Ford India launches new EcoSport

New Delhi Nov 9 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Ford India on Thursday launched the new edition of its compact SUV EcoSport.

The company has priced the new compact SUV s petrol-powered manual range from Rs 7.31 lakh whereas the automatic series comes with a starting price of Rs 9.34 lakh.

The diesel version has a starting price of Rs 8.01 lakh.

According to the company the new EcoSport has been "comprehensively redesigned" with more than 1 600 new parts.

"With its best-in-class power safety convenience and value proposition it delivers significantly more at the same price " said Anurag Mehrotra president and managing director Ford India.

"It is another game-changing product from Ford that like its predecessor raises the bar for compact SUVs."

The new edition sports an all-new three-cylinder 1.5-litre Ti-VCT petrol engine which offers fuel efficiency of 17 km per litre.

The diesel version is powered by a 1.5L TDCi engine that delivers a fuel efficiency of 23 km per litre.

--IANS
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