Upcoming Ford Figo hatchback price launch features revealed

The folks at the brand Ford as busy crafting the upcoming Ford Figo hatchback that is estimated to launch in the month of October 2015, carrying a price tag of INR 5-7 Lakhs. As the car has not been officially announced the information coming up is tentative.

Overview: Named as Ka, this is the latest hatchback concept from the brand Ford, manufactured under the code name ?B562?. Similar to the EcoSport, this hatchback is also crafted by Ford Brazil representing that this product would initially intend to make a mark in the potential markets such as India.It would be termed as the gen-next Ford Figo in domestic market of our country and has acquired designing quite the Ford Mondeo, popular on the streets in Europe. It is predicted to roll out in India following the compact sedan offering by the brand, right during the auspicious holiday season. The Ford Figo has been marked on test many times, while masked, however it looks quite similar to the CS.

Exterior:The gen-next Ford Figo has made a come-back, looking bigger if compared to the existing one basically because of a larger wheelbase. The face of the gen-next upcoming Ford Figo hatchback looks alike to that of the present generation Ford variants, the head lamps on the concept cars were projector lights but on the regular version, it would carry the usual bulb and reflector units.Though, we definitely don?t assume a lot of changes in the layout once the end product would be out. It acquires an impudent new grille and the edgier headlights balance the layout quite well. The side profile looks close to imitate that of the present car however owing to the apparent extra length it looks like a lengthier vehicle. Ford has gifted this new car with a youthful design at the rear for the Brazilian market but for the domestic market of India, we assume there would be addition of at least one chrome strip along with badging to divide the diesel and petrol units.

Interior:The insides of the Figo hatchback imitate the one adorning the EcoSport and the Fiesta while speaking of the details, designing and the overall layout. The quality of the materials accustomed along with the specifications, predict well about any of the ford models anyway. Equipment on the top end diesel and petrol versions might include AC, SYNC music system, auto-folding OVRMs, reversing sensors along with camera, rain sensing wipers and auto dimming internal mirror.

Engine & Transmission:The Figo hatchback would be presented with one petrol and diesel unit. The former is the 1.2-L four-cylinder unit presently churning out 68bhp/102Nm of torque. In the new car, we assume that it would make around 75bhp and a torque of 102Nm. The diesel mill would be the 1.5-L four-cylinder unit derived from the Fiesta that makes nearly 89bhp and torque of 204Nm. Transmission options might comprise of the five-speed manual along with a six-speed AT.

Pricing:It would contend with the similar ones in the segment namely the Honda Brio, Maruti Suzuki Swift, Hyundai Grand i10 and the Tata Bolt. It is expected to carry a price tag from INR 4 lakh to INR 7 lakh for the top-end diesel variant.