By Bryan Redeker

            I just finished reading Autoblog’s review of the 2010 Taurus SHO, and one of their complaints was the lack of feeling you get while driving. Reading that reminded me that one of the things I like the most about the Fiesta is the fact that you are part of the driving experience. You are not a passenger, you are involved. The car is quiet and smooth, but not to the point where you feel disconnected. You hear the engine rev, the intake roar, you feel the vibration in the seat from the drivetrain, the steering wheel gives you feedback on what the tires are doing and the brakes do the same. The feeling you get from driving a car is important, and the Fiesta gives you a sense of the mechanical fury that takes place in the engine. Too many cars disconnect the driver from the car. They isolate the driver from anything mechanical to the point in which you lose the visceral feeling of what the car is doing. Perhaps one of my only complaints of the Fiesta is the shifter, since it lacks the mechanical feel of a tight short-throw. I want a car to be an extension of me. The Fiesta does that, and that is why I feel so connected to this car.