The new Freestyle of Ford is actually a cross-hatch version with reference to the hatchback of Figo and the changes of the vehicle don’t limit to mere the cosmetics of it. Also, the suspension of the vehicle is made tweaked and the petrol engine is very new. The gearbox of the vehicle is also made to be new and has some new amazing feature of the touchscreen as it became a basic norm for every car’s segment nowadays.
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The major strength of this car is it was made to be introduced at attractive price ranges which starts from Rs.5.09 lakh for base petrol variant to Rs.7.89 lakh for the top diesel variant.
Petrol & Diesel Variants of Ford Freestyle:
This new Freestyle of Ford 1.2 liter petrol engine of three-cylinder which is capable of making 96hp and there has been planned to have a huge setup when compared to the Ford Figo’s 1.2-litre petrol engine of four-cylinders. Also, this new engine allows the customer to drive easily as it has a crisp power delivery. The acceleration is not made to be rush and it never disappoints in driving scenarios as the new gearbox of the vehicle is very smooth and light.
The next variant of Freestyle is 100hp 1.5 liter diesel engine and it seems to be extremely impressive. The performance of this variant looks effortless. Even though it is highly efficient, running cost of this vehicle is low. The price of this variant will be one lakh more than the petrol variant. Also, this variant is strictly restricted for city usage. So the petrol variant is highly recommended to buy whereas its clutch also will be lighter when compared with diesel and allows easy driving.
About the base Variant:
It is made to be well-specced and includes ABS, dual airbags, EBD, tilt-steering adjustments and front power adjustment. Moreover, the price of this base variant Ambiente is very low when compared with Ambiente variant of Figo and also offers more equipment like rear parking sensors, wide R15 tyres, and remote-key entry. This is the major reason for attracting more number of customers towards it.
Which variant contains touchscreen?
If your priority is towards the touchscreen which is factory-fitted, then you have to prefer the Trend variant whose price is Rs.90,000 higher. It includes 6.5-inch of touchscreen which has been made to be equipped with 4 speakers, Bluetooth, rear power windows, front fog lamps, reversing camera, steering-mounted controls, and tachometer.
Is Buying Trend Variant Worthy?
No, it is not that much worthy and you can buy Titanium instead of that whereas it costs just Rs. 40,000 higher than this Trend. Also, you can get more items which are equipped along with it. For the starters, you can get alloy wheels of 15-inch which makes offers an excellent premium look. It is recommended as it includes hill launch assist, traction control, and ESP. It also contains equipment like folding mirrors, automatic climate control and more.
Fully Loaded Variant:
Titanium+ is the variant which is a fully-loaded variant and this perfectly suits you if you need all whistles and bells as it will be Rs. 55,000 higher than Titanium variant. It includes additional features like Android Auto & Apple CarPlay, rain sensing wipers, curtain airbags and much more.
