Ford EcoSport Review
2014 FORD ECOSPORT REVIEW
What's hot: Terrific engine, SYNC communication as standard, surprising balance and comfort
What's not: No pricing info for Australia yet; also no auto in prospect for the 1.0 litre EcoBoost models
X-Factor: The edgy 'gremlin' lines, airy interior (in such a compact package), and brilliant engine will win lots of hearts.
Model style: Light SUV
Engine/transmission: 92kW/170Nm 1.0 litre three-cylinder EcoBoost/five-speed manual
Price: Not available (low $20,000s expected)
Fuel consumption listed: 5.3 l/100km | tested: 8.7 l/100km
OVERVIEW
Park those preconceived notions. There might be just three tiny turbo-charged cylinders under the bonnet of Ford's new Ecosport SUV, and at work in a block that can sit on an A4 piece of paper, but this is a small engine like no other I've driven.
It spins like a top, feels for all the world like a well-balanced 'four', and has the zest to match.
It's no 'hot-hatch', but learn to drive to its free-spinning characteristics and it's easily up to the task of keeping the Ecosport at the head of the traffic, and of getting 'out and around' when overtaking.
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