Top 5 Highlights: 2021 Ford EcoSport

It was in March this year that Ford India launched a new SE variant in the EcoSport but in January this year, the company launched the 2021 EcoSport, which came with a host of changes. The subcompact SUV sports an imposing stance with aggressive exterior and interior styling along with a choice of BS6 petrol and diesel powertrains. The new model line-up is offered in five variants - Ambiente, Trend, Titanium, Titanium+, and Sports.

There are quite a few feature update on the car as well, this time around, to keep it in tune with the times. We have to tell you this that the EcoSport, ever since it's launch way back in 2013 and there have only been facelifts that have made it to the Indian market. Here are the top 5 highlights of the 2021 Ford EcoSport.

1. The American carmaker is now offering a sunroof on the Titanium trim, something which was not offered before. The EcoSport with the sunroof in the petrol avtaar starts at ₹ 9.79 lakh going up to ₹ 10.99 lakh, while the diesel with the sunroof costs between ₹ 9.99 lakh to ₹ 11.49 lakh (all prices ex-showroom Delhi).

2. Mechanically, the 2021 Ford EcoSport continues to be offered with a choice of petrol and diesel options. The petrol engine is a 1.5-litre Ti-VCT, 3-cylinder motor tuned to make 120 bhp of maximum power with 149Nm of peak torque. On the other hand, the oil burner is Ford's reliable 1.5-litre TDCi diesel engine tuned to churn out best-in-class 99 bhp and 215 Nm of power figures.

3. The 2021 Ford EcoSport comes with automatic HID headlamps with LED DRLs, electrochromic mirror, rain-sensing wipers, push-button start, up to six airbags, 9-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility with navigation, SYNC 3 infotainment system and more.

4. It also comes with Ford Pass integration which is a smartphone app that comes with a factory-fitted cloud-connected device, which allows EcoSport owners to perform several vehicle operations - like starting, stopping, locking or unlocking remotely, via the FordPass app. And yes, it also gets a sunroof.

5. The EcoSport SE does not get any spare wheel. What it gets is a tyre pressure monitoring system, along with tubeless tyres and a puncture repair kit. That's because the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) had announced an amendment to the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) in July 2020 that vehicles in the M1 category, which include all passenger vehicles with a seating capacity of up to 9 occupants can be exempted from providing a spare wheel if the car has TPMS, tubeless tyres and a puncture repair kit.