In this review report I shall be primarily writing about the new Ford Endeavour powertrain that we got to test on the shifting sands of Sam Sand Dunes in Jaisalmer in the north Indian state of Rajasthan.
Of the 10 new Ford Endeavour SUVs that went on a long dune bashing exercise, a few of them got beached on the sand. So did that mean that the mammoth machines had some short coming in their 4x4 prowess? The lesson I learnt from other people’s mistakes was that you can beach the best of vehicles if you have the word ‘CLUMSY’ written all over your face.
It was all about understanding the vehicle and applying the right moves. So let me start telling you the story of the new Ford Endeavour and its new powertrain.
The new 2.0L EcoBlue diesel engine is Bharat Stage VI compliant and is more fuel-efficient than the outgoing 2.2L TDCi engine and has reduced emissions. The EcoBlue engine delivers approximately 168hp of peak power and 420 Nm peak torque. The EcoBlue engine with 4X2 driveline will return 13.90 kmpl while 4X4 variant delivers 12.4 Kmpl, a 14% improvement in fuel efficiency.
With a simplified variant lineup, the 2020 Ford Endeavour is available in three-trims – 2.0L Titanium 4X2 AT, 2.0L Titanium+ 4X2 Automatic and 2.0L Titanium+ 4X4 Automatic. We were driving the 4x4 variant.
Ford India has introduced the 2020 Endeavour at an introductory price starting at Rs 29.55 lakh. The introductory prices of 2020 Endeavour will only be valid till April 30, 2020, post which the ex-showroom prices will see an upward revision of Rs 70,000. All customers who book their cars until April 30 will benefit from this offer.
This story is from the March 2020 edition of Motown India.
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