Ford has premiered its all-new EcoSport compact SUV at the Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi, India. It’s the second model to bear the name, the first-generation model being launched in Brazil in 2003.
Despite the debut, Ford is essentially introducing the vehicle in stages – the exterior design is the first aspect of the EcoSport to be previewed, with Ford saying that more details are to be released in the coming months.
Indeed, there’s not much technically on the EcoSport beyond the fact that the Indian launch vehicle wears the company’s new 1.0 litre three-cylinder EcoBoost mill, in 120 hp and 170 Nm form. The engine is the first EcoBoost unit to be introduced in India.
Exterior-wise, the SUV features Ford’s new global design language, with a short, raked hood and distinctive profile. Modern, oblique headlamps frame a high-mounted trapezoidal grille, which gives the vehicle a signature Ford face.
Design cues include a steeply raked windshield, as well as blacked out B-pillars that unify the side glass into one elegant shape, to help convey a clean, modern profile.
The rear of the vehicle features a large rear window, which wraps around to the sides along with distinctive taillights. A signature visual cue is the spare tyre, which is attached to a swing-out door.
While the interior remains to be seen, the company says that the cabin will feature the same levels of craftsmanship, material quality and quietness as found in its other new-generation global products found currently.
The choice of India for the vehicle’s global debut is in line with the company’s view of the growing importance of that market; the EcoSport is the second of eight products Ford plans to bring to India by 2015.
The EcoSport – which will eventually be sold in nearly 100 markets worldwide – will be produced at ultra-modern, flexible assembly plants in India and Brazil, as well as other markets to be announced at a later time.
Live photos from New Delhi thanks to Motorbeam.com and Ford APA.
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Look, it’s munching away on a hamburger!
And EcoSport is probably the last thing that’d come to mind when I look at this thing.
JV between ford n McD? Ford Big Mac
I like the looks of all Ford product comming, but I don’t buy with a big ole tire hanging on the back. Good engineers & designers(who cringe at these things) can hide a space saver or like some product run flats (that are getting cheaper). I don’t know how emerging markets take to the spare stuff but the US domestic tends not.
Looks tougher that way. Like a real offroader.
Looks like a compact Range Rover Evoque.
Sweet !!
Danny, when will the new Escape that you featured recently be launched in Malaysia?
You mean this?
http://paultan.org/2011/11/16/2013-ford-escape-debuts-in-la-call-it-the-kuga-too/
Not so soon. New Ranger and Focus are nearer.
But Danny, isn’t the New ranger and Focus already launched and already on the road?
I think the new Escape with its small displacement ecoboost engine will add variety to small Suv segment in Malaysia.
And maybe the best in terms of design, power, and fuel consumption. (Comparing to CRV, Sorento, 3008, Tucson and CX5.
But CX5 exterior is appealing as well.
This post and comments are from Jan 2012 bro :)
OMG…is Kia Sportage baby.
This is a nice one…..hopefully we in Bolehland can get this later…..Being a FORD admirer,I really liked the design…but about the spare tyre…have to agree with Racin Rick….I am sure many of us from this side of Bolehland eagerly wait for this to scramb our ” highway” here….
Don’t like the spare tyre hanging on the back but overall a very fresh and good looking design. Almost on par with KIA Sportage design
for me it looks like proton emas
new KIA sportage look alike
FORD MALAYSIA,
Please bring it to Malaysia and price it at a reasonable price.
The EcoSport will be built at the upgraded Ford plant in Chennai India. The Chennai plan will also be manufacturing the EcoBoost engine
cant they juz hide d spare tyre below d car??
Look like off-roader la. Think Jeep etc.
This is like a Perodua Kembara isn’t it?
lol. I’m not sure they had the Kembara in mind when they designed this.