At the launch of the Ford Endeavour, Ford India President and MD, Nigel Harris confirmed that the American company was looking to launch a crossover variant for the Ford Figo.
At the launch of the Ford Endeavour, Ford India President and MD, Nigel Harris confirmed that the American company was looking to launch a crossover variant for the Ford Figo. The demand for crossovers has slowly increased with many manufacturers slowly offering hatchback-based crossovers over a wide price range. Demand seems to have gone up due to the vehicle’s rugged looks, more features and higher ground clearance.
“It depends on how well we execute it. We are looking at it. Indian consumers like the mainstream products, so they like an Aspire or Figo, but they also like the new segments. Yeah, the cross (Figo crossover) is an interesting concept.”
If launched, the Figo Cross will compete against the Fiat Avventura, Toyota Etios Cross, Volkswagen Cross Polo and the Hyundai i20 Active.
The car comes equipped with features like Ford MyKey, MyFord Dock, SYNC infotainment system with Applink, Automatic climate control and power fold mirrors. They also get a ton of safety features like Hill Launch Assist, Electronic Stability Program, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and six airbags.
It is powered by a 1.2-litre Ti-VCT petrol engine producing 87 bhp and 112 Nm of torque. It returns 18.16 kms to a litre of fuel. The other engine available is a 1.5-litre TDCi diesel engine producing 99 bhp and 215 Nm of torque. It returns 25.83 kms to a litre of fuel. They are mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and power is sent to the front wheels. Ford also offers a 1.5-liter Ti-VCT petrol engine producing 110 bhp and 136 Nm of torque mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission.
The Ford Figo measures 3,886 mm in length, 1,695 mm in width and 1,525 mm in height. It has a wheelbase of 2,491 mm with a ground clearance of 174 mm and a boot capacity of 257 liters.
The hatchback will be manufactured at Ford India’s new plant in Sanand, Gujarat and it competes with the Volkswagen Polo, Fiat Punto Evo, Hyundai Elite i20 and the Maruti Suzuki Baleno.
Source – Indian Autos Blog
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