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Ford India website provides plenty more data on EcoSport

This is our fourth update on the Ford EcoSport in the last 24 hours where we’re going put down technical data and info on features shared by Ford India on their official website. The Ford EcoSport made its global premiere at the Beijing Motor Show today and was shown to the Brazilian media last night.

Ford EcoSport vs Ford Fiesta

Ford EcoSport features and technical details

  • 200mm ground clearance
  • 550mm water wading capability
  • Quietest cabin in its class (also applies to the Fiesta)
  • SYNC technology that connects the mobile phone and the car. It reads out text messages, can browse audio tracks and makes phone calls

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Thanks to Auto.Sohu.com, we can show you all some live images of the Ford EcoSport mini SUV, heading later this year to India, from the Beijing Auto Show floor.

Ford EcoSport at Beijing 2012 interiorsFord EcoSport at Beijing 2012 spare wheel cover

We laid out all the details focusing the engines, safety and convenience features and transitional changes of the car from concept to production in a blog post yesterday which also contains official images.

Ford EcoSport press images top front leftAfter revealing the interiors, Ford has uploaded a boat load of images of the production EcoSport model. The production model has two changes that we can instantly spot as compared to the Delhi Expo concept – it has a conventional headlight assembly and a spare wheel cover.

Ford is previewing the EcoSport today in Brazil and premieres it in China tomorrow at the Beijing Auto Show. Ford is using “Titanium” as the trim description for the top-end variant. They are sticking to the dark orange color (Mars Red) for communication.

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(Finally) Ford EcoSport interiors exposed!

Do you know what day is today? Today is the day when Ford previews the EcoSport for select journalists at Barra Lighthouse in Salvador. Sure, you will say that we have seen the production model before doing its crash testing. But you haven’t seen the interiors; well at least till now!

Ford EcoSport Interiors

Thanks to our friends at Autossegredos.com.br, IndianAutosBlog brings you the first exclusive pictures of the Ford EcoSport interiors. The mystery has been finally put to rest.

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NoticiasAutomotivas.com.br has already revealed the production-spec EcoSport while a fully uncamouflaged model was waiting to undergo what seemed like a crash test in Brazil.

Ford EcoSport production model on media invitation

But this time its Ford that’s had enough of sneaking, teasing and spying. They pull out all the stops and printed the image of the EcoSport on the invitation extended to Brazilian media that gets to see the car on the 22nd of this month at Barra Lighthouse in Salvador.

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Ford may not have even finished testing the Fiesta facelift that is expected to bow at the Paris Motor Show in the latter part of 2012, but Autointernationaal.nl has published a report revealing that work has already started on the next generation Fiesta in Europe.

Ford Fiesta 2015 front three quartersFord Fiesta 2015 rear three quarters

The report says that Ford has tasked 500 engineers in Cologne, Germany to develop the next generation Fiesta. The release date of the model is speculated as 2015.

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It’s about time now. The BahiaEveryDay reports that Ford is ready to showcase the production version of the EcoSport to the world. Of course, we have already shared the pictures of the production version of the EcoSport with you. And you would also be aware that it looks exactly the same as the concept.

Ford EcoSport lettering

The website states that Ford will be conducting a media drive for 150 journalist at a big event at Barra Lighthouse in Salvador on the 22nd of April. This means, we finally get a glimpse of the mysterious interiors as well. India is the second destination where the Ford EcoSport will be manufactured after Brazil.

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Ford is preparing massively to showcase the EcoSport mini SUV in at the Beijing Auto Show that starts on the 23rd of April. Ford has announced plans to introduce four vehicles at the Beijing Motor Show, one of the them is our favorite EcoSport.

Ford EcoSport spare wheel

We have a strong feeling that this will not be the concept model but rather a production one. Ford has been testing the EcoSport in China for a very long time. In fact, China was the second place where the testing phase started after Brazil, followed by India.

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