By Bryan Redeker
On Saturday, Sara and I took the Fiesta into Spring Lake to find the Stonehenge replica to snap some pictures. As luck would have it, the road leading to the massive structure was full of turns and elevation changes. The road follows close the Grand River before turning towards the north. The further we got away from the city, the more fun the road became. Once again, I am surprised how well composed the Fiesta is on twisty roads. There is very little body roll, no complaining from the tires, and the steering response is as good as my Mustang track car. Even on a very warm and humid day, the 1.6L DOHC engine was very responsive and had minimal trouble climbing the hills with the AC turned on. There were only a few occasions that I could have used an extra 50hp, which was when I was going up a steep hill in forth gear. Downshifting into third would have taken me to around 5k, so leaving it in 4th was the only real option. Forth gear is where I think the car needs more power. Trying to make a pass on a rural back road usually requires a downshift into 4th to pass, and the Fiesta needs a little bit more power to make that happen in a quicker fashion. Besides that, the Fiesta reacts well to the elevation changes and numerous different types of turns that were placed on the road ahead of us. Long sweepers, decreasing radius sweepers, and esses is really where the Fiesta shows off its European bred suspension. After we finished taking the pictures, I could not wait to jump back on the twisty road to head to our next destination. I have a feeling the Fiesta couldn’t wait either!