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I had one of the Variomatic Fiesta,s for a about year on independant test , [ because I was doing very high mileages at the time ].
It had a 1400cc Zetec engine . Under a standing start type condition , it would go to about 3500 or 4000 revs , [ which was probably peak torque ], & then continuous acceleration up to 70 or 80 MPH .
It did surprise a lot of other cars , & would take something with a lot more go to beat it from a standing start .
After about a year , [ and 100,000 miles ] , I gave it back to R & D at Boreham where they said the model was not going to be put into production .
I believe there were only 2 or 3 of them actually built .
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