Alyssa Buchanan
Here are some information you might want to know about your New Ford Ecosport or before getting one.
Discover the urban environment with the new Ford EcoSport. Find the model that suites your lifestyle.
By driving in a way that conserves fuel, you'll be able to make the money you spend at the pump stretch further. Plus it's kinder on the environment too. Tip 1: Slow down and watch your speed. Drive at 55 miles per hour instead of 65, for an estimated 10-15 per cent improvement in fuel economy.
The 2015 Ford EcoSport has been unveiled, with the mini SUV showing off a range of changes at the 2015 Geneva motor show. The revised model is said to "deliver significant styling, drive dynamics and equipment upgrades", including being offered for the first time without the cumbersome rear-door-mounted spare wheel, which is currently standard...
By now, we've all become more familiar with Ford's segment-busting, made-for-the-urban-jungle SUV, the EcoSport. Though it's been thoroughly discussed at the Bangkok Motor Show last year, launched in the Philippines early this year, and driven at the Deep Dive and Drive in Hua Hin, Thailand, there are still some features, ten to be exact, that almost everyone glossed over.
The Ford EcoSport is the manufacturer's answer to the Nissan Juke, Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008. It's based on the Ford Fiesta but has been pumped up to give it the high driving position and 4x4 styling that buyers of small SUVs are looking for.
Okay, so it's a compact vehicle, and with the best will in the world, it won't accommodate your large family's luggage on your annual motoring holiday. But Ford's new EcoSport "urban SUV" is a great little car - versatile and manoeuvrable, with a choice of gutsy powerplants, a surprising amount of cabin space and a whole bunch of other desirable features, including good views all round.
The battle between Ford and Holden in Australia continues, with the introduction of a small SUV called the Ford EcoSport. The EcoSport will take on the recently launched Holden Trax, with the even newer Nissan Juke also entering the fray.
I am sitting in traffic, gazing down upon the voluptuous charms of the Lotus Elan in front of me, when the thought occurs that I am driving a washing machine. It's the burly dimensions of the Ford EcoSport that do it - though the fact that my test version is a brilliant shade of Hotpoint white doesn't help.
