从最近拍到的谍照看，第七代嘉年华外观有点类似福克斯改款车，特别是车头部分。新车的车鼻更具棱角，采用了更宽，底部更平坦格栅以及略微增大的向后延伸前大灯。新一代嘉年华外观比老款车更大。它的车尾采用了一对新的水平设置尾灯组而非老款车的垂直布局，使新车看起来更宽。事实上，新一代车型不仅长度和轴距增加，宽度也将增加，从而创造了更宽敞内部空间。虽然这次拍到的是五门版本，但新一代车型仍将继续推出三门版，而其整体造型变化不大，考虑到这款车仍采用全球B平台，因此这一点丝毫不觉得奇怪。已经有人拍到了正在测试的更高性能ST版本，但该车不会与标准版一起推出，预计将于2018年上半年发布。新一代嘉年华的内装将更高端，采用更多软触塑料材质，更多安全系统和辅助驾驶系统，内饰更精致，还将提供最新一代福特SYNC3信息娱乐系统。至于动力系统，新车将不再采用81马力四缸和1.25升自然进气引擎，而是全部涡轮增压引擎。ST版本预计将搭载1.6升EcoBoost，但福特工程师将尽量使其压榨出更多功率并降低其尾气排放。至于更高性能的RS版本，现在说还为时过早，目前这款车还为批准投产，这款车将在标准版上市多年以后才会推出。福特将于今年底或明年初发布标准版嘉年华，随后将在几个月内上市。

2017 Ford Fiesta caught from afar with less camo than ever
By the looks of it, the seventh generation of Ford’s supermini will take some styling inspiration from the facelifted Focus, especially at the front. One of the test vehicles had a partially uncovered fascia giving us the opportunity to see the sportier look with a more angular nose with a wider and flatter grille as well as slightly bigger sweptback headlights.

It appears to be a tad bigger than the current Fiesta. The back of the car is home to a new pair of horizontal taillights replacing the outgoing model’s vertical arrangement to make the Fiesta look wider. As a matter of fact, it’s probably more than just an impression because we are expecting an increase not only in overall length and wheelbase, but also in width to create a more spacious interior.

While both prototypes share a five-door layout, previous spy images have shown the three-door Fiesta will live to see a new generation and the overall shape will remain pretty much the same, which isn’t all that surprising taking into account the supermini will use the same Global B platform. The hotter ST version has already been spotted undergoing testing, but chances are it won’t be out from day one, so look for a debut in the first half of 2018.

When it will arrive, the new Fiesta will be more upscale thanks to a plushier interior cabin with more soft-touch plastics, a wider array of safety and assistance systems, boosted refinement, and more technology such as Ford’s latest SYNC3 infotainment system.

In regards to what will power it, we are not expecting any major changes underneath the hood, although the new Fiesta might lose the 81-hp four-cylinder, 1.25-liter naturally-aspirated unit and adopt an all-turbo engine lineup. The hotter ST is expected to solider on with a 1.6-liter EcoBoost, but Ford’s engineers will likely squeeze more power and slash emissions. It’s too soon to talk about a potential RS version, which even if it will be green-lighted for production, it won’t arrive until many years after the regular model’s launch.

The standard Fiesta will allegedly be unveiled before the year’s end or early 2017, with sales to kick off several months later.