Ford Figo

Figo

The Ford Figo is a small car, the Ford produced since 2010 in Chennai, India and sold in its home market in other emerging countries such as South Africa. In Mexico, the Figo is offered as Ikon Hatchback. 2011, the Figo was voted Car of the Year in India and South Africa.

Model history

The Figo was unveiled in New Delhi in September 2009. The sales in the domestic market began in March 2010 and already in July 2010, 25,000 copies were sold. 15 months after launch 100,000 copies were sold in India.

As during the preparation of an advertising campaign on blogs images were known to in March 2013, the bound and gagged women showed in the trunk of a Ford Figo, this sparked the internet, even in the face of broad public debate in India about the rights of women after gang rape in Delhi 2012 protests. Ford then declared his regret and that there had been only the designs of individual employees.

Technology

The Ford Figo is available in both a gasoline and a diesel engine version, all of which are equipped with five-speed manual gearbox, anti -lock brakes and power steering. The Ford Figo Diesel has the same engine, which is currently available in the Ford Ikon and the Brazilian Ford Fiesta. This is a 1399 cm ² 8V SOHC four-cylinder engine Duratorq common-rail injection diesel engine with 51 kW (69 hp) with 160 Nm at 2000 rpm maximum torque. This engine was installed in the offered until 2008 in Europe Ford Fiesta. In the petrol engine is a newly developed SEFI 1196 cc 16V DOHC, offering 52 kW (71 hp) at 6250/min and a maximum torque of 102 Nm at 4000 rpm.

The top speed of both versions is 160 km / h

Design

The design differs only slightly from the European Ford Fiesta MK 6 start of production in 2002, upon which the Figo. However, it is not identical with the Brazilian Fiesta, which is also based on the MK 6. This carries a modernized front similar to the current Fiesta MK 7 and has a more modern dashboard.