FORD ECOSPORT

Ford ecosport is a compact suv for the indian market which cuts off from the excise duty posed by the indian government since it is only 3999 mm in length , Due to this the bookings for the ecosport had taken along que.

As for the styling the ecosport looks very attractive with swept back sleek headlamps and the huge hexagonal grille makes it tough looking vehicle and at the rear the ecosport gets wraparound tail lamps and the boot release knob is integrated into the headlamps. and there is a spare wheel attached to the boot which gives it a suv look . Overall the car looks muscular and gives it a lot of road presence.

The space inside is the decent and can comfortably seat four adults , where 5 would be cramped .

The dash board layout looks attractive with its futuristic design and looks similar to the ford fiesta's dashboard . The top end titanium variant gets leather upholstery and also comes with voice control and ford sync by microsoft , it also gets automatic climate control ,as well as push button ignition , keyless entry, tilt and telescopic steering and powered mirrors.
Safety wise it gets 6 airbags and ABS in titanium option variant.

The eco sport comes with a 1.5 litre 1489 cc 4 cylinder common rail diesel engine (crdi) with 90bhp of power @3750 rpm and 204 nm of torque at@2000-2750 rpm and comes with a 5 speed gear box . It also comes in a 1.0 litre 999cc ecoboost petrol engine and 1.5 litre 1499 cc petrol engine.
 It has got 200mm of ground clearance . And comes with 205/65  r16 tyres. ford ecosport comes in 10 variants and the price starts from 6.15 to 9.49 lakhs.(ex-showroom Delhi).

PETROL VARIANTS:

Ambiente 1.5 Ti-VCT      @ 6.15 lakhs.
Trend 1.5 Ti-VCT           @7.09 lakhs.
Titanium 1.5 Ti-VCT       @8.04 lakhs.
Titanium 1.0 ecoboost    @8.43 lakhs.
Titanium 1.0 ecoboost(o) @8.96 lakhs.
Titanium 1.5 Ti-VCT AT    @ 8.98 lakhs.

DIESEL VARIANTS:

Ambiente 1.5 TDCi   @7.19 lakhs.

Trend 1.5 TDCi         @8.04 lakhs.

Titanium 1.5 TDCi     @ 8.97 lakhs.

Titanium 1.5 TDCi(o) @ 9.49 lakhs. 

(prices @ ex-showroom Delhi).

NISSAN TERRANO

Nissan has their compact suv for the indian market the nissan terrano . though it is based on the  Renault duster platform , nissan had tried to make the terrano every bit different from the duster by changing each and every panel on the exterior , from the front bumper to the tail light.

From the front the terrano gets redesigned headlamps and front gets a new bumper along with Nissan's new signature grille and the tail gate hosts a new tail lamp , but the side profile looks like the renault duster.

In the inside Nissan has made the Terrano look more premium then the duster. It now comes with a new audio system and can get a touch screen infotainment system as an option. The central air vents are now rectangular in shape rather than the duster's circular air vents.

On the top end version the seats are offered in leather and a rear a/c vent with fan speed adjuster .
The cabin space remains the same as compared to the duster and there are not too many changes.
The boot space is large and remains the same and now can get a third row of seats as an accessory for the children .

Under the hood it comes with same range of engines with a 1.6-litre petrol and 108 bhp and 84 bhp diesel engines.
It comes in a price range of 9.48lakhs- 12.30lakhs (ex-showroom delhi) and comes in 7-variants.

Variants :

XE(D)                   @9.48 lakhs
XL(P)                   @9.53 lakhs
XL(D)                   @10.49 lakhs
XL(D) plus          @ 10.85 lakhs
XL(D) THP110ps  @ 11.09 lakhs
XV(D) THP110ps  @ 12.01 lakhs
XV(D) THP premium 110ps @12.30 lakhs.
(prices ex-showroom delhi).

RENAULT DUSTER

After the launch of the duster, Renault has hit the market with huge success for it's low pricing and compact styling with its muscular wheel arches, wide chrome grill , squarish head lamps and a metal roof rails make it look like a rugged SUV.  

The side is pretty simple with its bulging wheel arches and scuff plates overall it looks compact simple and has a quite bit of road presence .

    
Inside the duster goes for a simple design for the dash with tough plastics which looks not so premium but built for a cost.

          
Seats are comfortable enough and the rear legroom space is also decent it has an humungus boot and can increase space by folding rear seats the top and get leather seats rear ac vents seat .The audio system gets bluetooth connectivity and phone controls behind the steering wheel which is difficult to use while driving.
Under the hood it gets both petrol and diesel engines with the 1.6 litre engine with 102.5 bhp of power and 14 8 kgm of torque and diesel is offered in 1.5 litre with 108 bhp and a 84 bhp with 25.3 kgm of torque @ 2250 rpm 
Duster starts at a price of 7 .7 8 lakhs - 1.7 9 lakhs it comes 11 variants.

VARIANTS:
RxE petrol                @ 7.78 lakhs     
85ps RxE diesel        @ 8.62 lakhs
RxL petrol                @ 9.03 lakhs                           
85ps RxL diesel        @ 9.59 lakhs
85ps RxL diesel plus  @ 10.26 lakhs
85ps RxL diesel opt   @ 10.82 lakhs
110ps RxL diesel       @10.70 lakhs                                                      
110ps RxZ diesel       @11.28 lakhs
110ps RxZ diesel plus @ 11.74 lakhs      
110ps RxL adventure   @ 11. 79 lakhs 
110ps RxZ diesel opt   @ 11. 79 lakhs 
                  ( Prices Ex-Showroom delhi).