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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (SB)
Mangaluru, Nov 15: The all new Ford EcoSport with several new features was unveiled at Hotel Ocean Pearl in a colorful event on Tuesday, November 14.
The new EcoSport which comes with petrol/diesel engine will be available at Cauvery Ford, Alape, Padil, the leading dealers of Ford vehicles in the region.
B Kishore Kumar, regional manager, State Bank of India and Vasanth Shetty, assistant general manager, Canara Bank were the chief guests.
Anuj Tyagi, national sales head - Ford India, Vikram Mathur, divisional operations manager - Ford India, Prasad, regional sales head - Ford India, N Avinash, executive director, Cauvery Ford Mangaluru and Rajesh Shetty, senior general manager- sales and marketing, unveiled the new Ford EcoSport along with the chief guests.
Addressing the gathering, Kishore Kumar said, "Ford is known for style, safety, technology and fun. It is a pleasure to be part of the unveiling ceremony of its brand new car. We all know it is Children’s Day today. We used to play with toy cars in our childhood, but the time has come for us to buy a real car.”
“State Bank of India has always supported Ford customers to fulfill their dreams. I wish all the owners of the new Ford EcoSport, a pleasant drive,” he said.
Anuj Tyagi explained the details of the new car with a brief video presentation.
Ford EcoSport was undoubtedly the best compact SUV upon its launch in India and is also credited for starting the sub-4 metre compact SUV segment in the country. Now, Ford has given it a mid-life facelift, but it includes changes which are enough to call it an all-new car. The Ford EcoSport is looking to dominate the compact SUV segment once again.
Design
The major additional changes to the exterior design include the addition of newly designed projector headlamps which also get daytime running lights. The grille has been updated to look bolder and the hood has been sculpted for a more aggressive look. The fog lamps have been updated as well and now have indicators incorporated inside them. The other big change is the new 17-inch alloy wheel design which is lighter and stronger than before.
Cabin
The new Ford EcoSport is also loaded to the brim with technology. It gets an all-new 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system that now supports Ford’s Sync 3 system as well as Apple Car Play and Android Auto. The car has also received a rear-parking camera, power folding outside rear view mirrors, push start/stop engine, smart entry into the car with a capacitive sensor and ambient lighting inside the car.
Being a Ford, they have paid complete attention to safety as well since the new Ford EcoSport has been fitted with a total of six airbags meant to keep the driver as well the occupants of the car. There is also hill start assist and electronic stability control to help you out in case things go wrong. All variants though come with ABS as standard. There’s also the Ford's Emergency Assistance system that will automatically call emergency services in case of an accident.
Engine
The new Ford EcoSport comes with an all-new 1.5-litre engine three-cylinder petrol engine that delivers an impressive 123 PS of power and a mammoth 150 NM of torque. This new engine, called ‘Dragon’, comes with a choice of two transmission options – a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic transmission which can also be operated through the paddle shifters mounted on the steering wheel. The claimed mileage as per Ford for this petrol engine along with a manual gearbox is 17 km/l.
There is also the 1.5-litre four-cylinder TDCi diesel engine that is capable of delivering 100 PS of power and 205 Nm of torque. The diesel engine with the manual transmission is claimed to deliver a mileage of 23 km/l.
The new Ford EcoSport will be sold at a slightly premium price tag than the outgoing model and can be priced between Rs 7 lac–Rs 11 lac.
For more details and test drive, customers can contact:
Cauvery Ford
Ph: 0824 2885900,
Mob: 9845248506
Service: 0824 2408148
Email: salesmanager@cauveryford.com