Ford Launches Ecosport Thunder; Reduces Prices

In what is possibly a reaction to Hyundai Venue, Ford has reduced the prices of its popular compact SUV – Ecosport and has also introduced a new variant named Thunder.

The prices of Ecosport now start at Rs 7.68 lakh. The top end model is priced at Rs 11.33 lakh.

Here are the prices of the Ford EcoSport variant-wise (ex-showroom, Delhi)
Variant                                        New EcoSport       Old EcoSport
1.5L TiVCT Petrol MT Ambiente      Rs 7.69 lakh         Rs 7.83 lakh
1.5L TiVCT Petrol MT Trend           Rs 8.49 lakh         Rs 8.57 lakh
1.5L TiVCT Petrol MT Titanium       Rs 9.28 lakh        Rs 9.57 lakh
1.5L TiVCT Petrol MT Thunder        Rs 10.18 lakh
1.5L TiVCT Petrol MT Titanium+     Rs 10.18 lakh      Rs 10.53 lakh
1.5L TiVCT Petrol AT Titanium+      Rs 11.08 lakh     Rs 11.37 lakh
1.0L TiVCT EcoBoost S                  Rs 10.83 lakh      Rs 11.38 lakh
1.5L TDCi Diesel MT Ambiente       Rs 8.19 lakh        Rs 8.43 lakh
1.5L TDCi Diesel MT Trend            Rs 8.99 lakh        Rs 9.17 lakh
1.5L TDCi Diesel MT Titanium       Rs 9.78 lakh        Rs 10.15 lakh
1.5L TDCi Diesel MT Thunder       Rs 10.68 lakh
1.5L TDCi Diesel MT Titanium+     Rs 10.68 lakh      Rs 11.05 lakh
1.5L TDCi Diesel MT S                  Rs 11.33 lakh      Rs 11.90 lakh

The new mid-variant Thunder has new dual-tone cabin sports cognac (brown) accents on the front seats, door panels, central console and instrument panel. It also has an electric sunroof and a 9.0-inch infotainment system without Ford’s Sync3 and embedded navigation.

The engines are the same on the Thunder variant, 123hp, 1.5-litre petrol and the 100hp, 1.5-litre diesel engine option.