# 2011 Fiesta and DSG gearbox for Ford **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 16, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145 "2009-02-16T20:12:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/1 "2009-02-16T20:12:11Z")
with all of the domestic talk lately… [2011 Fiesta](http://www.fordvehicles.com/2011fiesta/) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/HVskier/green_profile.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/6/26f078d3b1021c8532e97ef192c16c9759309334.jpeg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/HVskier/interior.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/a/ca9a01f3ded3f79db0750297211761306a52b912.jpeg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/HVskier/green_profile.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/6/26f078d3b1021c8532e97ef192c16c9759309334.jpeg) A big move for Ford. I like it a lot…The Europeans have loved them forever, now we finally get a chance. Hopefully they don’t screw it up like they did with the focus over the years. Maybe we will even get some new powertrain options. [Powershift Gearbox for 2010](http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/21/ford-officially-announces-dual-clutch-powershift-gearbox-for-201/) > The dual clutch gearbox installed in the [Lincoln Concept C](http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/12/detroit-2009-little-bigtime-concept-c-takes-lincoln-in-brand/) and [Volvo S60 Concept](http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/11/detroit-2009-volvo-s60-debuts-sexy-scandinavian-design/) that debuted at the [Detroit Auto Show](http://www.autoblog.com/category/Detroit-Auto-Show/) is now officially coming to Ford’s lineup. The Getrag-supplied PowerShift gearbox was hinted at on the Fiesta micro-site that Ford recently launched and will be available in the new sub-compact when it launches at the end of the year. Like the DSG units used in a number of Volkswagens, the PowerShift allows full automatic control or clutchless manual shifting. Ford’s first PowerShift is already available in the current European Focus with a 2.0L diesel engine. That unit is a wet-clutch system like most of the current VW DSG boxes. The new unit set to debut in the Fiesta is a dry-clutch system that’s both lighter and more efficient. The 6-speed PowerShift weighs 30 lbs less than the 4-speed automatic currently offered in the U.S.-market Focus and should deliver 9-percent better fuel economy. The official press release is pasted after the jump. ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/2 "2009-02-16T20:13:09Z")
hmm, I don’t know if I like it tho the inside looks interesting ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/3 "2009-02-16T20:16:05Z")
interior looks nice ---
**Author:** ![blk99z28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@blk99z28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blk99z28)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/4 "2009-02-16T20:55:36Z")
eh, I just wish they’d bring the Focus RS over here and be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/5 "2009-02-16T20:57:04Z")
the interior looks way too busy ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/6 "2009-02-16T21:01:00Z")
Not to nit-pick, but whats the purpose for those small windows in the front? When i used to detail Pontiac Vibes, they have those stupid small windows in the back and they pissed me off everytime i had to clean them. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/7 "2009-02-16T21:05:23Z")
a lot of those old ass econoline work vans have those lol… i wonder if these even swivel open! ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/8 "2009-02-16T21:07:55Z")
^^^thats what they remind me of…but very doubtful that they open. The middle of the dash looks very similar to that of a cadillac as well. Ford is just ripping off GM all over their cars lately! I guess they think it might work…:mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![Maksim2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Maksim2000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maksim2000)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/9 "2009-02-16T21:35:35Z")
> [@bobbyg1243](#): > > Not to nit-pick, but whats the purpose for those small windows in the front? > > When i used to detail Pontiac Vibes, they have those stupid small windows in the back and they pissed me off everytime i had to clean them. I think that’s the only way to avoid the giant blind spot. A-pillars would have to be really thick if that wasn’t there. This lets them push doors further back. ---
**Author:** ![38stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/38stang/32/7479_2.png) [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/10 "2009-02-17T04:34:06Z")
if those windows have the same purpose as the newer honda civics, they are part of the crash energy absorbtion, they are suppose to pop out in a crash taking away some of the energy, so i was told ---
**Author:** ![AJC2500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ajc2500/32/4965_2.png) [@AJC2500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AJC2500)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/11 "2009-02-17T06:37:49Z")
So it looks like an uglier focus with the interior that’s trying to be the new civic? no thanks. ---
**Author:** ![E.Roy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e.roy/32/5073_2.png) [@E.Roy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/E.Roy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/12 "2009-02-17T06:44:38Z")
I like the exterior, focuses were boring, too bad N. America probably won’t see the 65 mpg diesel, decisions like that is why the big three have lost market share, they are following, not innovating ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/13 "2009-02-17T06:50:45Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > a lot of those old ass econoline work vans have those lol… i wonder if these even swivel open! Back when they invented cars in 1983, those were standard fare :picard: ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/14 "2009-02-17T06:50:57Z")
lol @ these new Ford threads. :picard: ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2011-fiesta-and-dsg-gearbox-for-ford/63145/15 "2009-02-17T07:56:39Z")
Not bad overall, big improvement from the past. Interior looks mostly nice, the center vent design is a little crazy tho. Exterior…i dunno. Its like a smaller Aztec front end mixed in with a little nissan murano, and the rear is blah, reminds me of an EP3 civic