Ford EcoSport Review & Pictures


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Update:

The dealer has managed to get fresh vehicle dispatched from the plant and its on the way.

@Tsivipul, You are bang on in your analysis of the situation, however the dealer was not offering any discounts hence decided to go for fresh stock. Thanks.
Took delivery of the same yesterday. It's August manufactured. Odo was showing 39km. Accessories chosen are 3M Teflon PU and underbody, led scuff plates (best) and matting. Temp. Registration number so not much of driving around. More updates to follow. Thanks.
 
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Also, I thing the steering wheel is to slim, and lacks the grip, do you have any place in mind (in NCR) where I can get a good leather / PU steering cover, or is there any better option ?

Has anyone gone for the FOrd fitted IRVM display + Reverse camera. What's the price and how is the quality ?
If you are in Noida you can talk to Car Plus in Sector 16 for the steering cover. They are authorized Autoform dealer. I got my seat cover + neckrest from them. The quality is very good.

Even I am interested in the IRVM display + Reverse camera. The rear visibility is really poor because of the D pillars. I got a quote of 12K from Ford showroom. I did not read very positive reviews about that camera though. Are there any other brands that I can consider without impacting Ford warranty?
 
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Took delivery of the same yesterday. It's August manufactured. Odo was showing 39km. Accessories chosen are 3M Teflon PU and underbody, led scuff plates (best) and matting. Temp. Registration number so not much of driving around. More updates to follow. Thanks.
Congrats cheko .. Welcome to the club. At the time of writing this i have covered first 4k kms.
Since it's smoke grey do get the front and rear silver appliques installed they look awesome
 
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Just went to Harry Ford Trivandrum one of biggest dealer in India, They are assuring a 100 HP , 215 NM engine same as in Aspire for Ecosport, an option for removing spare wheel, some interior plastics switches features etc inspired from Aspire
Its just 2 months away from being unveiled
 
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Just went to Harry Ford Trivandrum one of biggest dealer in India, They are assuring a 100 HP , 215 NM engine same as in Aspire for Ecosport, an option for removing spare wheel, some interior plastics switches features etc inspired from Aspire
Its just 2 months away from being unveiled
Wow that`s some good news. By the way did you ask them if the price will remain same for this update or they will increase?
 
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Wow that`s some good news. By the way did you ask them if the price will remain same for this update or they will increase?
Yes the price will be increased but that will be only in Titanium and Titanium O variants, rest of the variants will largely remain same regarding price.
Also Ecosport is currently their only hope in 8-12 lakhs price bracket as Global Fiesta sedan has quit from our market for the time being,
They say Ford might introduce a new Fiesta replacement sedan within 2 years time, so till then the Ecoport should fill that gap, so some features like Cruise control etc has chance to creep into Ecosport,so lets hope Ford gives us an even more appealing Ecosport,
Price wise it will be more dear than current Ecosport so current Ecosport owners will never feel that its inferior in lot of counts.
 
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Yes the price will be increased but that will be only in Titanium and Titanium O variants, rest of the variants will largely remain same regarding price.
Because of the pricing of Creta, S-Cross and to some extent the Duster, there is a lot of room for Ford to increase the pricing. I was expecting them to already come out with a price hike. If the upgraded Ecosport is around the corner, I will be expecting them to bump up the price at its launch.
 
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Because of the pricing of Creta, S-Cross and to some extent the Duster, there is a lot of room for Ford to increase the pricing. I was expecting them to already come out with a price hike. If the upgraded Ecosport is around the corner, I will be expecting them to bump up the price at its launch.
As per Hary Ford Sales Manager, the Ambiente and Trend Ecosport will have negligible price increase say between 2000-5000 Rs maybe but the Titanium and Titanium O will have significant changes with feature upgrades as well, so expecting hike of above 20k for these models so that they will come up with all features that Aspire holds+ a few more, so that Ecosport remains as superior to even Aspire on feature list
 
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Because of the pricing of Creta, S-Cross and to some extent the Duster, there is a lot of room for Ford to increase the pricing. I was expecting them to already come out with a price hike. If the upgraded Ecosport is around the corner, I will be expecting them to bump up the price at its launch.
The Ecosport wont come with a significant price upgrade and dont expect it to be as expensive as the Creta or S-Cross. the main reason being that the Ecosport is under four metres (Spare wheel wont come in consideration, unless there's a change in the law and taxes) and this gives it the same tax as of a hatchback. So dont expect a significant upgrade in price, but I guess for the extra features that's going to be available on the face lift that's going to come soon, we have to shell out extra amount for the extra features. So guys what are the updates on the facelifted Ecosport? Are they planning to ditch the spare wheel like the European Model? And any other info about the launch etc?
 
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Just went to Harry Ford Trivandrum one of biggest dealer in India, They are assuring a 100 HP , 215 NM engine same as in Aspire for Ecosport, an option for removing spare wheel, some interior plastics switches features etc inspired from Aspire
Its just 2 months away from being unveiled
The latest user manual(aug15) of Ecosport mentions 100PS for the diesel, which the earlier User Manual was mentioning as 92 PS. So possibly the newer ones are tuned to 100PS?
 
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The latest user manual(aug15) of Ecosport mentions 100PS for the diesel, which the earlier User Manual was mentioning as 92 PS. So possibly the newer ones are tuned to 100PS?
Yes its confirmed 100 PS and 215 NM just like in Aspire
2015 Ford Edge esque front fascia and grill
New alloy wheels
Provision of removal of spare wheel
Slightly tougher built interior with addition of few more features
Ground clearance might be reduced to 190 mm from 200 as of now
Better steering and suspension
So I think Ecosport is packing more punch to fight its bigger rivals and soon to be launched rivals
 
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Ford EcoSport facelift for India to get more power
I think it will look good, even without spare wheel
No diesel automatic by Ford for any car under 20 lakhs in India,
Ford will offer diesel AT in India only for the new upcoming Endeavour
Without spare wheel on rear Ecosport will surely miss SUV stance IMO. lets wait and see. Ford can try AT in ecosport , since creta already having and duster also going to have AT soon (I don't is it rumor but read somewhere).
 
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