I’m trying to put this delicately….great driving cars are what Ford’s all about but Fiats tend to be dynamic disasters. Tell me the new Ka still feels like a Ford. Please...
The new Ka does feel like a Ford, but then
it’s also recognisably Fiat-based. Like the Panda,
it doesn’t ride well on tough town roads, the front suspension transmitting a shudder into the cabin over big lumps.
But, on balance, Ford has worked its magic on the chassis. The addition of a rear anti-roll bar, the stiffening of the front one and various suspension bushes together with recalibration of the electric power steering give the Ka the sort of incisive turn-in and cheeky steering response that the Fiat has always looked like
it would offer, but never delivered.
Ford told CAR that although the two cars are built in the same factory
it doesn’t share chassis information with Fiat. Well if
it isn’t bright enough to have done so already, I suggest someone at Fiat takes a look at the changes Ford has made and sneaks them onto the 500 as soon as possible.
Segnalibri