subject: Ford figo review and mileage [print this page] Ford, selling the Ikon,Fiesta and Endevour has made its entry into B segment in India with the launch of new Figo on March 10th 2010. Figo(literally means cool' in colloquial Italian language) is built based on Ford's global B platform. Figo is only crafted in Chennai, India and will be sold worldwide. The new kinetic design allows more usable space inside at the same time retaining trendy looks in par with other cars in B segment like Swift and i10. Figo, offered as both petrol and diesel comes in 8 variants with prices ranging from Rs3.5 lakh to Rs 5.3 lakh. Indian B segment is one of the toughest grounds for any new car. With the already crowded line up of cars from Maruti, Tata, Hyundai, Fiat, Honda, GM, will Figo survive the battle? Lets check out in this review. First sight, second sight and even at third sight! you may not able to sense its a new car. Figo is a neighbourhood's car. There is no question of love or hate. Figo is not revolutionary and it could please all especially the mature buyers.From some angles, Figo looks more like a upgraded car rather than an all new one. Young customers may wish a more modern styling. Ford says that it has used kinetic design philosphy (used in Ford's new Fiesta) in Figo too. Stretching the fact by a bit.Figo's seven attractive shades includes diamond white,panther black,moondust silver,chille,sea grey, squeeze (launchc colour) and colorad red.We were given top end variant (Titanium) of Figo for the test drive. This variant boasts bright interiors (corala red and faux aluminium rings). Figo could be the first hatch in India to come with bright interiors. We have to see how customers react. Ford offers ebony interiors (grey) in lower variant to cater to the taste of traditional customers. The texture are aptly selected and dual coloured seats are welcome feature. Decent quality plastics, fit and finish will satisfy the small car buyer. ike other cars with taller profile (read WagonR and Ritz), Figo feels spacious. Airy and bright cabin is ensured by larger greenhouse area. Storage space on the centrai console is limited and in the doors it leaves nothing more than a litre bottle. Ford sports a decent glove box. At the front, Figo is very spacious. Coming to the rear, legroom,kneeroom and hiproom is adequate. But for a 6 feet guy, kneeroom could be a problem. Wherever you are headroom is enormous. The ample boot offers class leading 284 litres of luggage space.
Figo has a unique feature spilit all rear seats (both bench and seat back can be rolled down) which amplifies the space to suit even your weekend trips.Figo joins the entry level sedan ikon,mid level Fiesta and endeavour SUV to complete the line-up. None of the Ford's vehicle are segment toppers but entertains a significant set of users. With Figo, ford might want to replicate the same if not topping in the small car segment. Without doubt Figo is an excellent package looks pleasingly, good ride handling package, spacious interiors and packs much needed features. But it lacks the wow' factor which some competitors sport. Having tracked the Figo's development closely, we believe that Figo to be priced sensitively. Beat, Estilo, WagonR and base variants of i10 better watch out for Figo (petrol). Figo diesel may take on Indica and Swift.
