Ford Figo Aspire

Ford Figo Aspire - the fresh approach

This popular sedan is derived from its European cousin- Ka+ Active. Although it looks very familiar to the freestyle version of Ka+, it has its own individual identities. And that makes it a fresh new effort from Ford India designed specifically for Indian market. Also, many of its competitors including Hyundai Xcent and Honda Amaze are based on hatchbacks, while Ford India has designed it from scratch. In fact, the new generation of Ford Figo hatchback was designed after the Figo Aspire. At an on road price range of Rs. 6.56-10.04 Lakh in Bangalore, it offers many progressive features that can be found only in high-end premium cars. For example, compulsory airbags standard across all variants. And this feature cannot be found in any other car in its segment.

If you observe closely then you will find Ford has smartly given a new identity to its  grille. It is equipped with large headlamps but a projector headlamp setup would be a better choice. The lower half of the front bumper looks interesting, the overall approach in terms of design is definitely best-in-class. It’s a direct competition to Maruti Swift DZire, Honda Amaze and Tata Zest among others. But it surely has competitive advantages over others. For example, longer wheelbase, ground clearance and length.

The sports edition comes with a retuned suspension setup for handling offroads with stability. Although, the engine-transmission remains the same. The sports edition comes with 1.2-litre, 88PS petrol engine and the 1.5-litre, 100PS diesel. Both the variants of engines are paired to a 5-speed manual transmission. The sports edition also gets cosmetic updates like all-black interiors, black painted grilled bars and leather wrapped steering wheel. It is based on the titanium variant of the regular Aspire and priced at priced at Rs 6.5 lakh (petrol version), and Rs 7.6 Lakh (Diesel version), on road price in Bangalore.

The base variant delivers 99bhp@3750rpm and 215Nm@1750-3000rpm of max power and max torque respectively. Ford claims an average of 25.8 kmpl for this mid 1.5 TDCi Titanium variant which is quite impressive.

Test drive your Ford Aspire today!

 Cauvery Ford