最近谍照记者首次拍到了下一代福特嘉年华照片，该车将于明年2月在欧洲上市，随后很快在美国上市。新车最明显变化是，这辆小型掀背车看起来不那么小了。从先前绘制的合成图看，下一代嘉年华会比现行版略微扩大，同时仍保留熟悉的前脸以便与福特家族其他车型保持横向亲缘性。该车核心设计与下一代福克斯一样，包括向后延伸前大灯和大嘴格栅，这些在福特家族其他车型上都看得见。预计新车轴距将进一步增加——这一点与2018款福克斯一样——因此内部空间更充裕。新车仍将采用福特的Global B平台，但会进行大量改进。由于嘉年华车身尺寸增加，可以为福特留下更多空间开发包括新款Ka+在内的更小车型。另外，随着车身尺寸的增加，新车定位也将进一步提升，成为一辆更高档次的车型。据外媒报道，新车“售价、质量、做工和配置水平都将提升”。不过，新车仍将采用原来的平台，这也为福特节省了一笔开发费。新车内装和配置水平将进一步提升，包括软触仪表板装饰，进一步升级触控屏和福特Sync 3软件，包括车道保持辅助系统在内的主动安全系统也将提供给新一代嘉年华。至于动力系统，新车预计仍将搭载四缸和包括1.0升EcoBoost在内的三缸涡轮增压引擎。

 

Next Ford Fiesta spied for the first time

Here’s our first look at the next Ford Fiesta, which is slated to reach Europe by 2017 and will likely come to the U.S. market shortly thereafter. The most obvious change evident on this prototype is that the small hatchback appears to get a little less small in its next iteration.

 

As our earlier renderings suggested, the next Ford Fiesta should grow a little bit compared to today’s model, while keeping a familiar face to fit in with the rest of the Blue Oval family. Key design cues will come from the next Focus, with swept-back headlights and a wide-mouth grille, as seen on every other new Ford product. Expect a lengthened wheelbase -- a change also in store for the larger 2018 Focus -- that should result in more interior room. Ford’s Global B platform will still underpin the car, but with plentiful revisions.

 

By moving the Fiesta up in terms of size, Ford will create some breathing room for the new Ka+ to fit below it in the European range.

 

With that increase in size, Ford will also try to reposition the Fiesta as a slightly more premium model. According to Auto Express, the car, “will be nudged up in price, quality, refinement ,and features” as the small-car segment overall matures. But by keeping with the same Global B platform, Ford can reportedly save development costs that, instead, can be used to bring higher-end features down to the Fiesta.

 

Underhood, the next Ford Fiesta is widely expected to ditch four-cylinder powertrains and go exclusively with turbocharged inline-three mills, including the award-winning 1.0-liter EcoBoost. AE also posits that soft-touch dash materials, an improved touchscreen with Ford’s Sync 3 software, and active-safety tech like lane-keep assist will trickle down to the Fiesta.