Ford Freestyle User Reviews

I love my Freestyle. I took a BS4 Titanium Plus 1.5 TDCI a month back. I think I made a smart decision. The car comes loaded with so many safety and convenience features. Some of the Pro's 1) 6.5" Touch Screen Infotainment System with Sync 3 : It comes with Android Auto and Apple Car Play. It is by far the best system within 10 -15 Lakhs bracket. 2) Ride Comfort : The ride is very smooth. It absorbs all the potholes without any issues. 3) Safety Features : ABS + EBD + TCS + HLA + ESP + 6 Airbags + Emergency Assist + Electronic IRVM. Good luck finding such features within 10 lakhs range. Don't even bother. You won't find it. 4) Build Quality : Close the door and you will find the reassuring thud that is symbol of Ford Build Quality. 5) Powerful Engine : 1.5 Liter Diesel Engine makes 100 bhp power. You will have a lot of fun driving on highway. 6) Fuel Economy : If you know how to drive properly, you can get 25 kmpl easily. Having said that, people on YouTube go for Fuel economy marathon and pull out more than 35 kmpl mileage on this bad boy. 7) Stereo System : Freestyle and Tigor have almost same quality stereo system. So yeah, you can go boom boom on highways. 8) Miscellaneous Features : 1 twelve volts output and 2 USB and totally 9 cup holders. 9) Air conditioning : The air conditioning system is very powerful and cools the cabin in seconds. 10) Rear View Camera with Sensors : The Camera quality is excellent and comes with fixed guidelines, and back sensor indicators. 11) Functioning Roof Rails : These are not only fancy looking roof rails. You can load them up-to 50 Kgs. 12) Automatic Headlamps 13) Speed sensing door locks 14) Rain sensing wipers 15) Rear defogger and wiper with spray 16) 190 mm Ground clearance : This is the best feature of this hatchback. 17) Back seat comfort : Unlike other hatchbacks in market, 3 people can easily sit in the back. Con's By the way I am nitpicking here. The Pro's of this car far far outweigh the con's. It may be possible that I am expecting too much from a 10 Lakhs car. 1) No dead pedal for your foot. 2) No Projector Headlamps. 3) No LED DRLs. 4) No grab handles on the sides. 5) No leather upholstery. Even if you want to put it on yourself, you will have to compromise on 2 side bolster airbags. 6) No middle armrest for front driver 7) No middle armrest with cup-holders for rear passengers 8) No door side bottle holders for rear passengers 9) No headrest for middle passenger in the rear 10) No 3 point seat belt for middle passenger in the rear 11) No rear AC vents 12) No 60 : 40 split for your luggage. 12) Small boot for your luggage 13) No Child seat anchor points 14) No adaptive guidelines on rear view camera 15) No Automatic Transmission Option 16) A little hard and deep clutch 17) No tilt and telescopic steering Overall I am very happy with my purchase. I am not sure if my review completely helps anyone anymore, unless someone is buying a used car. I saw that some of the premium features of this car like Sync 3 system was removed from BS6 lineup. Still it is the best hatchback in Indian market right now within 9 lakhs bracket.