5.0 ఎక్స్టీరియర్ | 3.0 కంఫర్ట్ | 4.0 పెర్ఫార్మెన్స్ |
4.0 ఫ్యూయల్ ఎకానమీ | 4.0 వాల్యూ ఫర్ మనీ |
Exterior
Very Smartly designed for a sub 4 meter.
Right balance of SUV and Urban car - A definite head turner on the road
High Ground Clerance makes is easy to handle pot holes and also easy to enter and exit for tall people
Side Pillar styling hides objects on corners while driving, be careful for 2 wheelers and pedestrians while taking a turn
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)
A dashing dashboard , having a nokia kepad style center panel
MID and fuel display adequate for a sub 10 L car - cant ask for more
Ample legroom for driver and co driver , lots of bottle storage spaces
Shoulder space and hand stretching a problem - specially if you are driving a mid size sedan like me.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox
1.5 TDCI with 90 BHP is quite responsive for urban needs
FE on test drive showed 21 kmpl! which is excellent
Smooth gear shift- Thats big plus from a normal SUV's in urban traffic
Gear shift at less than 1000 RPM may get turbo lag , however above 1500 its smooth at any gear.
Ride Quality & Handling
Excellent Ride quality - takes corners with confidence for car as heighted as this
Steering very very smooth - may not be so accurate as fiesta but i liked
Suspensions - a bit harder to most sedan so pot holes may give a bit of jerk but it also stabilises it on higher speeds - so not much to complain here.
A truely drivers car like most from Ford.
Final Words
if you have a Family of 4 who use car for daily commuting and occasion weekending long drive , this the ideal car for you.
Areas of improvement
Ford came prepared for the marketing before this delayed launch. Still they struggle with deliveries. This needs to addressed fast.
They have also lost cutomer faith with steep price increase , no protection for cutomers who booked and reducing important feathers like keyless entry from Titanium model.
Informed customers like me are now looking elsewhere!!!
Exterior, Styling, Ground Clearance, FEDark , Hard Plastics, Less spacious rear seats, Equipment reduced from Trend and Titanium