फ़ोर्ड आइकॉन यूज़र रिव्यूज़

I have just test driven the ford ikon TDCi 1.4. The moment you press the pedal you will realize the power of the engine. The noise of the engine is little bit more compared to its cousin Fiesta. But it is quite compared to Indigo.
Instead of waiting for Swift cars interms of months, this is really good car.
I think its value for the money. Only thing I dont like is the beige interiors which are very prone to dirts. Though it is designed for bright interiors, in Indian conditions, it will definetly get dirty over a period of time.
The dealer told that it can give a mileage of 20 kmpl as it is lighter than fiesta. Also he told that for every 10k kilometers the service charge will come around Rs2500. This has to be verified.

Otherwise, I feel it is real worth going for it.
I have planned to book in the month of Jan so that it can be next year model.


Pick up, Room space, Fuel EconomyBeige interiors

 

Exterior Looks good but not much difrence between the previous veresions, except the frontLook.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Leg room for the rear seat is good and spacious. Boot space is sufficient for 1 Family. Driving comfort is good even for a long non-stop drving ( I used to travel 350 Km every a weekends), Rear seat is well suitable for 4.  you can't enjoy the  journey with 5.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Fuel economy is excellent- 22.5 KMPL highways 19.5 for city Ride, Engine performance is good but Noisy, sporty gear Knob leads us to change the gears with style and smooth.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Great stability at corners, Better handling and True fun to drive, Difficult to drive at Nights becuase of Poor head lamps.

 

Final Words " BIG MILAGE CAR FOR MID-CLASS FAMILY" It can be a  luxary car if the car has to be with Quality interiors, plastics Door pads. Driver seat and stearing adjustments 

Its a good Milage and safty oriented car at day hours.It may be tranformed to all time safty car only if they improved the head lamp lighting.

 

Areas of improvement Engine Noise to be reduced, head Lamp brighness, Interier door Pads ( need to be replaced with plastic mold), Non foldable Rear seats, Doors are very raugh and makes sound while shut., Wiper delay is long @ 1st step. Very few Number of Service stations ( in Tamilnadu).

 

Excellent Milage, Driving comfort, A/C coolingPoor Lighting, Noisy Engine , low quality interior plastics, non foldable rear seats

 

Exterior Dated but sporty.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Night mare for tall drivers.

 

Dear all, no doubt ikon tdci is a good car, but few startling facts remain like the engine still is BS III compliant which company is not out rightly telling its prospective buyers, and there is no plans of upgrading engine in near future. Current norms are BS IV and in that way the engine is inferior at least on paper which means a lower resale value. Ikon has good mileage but maintenance cost is still higher in comparison to maruti, tata and hyundai. Interior space is just ok. I suggest if you are a diehard enthusiast then go for ikon, but if you can do practical planning then indigo ecs is the best option considering the price, mileage, space, superior engine (CR4 BSIV), features and total VFM.I too wanted to buy ikon diesel but after researching for one month both on internet and talking to experts i zeroed on Indigo ecs ELX. I hope you will make a good decision.

 

Ride Quality & Handling good

 

Final Words Should clearly tell that this engine is BSIII

 

Areas of improvement plastics, cost of servicing and repairs.

 

engine performance, ride handling,fuel economydated looks, engine noise, cramped driving position for tall drivers, BSIII engine