Ford Aspire [2015-2018] User Reviews

Exterior I own a Titanium TDCI for the past 9 month and driven around 13K Km’s so far.

Brilliantly designed front side and not so stubby back side as a boot attached to a hatch back like the most other cars in its segment.

Paint quality is topnotch even after a few hit and scratch it doesn’t look like wasted.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Plenty of leg room in the rear seats, 2 can comfortably sit and 3 is not much of a squeeze, Good amount of boot space and if you organize the luggage’s properly then you can make use the entire 360ltr boot space comfortably.

Front – Driver and Co-Drive seats are well positioned in such way that it won’t spoil the comfort of both the front rear occupants.

Good amount of under thigh support in all the seats, I mostly drive the car and for me it’s the best place to be in the car, of course the rear seats are the most conformable one. You will be comfortable on those long journeys but a little extra lumbar support could have been better.

Infotainment - Titanium variant also deserves a bigger display instead of a 2 line display, the sound quality is one of the best, Also the call attend and disconnect button should have been provided as a steering controls in the Titanium variant instead it has only the audio system controls.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox One of the best engine with 110 hp – great acceleration, easy to overtake even in the 5th gear, Great for city driving as I don’t fell the turbo lag much, Excellent on Highways.

My usage is mostly 30% city and 70% highways – while driving at 80Kmph on highways it gives almost 24-25, while driving at 90-100 on highways I get around 22 and beyond 100 it will reduce to 18. So on an average on highways I get around 22 always. While driving on the city usually its 19-21 kmpl (I have calculated using the full tank method and the MID reading is also close), so overall for the 13K Km usage I got around 22 (Just calculated total amount of diesel I have spent by tracking the fuel expense).

Gears are smooth but I find difficulty while shifting between 1st and 2nd also reverse (Revers sometime not engaging properly), A bit of a heavy clutch so it will be little painful while riding in a B2B traffic.

Ride Quality & Handling So far, the best ride quality I have experienced in the cars that I have driven, steering feels heavy on higher speeds and lighter in slow speeds boost your driving confidence. Less body roll. Good visibility and very less blind spots near the A pillar.

Excellent suspensions, it takes out all the pot holes comfortably, Road noise is less. Less engine noise comes into the cabin when compared to other diesel cars.

I have to talk about the Brakes that I had engaged the ABS a few times and it works perfect. I felt the short braking distance which is good.

Final Words I feel great about the purchase decision I have made. Aspire gives me everything that I had expected in a car. A Value for Money Package.

Nowadays Fords service cost (Part price and labor) is becoming cheaper like the others, I can do the service for just 3000rs using the Happy Pocket Service even if you want the regular service then it would cost you just 3900 – 4200 which is comparatively less or equal to other cars in this segment.

Areas of improvement The sheet metal could have been little thicker.

The exterior design looks good even today but the interior especially the infotainment part is too much out of date, it should be updated with a touch screen and big screens instead of small screen.

The head light throw is sufficient while driving at night, it should be improved with higher power lights.

Space in the cabin, Engine performance, Styling, Paint quality, Excellent suspensions, service costSheet metal use could have been thicker, Headlight throw at night

Exterior Great exterior and finish, best in class looks for sure. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very comfortable seating, good storage space for bottles etc, music system is very good too. Can get a bit cramped for head room for anyone above 6 feet tall.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Great handling, engine is a bit noisy for the first 5 mns, gear shift is smooth, mileage is about 15 kms / litre in city and 19 on highway for diesel but my car has done only 2300 kms, this may go up after the first servicing. Superb pick up and torque , very handy on highways for sure.

Ride Quality & Handling Great ride quality, very comfortable in city and also on highways.

Final Words Best in its Class. No other car offers 6 airbags inthis segment. Safety First , always. Go for it aankh baand kar ke..

Areas of improvement Hand hold handles for Safety pack varient with 6 airbags. Boots open with a jerk (almost rebound).

Great handling, Stable and holds the tarmac well,good suspension(suits Indian roads ),Boots jerk with a bang when they open, no hand holds for top end version with 6 airnbags

The car was delivered by the dealer as committed. Overall excellent driving experience in this segment with a properly positioned price is good. An amazing look over the sub sedan cars in India. Especially mine is Ruby Red. Love to drive in Coimbatore roads The Speedo meter clocks 10000 kms by November 2017. 1st full service has been completed recently with in Rs.3K . Hope the ford's service promise is attained. The only difficulty felt is undulations persist in this segment. Hopefully Ford may improve it. Other than this every thing is perfect as per my experience.

Ford can be trusted with the engines and safety they have improved the service availability nicely and is the best price. Only drawback is they need to train the service engineers. Coming to the handling and experiencing the city drive is really awesome Only drawback is the cabin noise for the hump absorption. Suspensions are best in the class but the amount of sound you will get more I haven't tried my car at the extreme but as of now I am pretty much satisfied and very happy. Meanwhile this is my first car. I have driven it for 13000 till date.

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I bought the car on new year. I have 1.2 petrol MT Titanium variant. The car drives smooth, the ground clearance is excellent, got through even the worst breakers and no damage at all.. Some people have mentioned lag in the 2nd shift but I haven't noticed any such lag whatsoever. The car has all the features one needs in everyday driving. Steering is light and responsive, maneuvering in bumper to bumper traffic is not a big task with the capability car offers. The interiors are good but prone to attract dirt because of the color but that would be "nitpicking". Seats are comfortable even on long journeys. Transmission is smooth too. Brakes work awesome and car stops exactly when we want. The engine is powerful and when you drive on higher speeds you feel abasolutely safe in the car. The mileage of the car is 12.8kmph in city and 14kmph on highway. It's too early to talk about the fuel efficiency as it hasn't been even a week.

Need little more ground clearance,better if could have cup holders for back seat handrest for topend model,overall good performance and a good car for small family,mileage is awesome(24/ltr on highway)(18/ltr on city),need ac control also on right hand side of steering on topend model,overall iam very happy buying this car.

Hi I'm proud owner of aspire. This is my second vehicle from Ford family. It's amazing in power, ac, mileage and zero maintenance. Service is very low when compared to Maruti. The suspension is really mantle.. 1.5D engine is marvelous when compared to dzire 1.248. You will feel like sports car when driving in highways

Buying experience so good. Ride quality awesome. Pick up, overtake everything best in its class. Ford diesel engine 1.5 tdci like TDI. But TDI engine more sound compare ford. Look 4 star Service no review I have only few hundred km driven my next review coming soon when I got this service. Go for it. Good sedan in its class.

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I feel aspire is a true value car only diesel. If you are buying petrol then better consider desire or Honda amaze. Petrol ford doesn't provide you performance or Milage compared to maruti Suzuki & Honda. I own a old Ford figo petrol old car 2013 model but I had aspire diesel for 3 days.

I had driven aspire petrol version also it's decent but not the best. Petrol ford cars biggest issue is the fuel economy. I face fuel economy issue even in my figo. Diesel aspire's performance is simply awsome.The performance of this car can be compared to vento or rapid it's that good at the same time it delivers good fuel economy. It gave me a Milage of 16-17 kmpl per litre with full time air conditioning on and fully city driving. Sound system of this car could have been better with sound quality.

Sound quality is decent but far from being best. I feel my old figo's music system is much better than this and it's much easier to operate. Sync system is bit irritant & complicated to use. It is irritating to search tracks in this system especially when you play songs from USB. Ac works brilliantly & the cooling of ac is excellent. Old figo has very good ac but this car is even better. Space is good and adequate for a normal family.

But it is not as specious as amaze ,baleno or jazz. Seats are very comfortable. Ride and handling is also good but not in the league's of old figo or classic. High speed stability is very good but not as good as older ford cars or ecosport because this car is lighter than those cars and lightness can be felt if you have driven old Ford cars. I wish the tyres used could have been better.They are providing good tyres in sport version of this car but ford serisoluly needs to provide same tyres that they use in sport for all verients of figo & aspire atlest in diesel.

Breaking performence is very also good but I felt older Ford cars where better. Old figo & classic have better breaks than this car. Fords service & after sales need a lot of improvement. Final verdict It's a true value for money car and a car you can live with with bit of flows.

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