Ford Ecosport Hatchback

• Body Glass
  • Automatic front wipers
  • Power front and rear windows
  • Quick-clear heated windscreen
  • Rear wiper
• Brakes
  • ABS
  • Autonomous emergency braking
  • Electronic Stability Programme with hill launch assist
  • Pre collision assist system with AEB
  • Traction control
• Carpets/Rugs
  • Front floor mats
  • Luggage compartment carpet
• Driver Aids
  • Cruise control
  • Intelligent speed limiter
  • PAS
  • Rear parking sensors
  • Rear view camera
  • Traffic sign recognition
• Driver Convenience
  • Easy fuel capless refuelling system
• Driver Information
  • e-Call (emergency call)
  • Ford SYNC 3 nav system with DAB radio,8" screen, emergency assistance,Apple car play/Android auto, 2x USB, 6 speakers, Ford pass connect
  • Trip computer
• Driving Mirrors
  • Auto dimming rear view mirror
  • Body coloured door mirrors
  • Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors
• Exterior Body Features
  • Black roof rails
  • Body colour door handles
  • Body colour roof
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Chrome front grille
  • Chrome lower window surround
  • Rear side wing doors
• Exterior Lights
  • Automatic headlights
  • Front fog lights
  • Headlight levelling control
  • LED day running lights
  • LED third brake light
  • Puddle lights
• Heating/Cooling/Ventilation
  • EATC - Electronic Auto Temperature control
• Interior Features
  • 12V socket in front and rear
  • Centre console with sliding front armrest
  • Cooled glovebox
  • Driver's side glovebox
  • Folding grab handles
  • Groove cloth/partial sensico upholstery
  • Leather trimmed steering wheel with remote audio control
  • Overhead console with sunglasses holder
  • Reach + rake adjustable steering column
  • Sensico gear shift gaiter
  • Sensico handbrake
  • Storage drawers under front seats
  • Tie down hooks
  • Variable boot floor
• Interior Lights
  • Ambient lighting
  • Courtesy lights with map reading light
  • Illuminated glovebox
  • Illuminated luggage compartment
• Safety
  • 3x3 point rear seatbelts
  • Child locks on rear doors
  • Curtain airbags
  • Driver airbag
  • Drivers knee airbag
  • Front passenger airbag deactivation
  • Front side airbags
  • Passenger airbag
  • Seatbelt reminder for driver and front passenger
  • Tyre pressure monitoring system
• Seats
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • 60/40 split rear seats
  • Driver seat height/lumbar adjust
  • Front head restraints
  • Front seat back map pockets
  • Isofix system on outer rear seats
  • Rake adjustable rear seats
  • Rear headrests
  • Single front passenger seat
• Security
  • Immobiliser
  • MyKey system
  • Remote central locking
  • Thatcham 1 volume sensing alarm
• Vanity Mirrors
  • Driver/passenger sunvisors and lidded vanity mirrors
• Wheels
  • Low rolling resistance tyres
• Wheels - Alloy
  • 17" shadow silver finished alloy wheels
• Wheels - Spare
  • Tyre inflation kit

• Emissions - ICE
  • CO: 0.497
  • CO2 (g/km): 114
  • HC: 0.051
  • HC+NOx:
  • Noise Level dB(A): 69
  • NOx: 0.044
  • Particles:
  • Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb: 141
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - TEH: 143
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - TEL: 141
• Engine and Drive Train
  • Camshaft: DOHC
  • Catalytic Convertor: Yes
  • CC: 999
  • Compression Ratio: 10.0:1
  • Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
  • Cylinders: 3
  • Cylinders - Bore (mm): 71.9
  • Cylinders - Stroke (mm): 82
  • Engine Layout: FRONT TRANSVERSE
  • Fuel Delivery: TURBO DIRECT INJECTION
  • Gears: 6 SPEED
  • Number of Valves: 12
  • Transmission: MANUAL
• Fuel Consumption - ICE
  • EC Combined (mpg): 53.3
  • EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies: No
  • EC Extra Urban (mpg): 60.1
  • EC Urban (mpg): 45.6
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb: 6.2
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEH: 6.3
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEL: 6.2
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Extra High: 6.6
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - High: 5.2
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low: 6.5
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium: 5.5
  • WLTP - MPG - Comb: 45.6
  • WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEH: 44.8
  • WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEL: 45.6
  • WLTP - MPG - Extra High: 42.8
  • WLTP - MPG - High: 54.3
  • WLTP - MPG - Low: 43.5
  • WLTP - MPG - Medium: 51.4
• General
  • Alternative Fuel Qualifying: No
  • Badge Engine CC: 1.0
  • Badge Power: 125
  • Based On ID:
  • Coin Description: EcoBoost 125
  • Coin Series: Titanium
  • Generation Mark: 2
  • Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 12E
  • Man Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 12
  • Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 3
  • NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %:
  • NCAP Child Occupant Protection %:
  • NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09:
  • NCAP Pedestrian Protection %:
  • NCAP Safety Assist %:
  • Safety Concerns?: No
  • Service Interval Frequency - Months: 12
  • Service Interval Mileage: 12,500
  • Special Edition: No
  • Special Order: No
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 60,000
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 3
  • Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months: 120
  • Timing Belt Interval Mileage: 150,000
  • Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
• Performance
  • 0 to 60 mph (secs): No
  • 0 to 62 mph (secs): 11
  • Engine Power - BHP: 125
  • Engine Power - KW: 92
  • Engine Power - PS: Yes
  • Engine Power - RPM: 6,000
  • Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 125
  • Engine Torque - MKG: 17.3
  • Engine Torque - NM: 170
  • Engine Torque - RPM: 4100
  • Top Speed: 111
• Test Cycles
  • Emissions Test Cycle: WLTP
  • RDE Certification Level: RDE 2
• Tyres
  • Alloys?: Yes
  • Space Saver?: No
  • Tyre Size Front: 205/50 R17
  • Tyre Size Rear: 205/50 R17
  • Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
  • Wheel Style: SHADOW SILVER FINISHED
  • Wheel Type: 17" ALLOY
• Vehicle Dimensions
  • Height: 1,653
  • Height (including roof rails): 1,713
  • Length: 4,096
  • Wheelbase: 2,519
  • Width: 1765
  • Width (including mirrors): 2,057
• Weight and Capacities
  • Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 52
  • Gross Vehicle Weight: 1,730
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Down): 1238
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 356
  • Max. Loading Weight: 525
  • Max. Roof Load: 40
  • Max. Towing Weight - Braked: 900
  • Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked: 750
  • Minimum Kerbweight: 1,205
  • No. of Seats: 5
  • Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb: 10.6

Ten Second Review
The Ford EcoSport uses tried and tested Fiesta mechanicals to offer buyers a front-wheel drive car with added ride height and chunky good looks. Now it's got a smarter interior, cleaner engines, more equipment - and you don't have to carry around a huge great spare wheel on the tailgate. It all sounds quite promising.

Background
Ford didn't rush into bringing us a supermini-based Crossover model. Indeed, the market was awash with the things by the time the brand brought us its own take in this genre, the Fiesta-based EcoSport, in the Spring of 2014. Even so, there were signs that all was not quite right with the product planning. Early buyers questioned the car's refinement, its driving dynamics, its interior and the need to drive around with a huge great spare wheel hanging off the back of the tailgate. Fortunately though, Ford was listening. So, the brand has already moved to rejuvenate the car. Tweaks to the suspension have improved the ride plus there's greater refinement, a smarter cabin and the option to do without the rear-mounted spare wheel. Otherwise though, this car is much as before, with chunky looks that offer up a bit of Amazonian attitude, even if in truth, this car is more CBeebies than SAS in its take on hostile streetlife. Let's check it out.

Driving Experience
The EcoSport still gets the same two engines, one petrol and one diesel, but they've been upgraded to the cleaner EU6.1 standard and the diesel now boasts 117PS, 5PS more than before. Most EcoSport buyers though, will continue to choose the petrol option, Ford's innovative 125 PS 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine. It makes 0-62mph in 12.7s on the way to 112mph. For the 1.5-litre diesel powerplant, you're looking at sixty in around 14s en route to 99mph. We haven't yet driven the revised version of this car but its n the road dynamics should certainly be improved over those of the original thanks to suspension retuning with revised rear twist beam suspension and more carefully considered spring and damper rates for chassis optimisation, plus a 10mm reduction in ride height and optimised Electronic Stability Control and power steering systems. Crossovers of this kind need to drive as much like the superminis they're based on as possible. From here on, the signs are that this one will. As before, there's no 4x4 option, but you do get a great raised driving position and a comprehensive package of driver assistance technologies, including Electronic Stability Program and Hill Launch Assist.

Design and Build
Though visual exterior changes to this improved EcoSport model are few, it looks quite different in the guise most will now want - without a rear tailgate-mounted spare wheel. It means that the car's existing attributes come over with a more contemporary air. As before, the almost Aston Martin-style front grille looks good, the glasshouse is elegant, the headlights and wheelarch treatment is very deft and the stance of the car is better than it has any right to be. Inside, there's a restyled instrument cluster with a chrome surround, a light dimming function, plus there are chrome tips for the window switches and the handbrake lever's easier to get at. Small changes to be sure, but they promise to give the cabin more of a quality feel. For vehicles without the spare wheel, the rear swing-gate has been revised to allow for easier partial opening where space is limited. That side-hinged tailgate still accesses a load space that Ford reckons is big enough to swallow a 560-litre washing machine - once the 60/40 split rear seats are folded, that is.

Market and Model
Expect to pay from around £14,500 for entry-level petrol versions of this car, with a £1,500 premium if you want the Powershift automatic. The 1.5-litre diesel variant starts from just under £16,000. You can also talk to your dealership about a sportier-looking 'S' variant that gets features like a black roof, mirror caps, 17-inch alloy wheels, a rear diffuser and privacy glass. There's are partial leather seats on Titanium models and options include sat nav technology and a rear view camera. Equipment levels across the mainstream range are strong. Expect to find equipment items like keyless entry, rear parking sensors and Ford's SYNC voice-activated in-car connectivity system as well as SYNC Emergency Assistance. In addition, this crossover offers Ford's SYNC AppLink set-up, which enables customers to voice-control smartphone apps from the driver's seat. Ford SYNC with Emergency Assistance directly connects the vehicle occupants to local emergency services operators after an accident, in the correct language for the region using information from the vehicle's on-board GPS unit and mobile network to pinpoint the accident location.

Cost of Ownership
Economy and emissions aren't too far off the vehicle this car is based upon, the latest Fiesta. There's been some small controversy around the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine not making anything like its claimed fuel economy figures in real world conditions, but that can be said of many small capacity turbocharged petrol engines. It's just a quirk of the NEDC fuel testing program. This 125PS variant claims to manage 53.3mpg on the combined cycle and 125g/km of CO2. Finally, there's the 1.5 TDCi diesel which manages over 60mpg and under 100g/km.

Summary
In this guise, the Ford EcoSport looks a more promising prospect. It's more of a crossover and less of a small SUV - which is what buyers seem to want. And, as before, its practical and decently equipped. Ride and refinement are now very good by class standards too - and the SYNC connectivity AppLink system is just brilliant. All these reasons will combine with the small Crossover segment's current popularity to ensure that Ford will probably sell as many of these as they can import. My daughter, for example, would love one. It is, as ever, a case of giving the market what it wants.