Ford EcoSport SUV priced from $20,790

[Dr Smith]

Saw my first one down Sydney Road on Tuesday and at first thought ''jeez that Territory looks shrunken"...then realised what it was....photo's don't do it justice, it's much better looking in the flesh and should do well. And Ford HQ should mandate EVERYTHING is released with an auto option from day one and must be developed in step with manuals...including commercial vehicles.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Auslandau

Hope you enjoy trains ..... toot toot.

Don't mind it and for the price it really should sell. Those buying a Fiesta could be swayed because of the higher stance and the engine line up, especially the 1.5 is supposed to be a great little power plant (for what it is)

Looks are subjective of course. You will get those who dont like it ..... and some who wont because it isnt Australian made and will just bag anything out no matter what it is or how good it might be just because of their own personal weird bias. (Even to the point of bagging out people for liking it because of a bias towards Fords ..... strange!)

Good luck to it Time will tell and the price is spot on.

How dare folks be biased towards Ford?
Sooner some buy a crappadore and join LS1.com the better.

[Gadgetman]

Originally Posted by stevz

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that a 1.0 litre 3 cylinder engine, albeit turbocharged, is going to have to work mighty hard to lug around 1300kg + passengers + cargo. Keep in mind that 1300kg is roughly what a Commo/Falcon used to weigh in the 90's.
If that is the most powerful engine in the range then I dread to think what the other versions will be like.

Mate, Have you driven that engine in a fiesta?? That same engine will be offered in a Mondeo that weights 1550 when that gets released in Europe. While we are at it, Mercedes Benz top selling SUV in Aust, the ML250 uses a turbo 1.8 to move 2 tonnes. It can be done for those that believe we are no longer in the era of the Flintstones.

[Gadgetman]

Originally Posted by Dr Smith

Saw my first one down Sydney Road on Tuesday and at first thought ''jeez that Territory looks shrunken"...then realised what it was....photo's don't do it justice, it's much better looking in the flesh and should do well. And Ford HQ should mandate EVERYTHING is released with an auto option from day one and must be developed in step with manuals...including commercial vehicles.

Correct. Apart from the Focus XR5 turbo when that came out, Ford have always struggled with manual only propositions. We aren't Europe here. Either bring out an auto or don't bother. I myself prefer manuals however I am probably 0.003 percent of buyers out there. Maybe if Ford catered for the masses a little bit more, they might just improve their market share.

[ltd]

Looks great, and from what I hear it is doing incredibly well sales wise.
As for those panning it, again it's doing incredibly well sales wise, so you're in the minority.
The old ancient saying of "there's no replacement to displacement" is a foolish and ignorant stance to take, especially when you consider the fact that engine makers are seeking and finding greater power, efficiency and torque by boosting smaller engines.
That little 1.0 litre didn't win engine of the year for being under powered, and Mercedes didn't ask Ford for help on a 3 cylinder engine for nothing.
Memo to those deriding it, the engine in question is an ecoboost, not that bucket of bolts being kicked around an empty warehouse sounding, under powered and insidiously manged ecotec POS of the 90's. I can however understand the confusion of an LS1.com planted douche, to them we should still all have pushrods and 700 litre V8's to keep up.

[Wretched]

Not a fan of the car, the style just doesn't tick any boxes for me.
In saying that I hope it sells well (looks like that so far). More of these that sell well the more $$ Ford have for more exciting cars.