By Bryan Redeker

The Fiesta spent the holiday weekend giving rides, and being shown at the numerous parties we attended over our break. Brandon had the car on Friday while my wife and I took her Escape to the greenhouse to pick up plants. One of Brandon’s co-workers owns a Honda Fit, which will compete against the Fiesta when the car comes out next summer. The Fit driver was allowed to take the Fiesta with Brandon to lunch, and give back some thoughts on how the car compared to his Fit. His reaction; “If this car was available 5 months ago when I bought my Fit, I would have bought the Fiesta instead.” Wow, that is pretty good feedback. Brandon and I will be doing a Fit vs Fiesta test in June, so we will see how our reactions compare.

            I had the Fiesta for the rest of the extended weekend, and took it around town showing the car off. I was able to give a number of people rides in the Fiesta, and all of them were impressed. Thankfully, I was able to get the voice activated commands to work well enough to show them off to people. Almost everyone’s initial comments are that the car looks amazing. When they look inside, they are shocked to see leather, and a very futuristic dash without the typical cheap plastic. The received very positive comments from people ranging in age from mid 20’s to people in their 70’s. It is strange that a car gets good comments from such a broad spectrum of people. Ford clearly has done something right!

            Later this week, the Fiesta will get a very special test. How many Hoosier racing slicks will fit into the back of the car? I will find out soon, and everyone should expect a video shortly there after. Speaking of video’s, Brandon spent the weekend hiding in the production studio’s working on the mission video. We are seeking approval for it right now, and it should be on YouTube shortly. Using 3 different cameras, 5 tapes containing over 4 hours of raw footage, and working under pressure, Brandon has done a great job! We are expecting to have many new video’s produced for the month of June, so keep an eye on the BRGT350 YouTube account for more!