Ford once drew up a seven-seat estate version of the Ikon sedan, starting development in 1998. A prototype was shown in 1999 — then quietly cancelled when the packaging made the proportions impossible to fix.
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Lead trim: 1.3 petrol I4 (SOHC, 69 hp) · up to 99 hp
Ford Ikon first generationIKON-1 · 1999–2011
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FactFord once drew up a seven-seat estate version of the Ikon sedan, starting development in 1998. A prototype was shown in 1999 — then quietly cancelled when the packaging made the proportions impossible to fix.
The first-generation Ford Ikon was launched in November 1999 in New Delhi as the four-door sedan version of the fourth-generation Ford Fiesta hatchback, reportedly designed specifically for the Indian market after Ford's officials recognised that a more tailored car could be more successful than global models there; it was built at Ford's Chennai factory and marketed in South America and China as the Ford Fiesta Sedan (also Fiesta Ikon in Mexico and Fiesta Street in Brazil), with assembly in South Africa and Mexico from the beginning of 2001 and at Changan Ford in China from 2003 (there with a four-speed automatic, ABS with electronic brake force distribution, front airbags and more). It was powered by a 1.3-litre single-overhead-camshaft petrol with electronic fuel injection generating 69 hp (51 kW), with a 1.6-litre petrol and 1.8-litre diesel variants launched at the end of 2002 and during 2003 respectively; the better-equipped Flair had power steering, electric windows, air conditioning, central locking and a tachometer. A seven-seater Ikon Estate was presented in March 1999 but cancelled soon after because of unfavourable proportions. In November 2008 it was facelifted and received a new common-rail diesel from the Duratorq family, delivering 68 hp (51 kW) and 160 N·m (120 lb·ft) alongside the 1.3-litre petrol, with a CD/MP3 player, a rear spoiler and a 400-litre boot; it was retired in early 2011 after the sixth-generation Fiesta's launch in India (the Fiesta Classic effectively took its place). Wheelbase 2,486 mm (97.9 in), length 4,140 mm (163.0 in) pre-facelift (4,145 mm facelift), width 1,634 mm (64.3 in). The page does not give the 2008 diesel's displacement.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 petrol I4 (SOHC, 69 hp) | 1999–2011 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 69 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 petrol I4 (from late 2002) | 2002–2011 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 105 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 diesel I4 (from 2003) | 2003–2011 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| Duratorq common-rail diesel I4 (from November 2008, 68 hp) | 2008–2011 | Inline-4 | 68 hp | 120 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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This car and the Ford Fiesta are twins — sold as a Fiesta back home, it only wore the Ikon name in South Africa and Mexico.
Ford once drew up a seven-seat estate version of the Ikon sedan, starting development in 1998. A prototype was shown in 1999 — then quietly cancelled when the packaging made the proportions impossible to fix.
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