Ford’s all-new compact SUV,Ecosport has been unveiled today at the Auto Expo.The car will be launched by the end of 2012 at an affordable price tag of Rs.7 to 9 lakhs.
The new Ecosport is built on Ford’s award-winning global compact car platform “B2E” which highly aims at weight saving and torsional rigidity.
It is internally known as B515 and will be available in both petrol and diesel engine options.The next-generation Ecosport will be powered by a new cutting-edge 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine and the same 1.5-litre diesel engine of Fiesta.
Ford will make the global debut of the 1.0-litre petrol engine through the Ecosport.This three-cylinder,direct-injection turbo-petrol motor has the capability of delivering a power similar to a 1.6-litre motor.It will also offer class-leading fuel economy.
The car holds 205/55 r15 tyres,17 inch alloy wheels of Michelin types under 4m to avail excise duty benefit.