Rumour: EcoSport facelift shipping out in October

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Ford India confirmed that it would launch three new models this year. The Figo Aspire compact sedan has already been launched while the new Figo hatchback and Endeavour will follow in the next few months. Ford's long standing volume driver i.e. the EcoSport is due for an update and it looks like the refreshed version of the SUV will be shipped out starting next month.

Sumukh booked an EcoSport EcoBoost 1.0 Titanium (O) in the "moondust silver" colour last month and was expecting the delivery by 15th September. On enquiring with the dealership, he was told that Ford has stopped production of the Titanium (O) model and the only colour options available are white and mars red. The reason cited was that the facelifted version would be shipped out from the middle of October. The EcoSport facelift may lose out on the push button starter, though that remains to be confirmed.

While the updated model may be shipped out of the Chennai plant early on, the official launch date in India remains uncertain as Ford has not revealed any plans to launch the updated version of the compact SUV this year.

The EcoSport is currently available with two petrol mills and one diesel engine option, with manual and automatic transmissions offered. Prices currently range from Rs. 6.75 - Rs. 10.20 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).