shoe. Too wedge shaped.

The changes they've made to the mk8 make it look more car shaped again like the mk6.

[isetta]

Yep, out of mk8,   7.5,  7,  6.5  & 6  I like the Mk6.5 best followed by the 6.

[jbell]

Boring from the back, and then I overtook it and saw the DRLs at the front.  Boak. 

[Luke4efc]

On 07/11/2017 at 1:12 PM, TomsFocus said:

I'm pretty sure they design facelift versions first, then make them worse for the initial release so they've got something to add in a few years time...    I expect the Mk8.5 to be a bit better looking!  

I still don't like the Mk3 Focus PFL, it's 3-6 years old now and it hasn't grown on me, looks really dated already as well, looks older than mk2.5 did when I bought it at 6 years old.  Considering them mainly for the EcoBoost engines which I obviously can't have in a mk2 but every time I see the front end I just... 

I beg to differ. I'm not a fan of the MK2 other than the RS, that still looks amazing (the ST not as much). The new focus was a big improvement that brought it more up to date, but I'd only have the looks of the ST or RS.

Although I was never a huge fan of the pre-facelift fiesta MK7, maybe it's just having a big grille lol.

[ToXIcG]

I love the look of the new ST, You can see the front end looks very similar to a focus RS with the fog lights and other things and I think it looks great.