Whilst this may be because a) I'm blinded by my hate for them and / or I've forgotte nwhat my Fiesta was like to drive & I'm comparing it to the Zed but I think that the high driving position made me feel precariously balanced, and thus lack confidence to drive it properly, I mean I was looking down at people in Mondeo's!!!
The high driving position is a psychological thing. You can drive it on its door handles and it hangs on, even with the skinny tyres on the 1.2S we had.