Ford Streetka impressive styling
Posted by | Under Ford Friday Oct 30, 2009The Streetka comes with an upgraded engine to the standard 1.3 litre Duratec found in the rest of the Ka range. The 1.6 litre is obviously more powerful, but at only 94bhp it’s still not earth-shattering by any means – something a 0-60mph time of 12 seconds and a top speed of 108mph evidences.Of course all this doesn’t matter when you’re driving at 30mph through the city with the top down. Unsurprisingly the Streetka is just as competent around town as the standard Ka. Ford say that the Streetka has 12.5% stiffer front springs and a wider track at both front and back compared to the hatchback to improve handling further. This of course will be of 0% interest to the demographic Ford aimed the Streetka at.
When it was launched, Ford said 80% of the buying public would be female, but I can honestly report that since 2003, I have seen exactly no men driving one. It’s certainly not because of the price when they were new. A new Streetka would’ve set you back £12,495 for the base model and a maximum of £13,745 for the luxury version. Combine this price with the Pininfarina styling and driving experience and it’s no wonder the Streetka found favour. Better still it undercut its main rival the Peugeot 206cc by up to £2000.