Not long to go before the third-generation Ford Everest is launched in Malaysia, and ahead of its official arrival, the SUV – which premiered in Beijing in late 2014 – is now being previewed at the Ford Go Further roadshow in 1 Utama.
Both variants of the Australian-developed/designed seven-seater SUV that will be available locally – the 2.2L Trend 4×2 and range-topping 3.2L Titanium 4×4 – are on show at the event, which runs until May 2.
Last week, we detailed the Malaysian-spec variants, which feature the same powertrain and drivetrain configuration as seen on the facelifted Ranger T6 pick-up, but here’s a recap.
The Puma ZSD-422 2.2 litre four-cylinder Duratorq TDCi engine in the Trend offers 158 hp (listed as 160 PS) at 3,200 rpm and 385 Nm at 1,600 to 2,500 rpm. The other Puma mill, the P5AT 3.2 litre five-pot Duratorq seen in the Titanium, puts out 197 hp (or 200 PS) at 3,000 rpm and 470 Nm at 1,750 to 2,500 rpm.
As for transmission, only a single choice on call, as is the case with all ASEAN-region Everest variants (Australia gets a MT82 six-speed manual option), and this is a six-speed SelectShift automatic – the 6R80, which is also seen on the Ranger, has been recalibrated for use in the SUV for improved refinement.
In terms of equipment, quite a bit of difference between the two variants. Common equipment includes dual-zone air conditioning, cruise control, front and rear fog lamps, painted roof rails, two-way manual adjustment front passenger seats and removable plastic running boards.
The Trend however doesn’t get Ford’s Terrain Management System (TMS) – which has four different modes (Road, Sand, Snow and Rock), all selectable via a dial next to the gear lever – and locking rear differential found on the Titanium.
Moving further along, the Titanium features 20-inch wheels (and 265/50 tyres), whereas the Trend runs with 18-inch units and 265/60 rubbers. The front lighting elements are also different on both – the Titanium gets xenon projector headlamps with auto-levelling and LED DRLs, while the Trend is equipped with halogen projector units. Elsewhere, the Titanium is fitted with auto-sensing wipers as well as chromed side mirror covers, the latter painted for the Trend.
Inside, quite a bit of variance as well. The Trend’s seats are finished in fabric, while leather wraps those found in the Titanium. On the 3.2L, passengers seated in the second row will have access to rear air-con controls and a 230 V three-pin inverter power socket.
The Trend is equipped with a 4.2-inch coloured display and a SYNC 1.1 system with eight speakers in tow, manual adjustment driver’s seat (four-way) and manual-folding third-row 50:50 split-folding seats.
The Titanium adds on ambient lighting, an electrochromic rearview mirror, leather steering wheel and gear knob, a 10-speaker SYNC 2 infotainment system with an eight-inch touchscreen display, powered driver seat (eight-way adjustable) and one-touch power-folding third-row 50:50 split folding seats. The variant’s door panel trim is also finished in leather.
Safety-wise, the Titanium gets seven airbags (driver, front passenger, side, curtain, knee), while the Trend omits the side and curtain airbags to make the airbag count three.
Otherwise, there’s Electronic Stability Control (ESC), ABS, seatbelt reminder and Isofix child seat anchor points (second-row, across all three seats) on both variants, though the Titanium adds front park assist sensors, a rear-view camera and Ford’s MyKey into its kit list.
Four exterior colours are listed, two being common to both variants (Aluminium Metallic and Black Mica metallic), with a dedicated colour for each – on the Trend, this is Cool White, while Sunset Metallic is unique to the Titanium. No suggestion on pricing as of yet, but early intimations suggest that the Trend could be running into the RM200k region, and the Titanium, by quite a bit more.
We’ll have more on the Ford Everest when the SUV is officially launched. Until then, for a more comprehensive view of its workings, check out our review of the seven-seater SUV in Chiang Rai.
GALLERY: Ford Everest 3.2L Titanium 4×4
GALLERY: Ford Everest 2.2L Trend 4×2
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Rm200k for fabric seats??? Are youjoking?
The Titanium is probably RM288,888.
Truly overpriced for a Ford.
What are the advantages of the Trend 2WD (~RM198,888) over X-trail 2.5, or MU-X 4WD? All of them have two to three airbags. I think even a coming-soon Innova 3 airbags RWD is a better choice at RM108,888.
Come on everybody, say no to big greed.
The price of the car is towards Everest.
The spare parts ,very slow….you reach Everest faster than ” come from Singapore”.
Shambolic Sime Darby.25 years ago,when i worked there,it was a superbly run company.
Now…..look at the previous CEO….charged for multi million dollar corruption.
The rest are chat hai chai,chow kau( ask your chinese friend for translation).
Nice SUV. Wayyyy too expensive. It will sell like the Mondeo.
Ford Everest was a big failure before. the old car was overpriced like this car. But crony Sime Darby don’t care about the normal people around. we are just ikan bilis. Crony Sime Darby get big contracts to supply Ministries and Government Departments. for example, see MBPJ, they all drive Everest.
So, Sime Darby will price this super cheap car in the USA at Rm200k to RM250k and it will sell very well to Government departments. Don’t worry, we are still paying for it. You and me are still the losers as Government will use our money to buy these overpriced cars.
As I said before, they have to quote sky-high price to gain big profit from purchases from Nagibs & Najids punya departments, and clear the leftover stock to the public with RM58,888 discount. Idiots will go and buy at RM230,000 thinking that they have saved 60K, whereas in reality this Titaneun intended selling price is RM188,888 in the first place.
Lol mbpj gov buys tax free 100k +++ only.
Shut up la if dont know
The Trend is wayyyyyyy over priced with so little kit on the list and when compared to the Mitsu Outlander it feels as if the Japanese samurai has his katana right on this American’s neck ready for a clean cut through.
D salesman told me d titanium is priced at about $270,000 while d Trend at $200,000. Do they think anyone is fool enough to buy one at that price? Suddenly d fortuna looks good
Quotations announced to my various departments.
To you, wait for the false discounts.
Way better looking than Toyota Fortuna and Mitsubishi Outlander …. but with their proposed pricing, they will end up like Ford Mondeo sales, very rare even Bentley is more common … lol
lol comparing with outlandar? should pajero sport
The auditing team of USA must be sleeping if my departments purchase this at RM288,888-minus-tax (RM228,888) each.
Somebody will get free travelling, free Macbook, free this, free that, and gong-xi-fa-chai.
Which department do i send the invoice? The Citizen Declaration Dept or Save MY Dept?
What da heck, I just send it to Sour Puss Dictator Dept and be done with it. i expect payment of USD 2 million in unmarked bills just like a certain Swiss.
if titanium sell at rm288k…better buy bmw 2 series grand tourer rm275k…7 seater with premium logo…5 year free service some more….
better buy Subaru XT …more oommph ..!
Where is the sunroof and electronic tailgate for a potentially 280K spec car? What’s wrong with putting leather seats on 200K car? Indeed disheartening pricing..
Whaat………!!!! 200k for this car in this segment. Someone at marketing must be smoking some heavy stuff.
even in the spyshot of ‘proton ertiga’ we can see leather seat!
R u kidding me? with those features in 200+K? Lol better buy the Fortuner or BMWs model
200K for a Ford??? Are they mad?
Ford has seriously lost the plot.
140K for a Focus, 200K for a Mondeo, 200K (starting) for an Everest.
Waaaaaayy to expensive for a car with NO resale value. Expect to lose ALL the money after you buy.
Geez….
base on their sales data, their main income come from Ford Ranger…
200k car no keyless feature wor… tak boleh la…
The new Fortuner is gonna f#&%’@g kill this existence! Wait for the war to begin.
Saleslady at One Utama told me the Trend will be about RM180k and Titanium at RM280k. Aiseh. Why lah…? New Sorento with all bells and whistles is gonna be cheaper. Gonna be a stroll in the park for Fortuner. Good job Sime.