Would U Love To Do It The Freestyle Way?
April 17, 2018The Ford Freestyle
Hatchbacks are preferred mostly in the budget segment.Moreover, crossover hatchbacks are an interesting innovation in the modern era as they are a combination hatchback's compactness & Suv like styles.The ford is out with a CUV(Compact Utility Vehicle) called the Freestyle.It has Ford's all-new 1.2 litre3 cylinder petrol engine and a brand new 5-speed manual transmission.Would it perfectly fit into the budget segment & will it be a new trendsetter for ford, let's find out?
The Review Topics
- Resemblance
- The First Impression
- The Cabin
- Engine specs
1.Resemblance
Some say that the freestyle represents its previous family car Figo, but this is not true.Looking at the design some may say that it represents Figo but the freestyle is almost new.Looking at the front end grill u will notice the Figo resemblance but if u give it a detailed & closer look, u will notice the headlights detailing more elegantly.The major difference is in C shaped fog lamps. The wheel arches just give u the SUV like feel.
The freestyle also has 15-inch alloys.The chassis has been modified, wheelbase remains the same.The Ride height is higher & the ground clearance stands at 190mm
2.The First Impression
The freestyle is dynamic to look at.The styling is impressive as its comfortable feel.Moreover, nowadays the service costs of ford are going down which makes it easier for the ford owners to maintain their cars at a nominal cost.The front end grill looks sporty and has a sense of decency in its character.In all, it is a compact SUV with features of both SUV and hatchback.`
3.The Cabin
The interiors of freestyle are somewhat identical to ecosport.The freestyle gets 6.5-inch touchscreen which has apple car play & auto android connectivity feature.There may be a slight disappointment of the instrument cluster & ac controls.
The black & brown dual tone dashboard give it a nice feel, instruments being well furnished.But the rear seats have no storage space which may be unliked by some customers.
Coming to the safety aspect it gets dual front airbags while the top end variant(titanium) gets 6 airbags.Traction control, ABS & EBD are an addition to this car.
4.Engine specs
The freestyle receives Ford's new 1.2-litre 3 cylinder engine that is part of its Dragon series of engines. the engine offers 96ps and 120nm, and ford claims the energy output is the very best for a 1.2-litre petrol engine in India. the motor is barely laid lower back on the subject of building revs but revs it tough and it can provide an awesome punch. the freestyle additionally debuts ford's new 5-pace manual transmission. its ratios assist in enhancing bottom quit grunt and the engine and gearbox are tuned more for metropolis using.
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