The Ford Fiesta and the fuel-efficient art of the possible

James Murray
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James Murray takes the latest addition to Ford's ECOnetic range for a spin, and finds that you can have fun with a diesel car

A couple of weeks ago I had a minor disagreement with my Dad. It was over the campaign to get the government to postpone the planned increase in fuel duty with my father very much of the view that "something...

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