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Written by Paul Horrell
Pedalling around the M25, evening rush hour is over and traffic is moving pretty briskly. The Fiesta"s engine is hoarse, its performance negligible. Reaching 70mph feels like a distant dream. I can oscillate the steering-wheel rim a couple of inches either side of straight-ahead without the car"s path deviating at all, which means I"ve no control as it wanders around its lane like it"s had a drink too many. There"s an agonising interval between my pressing the centre pedal and the non-servo brakes waking up. The bodywork might as well be eggshell. Oh, and I have to be in Cologne by tomorrow afternoon.This feature was originally published in issue 291 of Top Gear magazinePhotos: Lee Brimble
Date written: 11 Feb 2017
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Pedalling around the M25, evening rush hour is over and traffic is moving pretty briskly. The Fiesta"s engine is hoarse, its performance negligible. Reaching 70mph feels like a distant dream. I can oscillate the steering-wheel rim a couple of inches either side of straight-ahead without the car"s path deviating at all, which means I"ve no control as it wanders around its lane like it"s had a drink too many. There"s an agonising interval between my pressing the centre pedal and the non-servo brakes waking up. The bodywork might as well be eggshell. Oh, and I have to be in Cologne by tomorrow afternoon.This feature was originally published in issue 291 of Top Gear magazinePhotos: Lee Brimble
Date written: 11 Feb 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6714
