FORD'S new Fiesta will go on sale in October with insurance groups that are either the same or lower than the outgoing model despite a raft of costly improvements.
The new model will also be worth significantly more when the time comes to sell, with data provider CAP setting the residual values at an average of about eight per cent higher.
With more power and lower emissions the newcomer enters the small-car market costing £155 less than the equivalent current entry model.
The new typical residual value increase is £1,000. This ranges from £700 for the Zetec 1.4-litre TDCi to £1,175 on the Titanium 1.6-litre petrol model.
Savings on insurance could be about £40 with three models having the same insurance group whilst all others are lower including the 1.6 TDCi Zetec which drops from 6E to 4E.