1990 Ford Fiesta XR2i goes for a drive

If you wanted to steal something fast, cool and nimble in the early 90s, you wanted Fords small Halo car, the XR2i. I 'borrowed' one to see how good they are.
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[@oliverp4115]

Loved my H reg. Had 33k on it in 2004 when I got it. Should never have let it go.

[@soundseeker63]

There must have been about 6 or 7 of these just on my own street in the mid 90s....mostly 1.1 or 1.3 "Popular Plus" and L/LX models.

[@yuroichi6418]

My parents Used to have one of These in black when they were about 25 years old. I'm 17 yrs old and I've got to admit that this is a beautiful Classic!

[@HighHoeKermit]

In 1992 I bought a 1989 XR3i EFI ('90 spec) and I absolutely loved it. The velour, the heated windscreen, the Cosworth-style alloys, the electric windows and mirrors and the carphone on the dashboard it came with! It did indeed get stolen several times before I had it totally de-locked! £1500 a year insurance in '92 for third party, fire and theft!

[@RetroGamerVX]

I miss velour seats, used to love them, what happened to that material? so comfy.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Fantastic! What a superb example. We are planning to film a review of a 1983 Granada Ghia Injection next month. There is a lot of love for special Fords from the 1980s and 1990s at the moment, and it is easy to see why...

[@Worzel_Gummidge_71]

Oh! That brings back memories, had a 1991 XR2i in the early 90’s, it was the same colour as this one. I was 24 years old and the insurance was over £1,000. I could almost smell the interior while watching this, the exhaust tone was exactly the same. Thank for the trip down memory lane. 👍🏼

[@jameslatimer1432]

Love your vids reminds me of 5thgear from 20 years ago when they talked about car and not recked cars like Clarkson

[@SparkyMAWy]

I miss my 1992 mark 3 1.4 Fiesta Flight. I loved that thing. It might not have been an XR2i, but it was fun and had many of the toys.

[@amigaoldskool]

Really enjoyed you talking about the 2i .. still driving mine since 2003 in silver

[@davidfos84]

That's the smoothest sounding CVH I've ever heard.

[@jamieotoole6828]

I have a 89 xr2i same year I was born :) best car I ever bought

[@simonjohnhinton1938]

Having owned 6 ford capri's I wish I owned at least one xr2i, I came close to buying an 86 xr2 in white but it wanted a lot of work doing. I was a passenger in one and I was impressed at the way it handled and was quite lively for a 1.6.

[@DeGlennen]

This reminds me of my Mk3 Escort XR3

[@rodddrake]

Great car. I remember doing my work experience at a ford garage back in 1990. We had a couple of these in for repairs. They seemed very exotic at the time 😀

[@HighTen_Melanie]

This was my teenage dream car! Everything about it was luxurious except the insurance premium. I had a J reg red Fiesta 1.1 lead in model in radient red.

[@RetroGamerVX]

We had a basic version of this generation of fiesta when they were new, I loved this generation. Rust was a killer though as usual but such an improvement over the mk2.

[@stanleyleopard6799]

My first car was a low mileage Austin Metro City 1.0 and when looking to upgrade to a brand new car, I narrowed the choice to either an MG Metro or an XR2 Mk2 (the Peugeot 205 GTi was just too expensive). The MG was only 4 gears so I went for the XR2. Thirty years on, it's still going strong so reckon I made the right choice!

[@nkskro80]

I always wanted the RS Turbo in this shape when I was a kid. Lad down my road had one in black! Nice xr2i though in factory condition with the right alloys as well.

[@ada205mi]

Great video, love it! Was a great era! I miss car parks full of xr2 and 3's, Nova's Sr & gsi's, Astra's gsi's, Sunny gtr, cossies, mg & turbo Maestros, Escorts and Golf's everywhere, Renault 21 cossie killers, R5's, even the forgoten rear wheel drive hot hatch lotus Sunbeams. Personally I loved the 205 above all... I take exception to your comments on Dimma's! Not exactly a diy body kit! And worth a fortune nowadays. Plus if talking the Dimma 205, drive one compared to the brilliant standard car.... those wider track Dimma alloys made the car handle even better! I know, I've owned 50 plus 205s and currently own one of the ultra rare Dimma signatures. Still stunning to drive today, a real experience!