Ford has unveiled it's new global production SUV,the new Ford EcoSport in the 2012 Beijing Auto Show held at Beijing.As seen on the picture,the EcoSport sticks to its concept body-style but now gets conventional headlamps and taillamps.Ford will showcase the new EcoSport at the Beijing Auto Show 2012.
The EcoSport is the latest 'One Ford' global product,a vehicle designed to help expand Ford's footprint in the world's fastest auto market,including India.It will be the second of eight products Ford plans to bring to India by mid-decade for which the company will invest US$ 2 billion in the development of the new vehicles.
Known internally as the B515,this next generation EcoSport is built on Ford's award winning global compact car platform,the B2E,which was developed with Mazda,which majors on weight saving torsional rigidity though the EcoSport shares plenty of bits with the Fiesta saloon under the skin.
What is certain is that the design all over definitely has SUV written all over it.The five door EcoSport gets chunky,technical styling,and a very space-efficient interior.A large trapezoidal front grille dominates the front end,while the front headlights are slimmer and more technical than on the Fiesta.
The lower front bumper and side sills get cladding,while there are also muscular wheel arches and a fixed spare wheel at the back to further emphasis its off-road intentions.The roof gets chrome rails and the rear side windows have the familiar Ford upwards kink in the windows line.
Ford will debut a 1.0 litre ,three cylinder direct injection turbo petrol motor in the EcoSport-a world debut-that will be capable of generating power similar to the bigger,1.6 litre motor.It will also deliver class leading fuel economy.The car will also get the 1.5 litre Diesel engine that currently does duty in the Fiesta.
The EcoSport,which cleverly combines the charm of an SUV,the frugality of small engines,cutting-edge styling and a very affordable price tag somewhere in the region of Rs.7-9 lakh,has the makings of a winner.At that price it will provide a genuine alternative to a midsize car or a premium hatchback.
The EcoSport's main competitors include the upcoming Renault Duster,Maruti's production version of the XA-Alpha SUV,and compact SUV from Volkswagen and Skoda Scout which will be unveiled in the future.
The EcoSport is the latest 'One Ford' global product,a vehicle designed to help expand Ford's footprint in the world's fastest auto market,including India.It will be the second of eight products Ford plans to bring to India by mid-decade for which the company will invest US$ 2 billion in the development of the new vehicles.
Known internally as the B515,this next generation EcoSport is built on Ford's award winning global compact car platform,the B2E,which was developed with Mazda,which majors on weight saving torsional rigidity though the EcoSport shares plenty of bits with the Fiesta saloon under the skin.What is certain is that the design all over definitely has SUV written all over it.The five door EcoSport gets chunky,technical styling,and a very space-efficient interior.A large trapezoidal front grille dominates the front end,while the front headlights are slimmer and more technical than on the Fiesta.
The lower front bumper and side sills get cladding,while there are also muscular wheel arches and a fixed spare wheel at the back to further emphasis its off-road intentions.The roof gets chrome rails and the rear side windows have the familiar Ford upwards kink in the windows line.
The EcoSport,which cleverly combines the charm of an SUV,the frugality of small engines,cutting-edge styling and a very affordable price tag somewhere in the region of Rs.7-9 lakh,has the makings of a winner.At that price it will provide a genuine alternative to a midsize car or a premium hatchback.
The EcoSport's main competitors include the upcoming Renault Duster,Maruti's production version of the XA-Alpha SUV,and compact SUV from Volkswagen and Skoda Scout which will be unveiled in the future.
No comments:
Post a Comment