Ford cars – Expert article by Autoportal.com

The Ford India private Limited is the subsidiary of the US auto giant the Ford Motors. From

1926 to 1954 the Ford Motors had been making cars for India. After a gap of 41 years the

production has been started again in 1995 in collaboration with the Mahindras. After

acquiring major portion of the shares the company has been renamed as Ford India Private

limited. The world class vehicles like the Ikon, the Escort, the Mondeo and the Fusion have

been discontinued in India. Presently FIPL has the hatchback Figo, the sedans Classic and

Fiesta and the SUVs the EcoSport and the Endeavour in their Indian portfolio.

The Ford Figo an internationally acclaimed hatchback has been refreshed in 2012. It

comes in 4 petrol and 4 diesel variants priced Rupees 4.14 to 6.36 lakh. The top variants

have cabin features like 2 air bags, ABS, EBS, an engine immobiliser, central and child lock

facilities, manual AC, rear parking sensors, a rear spoiler, roof rails, tinted windows, and a

music system with Bluetooth connectivity. The petrol variants give mileages of 15.6 kmpl

with 1196 cc engines. The diesel variants have 1399 cc engines giving mileages of 20 kmpl.

There are two sedans in the Indian portfolio of the FIPL the Classic and the Fiesta. The

Classic launched in 2005 comes in 3 petrol and 3 diesel variants priced Rupees 5.06 to 7.68

lakh. The top variants have features like 2 air bags, ABS, EBD, electric ORVMs and a music

system with Bluetooth connectivity. The petrol variants give mileages of 14.9 kmpl and the

diesel variants 20 kmpl. The premium sedan Ford Fiesta launched in 2011 is available in 3

diesel variants priced Rupees 8.5 to 10.19 lakh. The Fiesta gives mileages of 25.01 kmpl.

The bestselling Ford vehicle the EcoSport launched in 2013 is priced Rupees 6.75 to 10.20

lakh. It comes in 6 petrol and 4 diesel variants with one petrol variant having automatic

transmission. The top Titanium variants have features like 6 air bags, ABS, rear parking

sensors, a rear spoiler, , roof rails, electric ORVMs and a music system with Bluetooth

connectivity. The 3999 mm long 5-seater SUV has a ground clearance of 200 mm.

The 7-seater SUV Ford Endeavour launched in 2003 comes in 3 diesel variants, two of

them having automatic transmission. The top all wheel drive variant has 4 air bags, ABS,

EBD, leather seats, electric body coloured ORVMs with blinkers and touch screen controls,

GPS and Bluetooth connectivity.

The FIPL has plans to launch the Figo 2015, the sedan Figo Aspire and the Endeavour

Facelift in 2015. The luxury sedan Mondeo, the hatchback Kuga and the coupe Mastang are

planned for the years 2016-17.

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