Ford Figo Review

Ford India has recently launched its new Figo 2015 at an attractive price range of Rs.4.29 lacs for the petrol variants and Rs.5.3 lacs for the diesel variants. The new 2015 Figo has borrowed some of its features from the recently launched Aspire which will fight against its similar other cars such as Maruti Suzuki Swift, Hyundai Grand i10 and Tata Bolt. It is likely to have standard dual front airbags and its power train with the Aspire.

Ford Figo Colors

The colors available for all the variants of Ford Figo involves

1) Sparkling Gold
2) Smoke Grey
3) Deep Impact Blue
4) Oxford White
5) Ingot Silver
6) Ruby Red
7) Tuxedo Black

Ford Figo Variants and its Prices

The new 2015 Figo is available in both petrol and diesel engines. The petrol variants along with its price details are as follows.

1) Ford Figo 1.2P Base MT – Rs.4.3 lac
2) Ford Figo 1.2P Ambiente MT – Rs.4.6 lac
3) Ford Figo 1.2P Trend MT – Rs.5.0 lac
4) Ford Figo 1.2P Titanium MT – Rs.5.8 lac
5) Ford Figo 1.2P Titanium Plus MT – Rs.6.4 lac
6) Ford Figo 1.5P Titanium AT – Rs.6.9 lac

On the other hand, the diesel variants of Ford Figo with price details are represented below.

1) Ford Figo 1.5D Base MT – Rs.5.3 lac
2) Ford Figo 1.5D Ambiente MT – Rs.5.6 lac
3) Ford Figo 1.5D Trend MT – Rs.6.0 lac
4) Ford Figo 1.5D Titanium MT – Rs.6.7 lac
5) Ford Figo 1.5D Titanium Plus MT – Rs.7.4 lac

Design and Style

Figo Exteriors

The new 2015 Figo looks very stylish, impressive and magnificent with the radiator grille and it has curvaceous body structure. It is integrated with a turn blinker Outside Rear View Mirrors which grabs attention in the first instance. The front fascia of the new Figo has been modified according to the latest version in which the grille is exclusively revised. The Figo comes with a trapezoidal design with bigger front grille featuring horizontally positioned chrome slats. For its fresh look, the company’s logo is affixed to it. It is well equipped with a headlight cluster looks very identical to Figo Aspire and the front bumper of the car is not so much different. Its curved and trendy cosmetics offer an exotic design which is quite good. The window sills and the waistline molding come in a black finish but the door handles as well as ORVM caps are in body color. The base versions of the Figo has black colored outside mirrors and handles. The build quality of the new car gives a modernistic appeal. The side profile is well decorated with alloy wheels to its high end variants. Its entry level and mid range variants are offered with a traditional steel rims of size 14 inch wrapped with 175/65 R14 of tubeless radial tyres. When it is talking about the rear section of the vehicle, it looks very impressive with its concaved windscreen and a third brake light mounted spoiler. The tailgate of the car has a flat design affixed with all the badges and logo of the company.

Exterior Dimensions

The new 2015 Figo has been designed in bigger size in terms of its length, width and height which ensures enough space for the occupants inside. The dimensions of the vehicle are represented below.

1) Overall Length – 3886 mm
2) Overall Width – 1695 mm
3) Overall Height – 1525 mm
4) Ground Clearance – 174 mm
5) Wheelbase – 2491 mm

Interior Features of Ford Figo

Similar to its exteriors, the interiors of the Ford Figo has been revised which makes the vehicle to look very stylish in terms of cabin design. It is well incorporated with high quality materials inside the cabin. The interiors of the vehicle are designed with a dual tone color combination with chrome and brushed metallic accents. It is further enriched with some glossy black accents inside instrument cluster and on door panels. Talking about the seating arrangements, it provides an unmatched comfort. Its contrast stitching on the seat covers matches the eye soothing color scheme of interiors. Ford Figo has a compact floor console kept in the cockpit section with storage unit, gearbox along with power sockets. There is a conventional design steering wheel for better handling of the vehicle. It is fitted with an advanced layered structure featuring three analogue gauges inside it along with some notifications and warnings. A 4 inch MFD screen is positioned on the top of the central console with excellent viewing angles for both the front occupants.

The rear cabin of the car comes with a conventional bench seat which can be split folded to maximize the boot volume. New 2015 Figo is quite suited for five people seating comfortably and it has boot volume of about 257 litres. It comes in four trims namely Base, Ambiente, Trend, Titanium and Titanium Plus. Starting with the base trims, it is incorporated with features including front seat headrest, front dome lamp, guide me home headlamps, power steering with tilt adjustment, six speed variable intermittent wipers, auto door lock, battery saver etc. Addition to that, it has functions such as distance to empty indicator, maintenance warning, fuel guage and water temperature warning light. The Ambiente version comes with some features including front power windows with driver’s side auto up/down function, electric boot release, dual sun visors, map pockets and accessory sockets. The Trend variant is offered with a rear parcel tray, boot lamp, gearshift indicator, power adjustable outside mirrors, MyFord dock, tachometer and keyless entry. The top end variant Titanium has power foldable outside mirrors, automatic air conditioning unit and driver’s seat height adjustment facility. At last the Titanium Plus is provided with an infotainment system featuring 4.2 inch MFD screen.

Engine Performance

The Ford Figo comes in both petrol and diesel engine options in which the 1.5 litre TDCi generates the maximum power output of 99bhp of power at 3750rpm and maximum torque output of 215Nm at 1750-3000rpm. Another engine is a 1.2 litre Ti-VCT mill of four cylinders, DOHC valve configuration releases peak power of 86.8bhp and peak torque of 112Nm at 4000rpm. Next to that, the petrol engine 1.5 with 1499cc displacement capacity churns out the maximum power of 110.46bhp at 6300rpm and maximum torque of 136Nm at 4250rpm. Both 1.2 litre Ti-VCT and 1.5 litre TDCi diesel engines are mated to the conventional five speed manual gearbox which releases the output to the front wheels.

Fuel Efficiency

The facelifted Figo is good at fuel efficiency in which the new 1.5 litre TDCi oil burner delivers the fuel efficiency of 25.83 kmpl. The petrol version 1.2-litre TiVCT mill gives an attractive mileage of 18.16 kmpl and 1.5 litre petrol engine is capable of producing 17.01 kmpl mileage.

Acceleration and Pick Up

Like fuel efficiency, its acceleration has been increased. The 1.5 litre oil burner and the 1196cc petrol motors could be easily reach the maximum speed of 150 kmph and it takes just 15 seconds to break 100 kmph. The diesel trims of the vehicle can accelerate from 0-100kmph in just 13 seconds. The engine with an automatic transmission gives the top speed of 160 kmph and it can reach 100 kmph within just 11 seconds.

Braking and Suspension Mechanism

Like the other models, the new 2015 Figo is offered with ventilated disc brakes at the front wheels and drums at the rear wheels. This combination of disc and drum brakes works very fine irrespective of weather condition. It also has an advanced braking system of Anti lock Braking System with EBD which is quite good while cornering. For better handling of the vehicle, it has hill launch assist and electronic stability program enhances the handling quality to the next level. Moving to the suspension system, the vehicle comes with an independent McPherson strut front axle with coil springs and anti roll bar. The rear axle is fitted with semi independent twist beam suspension with twin gas and oil filled shock absorbers. For better handling of the vehicle, it has an electric power assisted steering which is quite good for tackling heavy traffic.

Safety and Security Features

The All New 2015 Figo is well equipped with lot of exciting safety and security features. For protecting the occupants, the vehicle has a high strength steel body cage with all impact protection beams along with crumple zones. Further it is fitted with a standard driver airbag for increasing the level of protection. A standard 3-point seatbelts are offered for all occupants and the ‘Ambiente’ trim consists of a passenger airbag with an engine immobilizer. The top end Titanium trim is embedded with ABS with EBD, electronic stability control, hill launch assist, perimeter alarm, driver’s seatbelt reminder and height adjustable front seatbelts. Apart from these, side and curtain airbags with emergency assistane and MyFord key is given to the Titanium Plus trim.

Ford Figo Pros and Cons

The new Figo comes with lot of advantages in which it is good at advanced infotainment system, excellent exterior and interior styling, decent fuel efficiency etc. But it lacks parking assistance, outdated alloy wheels, limited comfortable features, less boot space etc.

Verdict

So, Ford offers the New Figo with good engine options and truck load of features at an extremely affordable price point making it a promising offering in its class.