FORD's new RUGGED Mini SUV " ECOSPORT "

Decidedly unboxy – Friendly, engaging and contemporary – Urban SUV ready for work and inviting for fun
The exicitingly priced ecosport suv from FORD is the big talk in the market now.. the much awaited Ecosport have definitely manged to create a big impact in the auto industry with its clever pricing..

The initial pricing of the vehcile has an interesting twist to it... It not only targets the suv section such as DUSTER and QUANTO and XYLO but also midsize salloon such as SAIL, AMAZE, DZIRE and even the hatchback such as I20, PUNTO and FABIA
The ECOSPORT comes in 10 variants for its owners.. It does include both DIESEL and PETROL variant.

The Variants Offered By FORD under the EcoSport

• Ford EcoSport Ambiente 1.5 Ti-VCT ---------Rs. 5,68,739
           1499cc Petrol, Manual, 15.8 kpl                 (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport Trend 1.5 Ti-VCT------------Rs. 6,61,179 1499cc Petrol, Manual                                (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport Ambiente 1.5 TDCi------------------Rs. 6,80,441
  1498cc Diesel, Manual                                              (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.5 Ti-VCT----------Rs. 7,63,7891499cc Petrol, Manual                                              (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport trend 1.5 TDCi------ ----------Rs. 7,73,903
  1498cc Diesel, Manual                                                (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.0 Ecoboost.---------Rs. 8,02,808
  999cc Petrol, Manual                                                   (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.0 Ecoboost (Opt)------Rs. 8,42,456
  999cc Petrol, Manual                                                    (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.5 Ti-VCT AT----------Rs. 8,58,597
  1499cc Petrol, Automatic                                   (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.5 TDCi--------------Rs. 8,76,507
  1499cc Petrol, Automatic                                               (Ex Showroom Price)
• Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.5 TDCi (Opt)--------Rs. 9,14,477
  1499cc Petrol, Automatic                                              (Ex Showroom Price)

 All the three variant offered by FORD (Ambiente,Trend and Titanium) are punchy variants and they would provide the power, thrill and fun you need in a SUV, Allthough the Ecoboost (ECONOMIC TRUBO) kicks in a bit late in the optional variants but we cannot forget that this is also designed to be a city commuter too.. The fords engineers have refined the tramsmission and the gear shift feels alot bit smoother... The steering is much refined and the car behaves just the way you want it to be.. It does gives you a feel of SUV and doesnot atlot behaves like a hatchback.. It does tends to lag a little bit under the low revs but thats to be excepted from the FORD models.. 

The 1500cc engine comes to play when you really rev it past 3800rpms.. the roar from the engine does makes your heart pump alot...

SPECIFICATIONS

Engines

1498 cc, Diesel, 89 bhp @ 3750 RPM power 
1499 cc, Petrol, 109 bhp @ 6300 RPM power 
999 cc, Petrol, 123 bhp @ 6000 RPM power 

Gearboxes

Automatic, FWD 
5-speed, Manual, FWD 

Seating Capacity

5 seater 

Steering

Power steering 

                                   

                           

                            The Interior and The Comfort

The dash looks really good and popppy,, the interior is kind of more plasticy but the upper variants do provide you with the leather upolstery.. The interior does also come with a two tone segment which is a great improvement for this segment of cars..The dials does look a little bit futuristic and the buttons does have that quality touch to it the lead glow does bring up that X-Factor we do look for in a next -gen vechiles..The steering also feels quiet comfy when it comes during the long hauls.. the flatned surfaces does feel sporty and adds on to the comfort factor...The dials and gauges are a bit contempory looking and are easily distinguishable...

                                                                                 

The seats feel alot better and does carry the sporty look .....the seats does give you a great back support and the leg room in the front row is spacious enough for a six feet total adult.... Although its not the same story at the back... the leg room is a little bit cramped.. Afterall its a sub-4 meter vehcile and a considerable bootspace of 500liters you do tend to cramp up somewhere.... the vechile is indeed a 5-seater but the second passenger column does gets beaten up by the Renault Duster which have a independent back A/C vent and a long bench-alike seat which accommadte three adults.. Apart from that the EcoSport does compensates that with the amply amount of storage space it provides to the customers,, the six airbags and a much smoother ride does adds on to the fact that this vechile tops the category and sets a new bench mark for its rivals..

    Pros and Cons about the EcoSport

Allthough this vechile has imprised us alot but still there are some factors we needed to highlight to our readers inorder to help them to take a better decision

Pros : Equipment level, road presence, design language, ground clearance, engines, and price

Cons :Space, quality of some plastics and materials uses, and the not so great after sales service

FOR VIDEOS OF THE REVIEWS OF THE FORD ECOSPORT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpO7JK1BpQ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwW7VCqHd7I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F7O5O7Cd6Y