Ford India has commenced road-testing of one other replace to its EcoSport compact SUV. The refreshed EcoSport will probably see a worth announcement later this 12 months. We deliver you the anticipated updates.
- One other styling replace for EcoSport to come back later this 12 months
- Will get spruced up interiors and extra options as effectively
- No mechanical adjustments are anticipated
Ford EcoSport facelift: What to anticipate?
Contemporary spy photographs recommend the EcoSport will get a serious rework to its nostril. Whereas the test-mule seen in these spy photos continues to be closely lined, what it clearly reveals is that the entrance bumper and grille will get styling updates. The up to date Ford EcoSport’s entrance bumper now considerably mimic the one that’s out there on the bigger Territory crossover offered abroad. It will get triangular fog lamp housings that can proceed to come back with spherical fog lamps however can have angular LED daytime operating lamps surrounding these items. These LED lamps can even function flip indicators. The refreshed EcoSport’s grille will get minor styling tweaks too, whereas the grille form can be roughly the identical, we anticipate the inserts to be of various design, there may very well be multiple choice, relying on the variant. The headlamps are anticipated to stay the identical nevertheless they might get some re-profiling too.
On the within, we anticipate Ford to spruce up the SUV’s inside with newer textures and extra options. There aren’t any mechanical adjustments anticipated on the facelifted EcoSport, which implies the 1.5-litre petrol and the 1.5-litre diesel engine will proceed to solider on. A 1.2-litre turbo-petrol from Mahindra was on the playing cards nevertheless these plans at the moment are shelved because of the autumn out between Ford and Mahindra’s strategic partnership earlier this 12 months.
The EcoSport has been round since 2013 and has obtained a protracted record of options, tools, styling and mechanical updates now and again to remain aggressive within the ever-growing compact SUV market in India. Whereas the SUV is sort of a decade outdated, it nonetheless stays one of many necessary merchandise for the Ford model globally, and extra so in India which is among the mom vegetation for the EcoSport. The made-in-India EcoSport is being exported to a number of markets together with North America. Ford just lately started exporting the EcoSport to Argentina as effectively the place the mannequin appears to proceed to be in excessive demand.
The refreshed EcoSport that we see in these spy pictures may make it to Ford showrooms someday later this 12 months and also will be exported to different markets.
Key rivals to the EcoSport will embrace the just lately up to date Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Toyota City Cruiser, Kia Sonet, Nissan Kicks and the Renault Kiger.
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