Ford Figo
By Zaheer on Jun 23, 2011 with Comments 0
Ford have now come up with something called the Ford Figo which is set to be one of their biggest and best selling cars of this year alone. This might be the first serious entry into the B segment when it comes to launching this into India and when you translate this into the colloquial Italian language then it actually means cool!
Ford has used their B platform to build the Figo in India, Chennai to be in fact but has already been selling millions around the world. With this kinetic design to the car, you are really going to be able to get a lot more space than you would with other Fords.
You are even going to be able to get your Figo’s in either a diesel or a petrol engine format that can reach almost eight different variants. These prices however are going to vary quite a bit over these but remember this is going to be up with some of the toughest competitors on the market today.
The Ford Figo has to compete with the Hyundai, Fiat, Honda and so many more that it is really going to be a big question whether they will be able to handle all of that competition?
Since the youth of today are always on the lookout for something that is out of this world then the designs are going to have to be a little more updated. Ford has used their Kinetic design Philosophy here with this Figo which was also used with the Ford Fiesta but it doesn’t just stop there.
Ford have came with a few newer and bolder colors such as the panther black, the chille, the squeeze, red, a moon dust silver, a diamond white and not to forget the sea grey. These are the new shades of course and they were already looking certain to be a great look to the car no matter which shade is chosen.
The titanium variant has been used of course for the test drive of this car when being test driven by many of the major showrooms out there and in India they are certainly looking forward to this. This might be one of the first hatchbacks to come with multi-colored and very bright interiors.
This Ford Figo actually comes in a grey color for the inside of the car if you are not a fan of the bigger and bolder colors which is OK, some people are not going to want to have a massively or overly bright interior, you just want to have a nice and contempt area. If you want to go for the more traditional styles then it has to be the ebony grey feel to the interior.
The availability over be able to actually pick out the dual color seats are great and the plastics are not cheap looking either, they aren’t even cheap, they really do look perfect. They look classy and expensive so there are not cheap items to worry about. The plastics even can fit into the car without any real problems, this might be a little bit smaller than other Fords but it really can work nicely into the back and front. The finish to the plastics are good value in fact and remember you are getting a lot of space inside the car so you are not all stuffed into the back of the car like sardines.
The cabin is quite airy however and quite bright in fact though there is not a lot of space available at your center console, it’s pretty small in fact and that is the same with your doors also. You could get a bottle or two or water into the center console or doors but probably nothing bigger than water.
However the glove box is good, this really does have a perfect and spacey feel here, though everything about the Ford Figo is quite spacey in fact.
When you look to the back of the car then you are definitely going to be a lot more surprised than usual. With this Figo, you are going to get a lot of leg room so even the tallest person can sit comfortably without being cramped or having to squeeze their legs into a small space. You have a lot of hip room also and it is the same with knee room for average sized people but for taller people then they might find that this is not perfect.
Knee room can be a big problem for those that are over six foot tall, it might not be as comfortable for your knees as it is for your legs, you might have enough legs room to stretch out but your knees might hit the seat in front of you. However there are quite a few inches of head room available for the car, in fact the head room is massive.
Of course with this Ford Figo, you are really getting a lot of quality space in the boot of the car, it is not going to be too small that you can’t fit in your families weekly shopping in and it’s not overly big either that it takes up any room from the back seats. The boot really makes sure that this can offer good enough space so that you don’t have to worry over not being able to fit any luggage inside.
The Ford Figo boot can hold almost two hundred and eighty four liters of luggage space which means this can be perfect for a family on a long day out or a weekend away. The boot space is amazing and really can hold a lot of items there.
Filed Under: Industry News