Monash University's 2008 safety study gave the second-generation Festiva the same bleak "worse than average" two-out-of-five rating as the first — a more modern car scoring no better in a crash.
Median 63 hp across 199 similar cars
Lead trim: Festiva 1.3 B3 EGi (73 PS) · up to 87 hp
Ford Festiva WB / WD / WF1993–2000
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FactMonash University's 2008 safety study gave the second-generation Festiva the same bleak "worse than average" two-out-of-five rating as the first — a more modern car scoring no better in a crash.
The second Ford Festiva, launched in 1993, was jointly developed by Kia and Ford, retaining most of the drivetrain with a more rounded, slightly longer, wider and more aerodynamic body, MacPherson struts in front and a torsion-beam rear. Some markets kept the SOHC throttle-body-injected B3 while others got a DOHC multi-point-injected engine, also designed by Mazda: the 1.3-litre B3 EGi (1,323 cc, 73 PS / 72 hp at 5000 rpm and 74 lb·ft at 3000 rpm; 76 PS in Japan) and the 1.5-litre B5 EGi (1,498 cc, 88 PS / 87 hp and 99 lb·ft at 4000 rpm in Asia and Oceania; 100 PS in Japan), with a five-speed manual or optional four-speed (three-speed in Australia and the US) automatic. In 1997 it received a new front bumper with an oval grille and reshaped headlamps, and the Australian car continued until 2000 when it was replaced by the Ford Ka. Monash University's 2008 Used Car Safety Ratings gave it "worse than average" (two stars), downgraded to "very poor" in 2010. Japan's third generation (1996) was the badge-engineered Mazda Demio, the "Ford Festiva Mini Wagon".
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festiva 1.3 B3 EGi (73 PS) | 1993–2000 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 72 hp | 74 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Festiva 1.5 B5 EGi (88 PS, Asia and Oceania) | 1993–2000 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 87 hp | 99 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Monash University's 2008 safety study gave the second-generation Festiva the same bleak "worse than average" two-out-of-five rating as the first — a more modern car scoring no better in a crash.
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