Road TestCar reviews - Ford - Ka - 3-dr hatchFord modelsThe Car21 Feb 2001 Cast iron motor dates from 1950s Anglia 105E Now equipped with fuel-injection, cleaned by a catalyst and stroked to 1.3-litres Interior storage is excellent with large door bins shaped to accept cans of drink, as well as a rotating cubby in place of a glovebox shaped to hold cassette tapes (in a car with a CD player?) with a top-lidded cubby sized for a mobile phone A hidden cubby in the right rear trim panel is large enough for a first-aid kit Sculpted dash has radio with single slot CD player as standard. Driver views two white-faced dials and several warning lights, but no temperature gauge Electric sunroof is standard as is power steering, air-conditioning and dual front airbags The iron engine produces 43kW at 5000rpm and 100Nm of torque at 2500rpm The rear seat splits 50/50 and folds forward to enhance the meagre boot Ka has distinctive styling all over, a disciple of the New Edge design The rear side windows pivot open to enhance the breeze-thru effect of the open sunroof Georg Jensen-style analogue clock is one of interior's highlights Door trim is limited with plenty of bare metal on show Ka misses out on automatic transmission and a five-door model More than 600,000 Kas had been sold in 30 countries before its launch in Australia Did you know?You can keep your Ka to yourself thanks to a passive anti-theft electronic engine immobiliser working in concert with a key transponderAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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