<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/#2918144"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="Ford Start Concept" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/start-630.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Start Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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If the rumors circling the internets concerning the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ka">Ford Ka</a> are to be believed, the tiny three-door may be looking at the end of the line... eventually. Inside Line is reporting that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> is making bigger waves about bringing a production version of its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/22/ford-start-concept-busts-out-of-beijing/">Start concept</a> to market as a replacement for the Ka, and the new car is likely to come packing a tiny <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/start">EcoBoost</a> three-cylinder engine under the hood. Word has it that the direct-injection, turbo 1.0-liter could be good for as much as 120 horsepower all while going easy on the gasoline.<br />
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The production version of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/beijing-motor-show/">2010 Beijing Motor Show</a> starlet is expected to carry a price tag of $13,000 and bow in markets like India, South America and China before spreading to the rest of the globe. As of right now, there's no indication as to whether or not the Start will show up in the U.S., but it could prove to be a viable competitor to the likes of the Fiat 500 and Mini Cooper. Of course, the rumors say that the Start isn't slated for production until 2014, so this could all be smoke and mirrors. Besides, there's no clear indication that even if the production car is Start-based, that it won't be called the Ka when it arrives.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept">Beijing 2010: Ford Start concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept">Ford Start Concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/01-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/02-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/03-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/04-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/05-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<strong><em><small>Live photos by Sam Abuelsamid / Copyright (C)2010 AOL</small></em></strong><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.insideline.com/ford/start/ford-start-could-replace-ka-in-2014.html">Inside Line</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/20/will-ford-replace-ka-with-production-version-of-start-concept/">Will Ford replace Ka with production version of Start concept?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/20/will-ford-replace-ka-with-production-version-of-start-concept/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19681610/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/20/will-ford-replace-ka-with-production-version-of-start-concept/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Start Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
If the rumors circling the internets concerning the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ka">Ford Ka</a> are to be believed, the tiny three-door may be looking at the end of the line... eventually. Inside Line is reporting that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> is making bigger waves about bringing a production version of its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/22/ford-start-concept-busts-out-of-beijing/">Start concept</a> to market as a replacement for the Ka, and the new car is likely to come packing a tiny <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/start">EcoBoost</a> three-cylinder engine under the hood. Word has it that the direct-injection, turbo 1.0-liter could be good for as much as 120 horsepower all while going easy on the gasoline.<br />
<br />
The production version of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/beijing-motor-show/">2010 Beijing Motor Show</a> starlet is expected to carry a price tag of $13,000 and bow in markets like India, South America and China before spreading to the rest of the globe. As of right now, there's no indication as to whether or not the Start will show up in the U.S., but it could prove to be a viable competitor to the likes of the Fiat 500 and Mini Cooper. Of course, the rumors say that the Start isn't slated for production until 2014, so this could all be smoke and mirrors. Besides, there's no clear indication that even if the production car is Start-based, that it won't be called the Ka when it arrives.<br />
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<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept">Beijing 2010: Ford Start concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/ford-start-1280-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept">Ford Start Concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/01-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/02-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/03-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/04-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-start-concept/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/05-ford-start-concept-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<strong><em><small>Live photos by Sam Abuelsamid / Copyright (C)2010 AOL</small></em></strong><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.insideline.com/ford/start/ford-start-could-replace-ka-in-2014.html">Inside Line</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/20/will-ford-replace-ka-with-production-version-of-start-concept/">Will Ford replace Ka with production version of Start concept?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/20/will-ford-replace-ka-with-production-version-of-start-concept/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19681610/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/20/will-ford-replace-ka-with-production-version-of-start-concept/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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