Ford Fiesta Van gets new look and mild-hybrid tech

Ford has unveiled the facelifted Fiesta Van.

The car features confident new styling and an efficient mild-hybrid powertrain to make the compact van more distinctive and productive than ever.

As per the Fiesta hatchback, the Fiesta Van now has a new bonnet design that increases the height of the nose, combined with larger upper grilles. The Ford badge is also now displayed within the grille, rather than on the bonnet lip, contributing to greater road presence.

The van also gets standard LED head lights, while the taillights also receive new black surrounds for a more sophisticated appearance.

Various aesthetic touches also give greater visual differentiation between the 'Trend' and 'Sport' series of the Fiesta Van.

'Sport' models will get a honeycomb grille with gloss black finish and wide, body-coloured side vents, alongside new 17-inch metallic-finish alloy wheels and lower sports suspension. Optional new 18-inch Pearl Grey machined alloy wheels are also available. And on the interior, the 'Sport' models also benefit from two-tone red and ebony interior trim with contrast red stitching.

The 'Trend' series meanwhile, gets a broad upper grille with strong horizontal strakes and high-gloss chrome surround, as well as 15-inch steel wheels with a new wheel trim design. The revised cabin enhances the interior environment with new ebony trim and comfort seat foam.

At the rear of the Fiesta Van is a durable and grippy flat rear load floor, four tie-down points, and a full-height bulkhead with a steel mesh upper half for improved rearwards visibility. Vehicles for right-hand drive markets feature solid panels instead of rear glazing. Gross payload is up to 531kg, with a 1,283mm maximum load length.

The new Fiesta Van is available with a 1.0-litre 48V mild-hybrid engine, delivering 123bhp. The mild-hybrid technology can restart the engine in just 350ms, enabling the Auto Start/Stop system to turn off the engine in scenarios such as when coasting to a stop below 24km/h even when the vehicle is in gear with the clutch pedal depressed. Claimed fuel economy for the Fiesta Van mild-hybrid is 19.8km/L.