In 1989, Ford launches the 3rd generation of its Fiesta. It is declined in many versions, including the sportive XR2i. Under the hood, we find a 1600cm3 engine that develops 110hp. With this new " machine ", the Fiesta XR2i shows remarkable performances for a small car of the time : less than 10 seconds to go from 0 to 100 and a top speed that can reach 194 km/h.