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).

HONDA AMAZE

Honda has their new car in the indian market the honda amaze as a sub 4-meter car (compact sedan segment) to stand against its main rival the maruthi suzuki swift dzire.
Honda believed that they would take on the competition with this car along with their new diesel engine which was the main break through and successfully they did succeed with this car. 
The amaze was a big hit for honda ,there was such a demand for this car that honda has already foreseen this would happen and started its production even before it was unveiled. 
From the front the amaze looks same as the brio but moving to the side the cuts and creases are extended nicely till the boot . And the boot seems to be nicely integrated into the rest of the body unlike the swift dezire which looks like the boot has just been stuck on it .

Inside too it is similar to the brio with the same layout of the dash board that looks plain and simple. The audio system gets only USB and AUX-IN capabilities and misses out on bluetooth and a cd player. Since the front seats are thin it carves out a lot of room for the rear seat passengers which is the class leading of its segment . And the boot is also very spacious and packs in a 400-litres of luggage space.

Under the hood the amaze comes with a 1.5-litre i-DTec diesel engine with a claimed mileage of 25.8 kmpl and also comes with a 1.2-litre i-VTec petrol engine with a claimed mileage of 18kmpl.
It is offered in 12- variants 7 in petrol including 2 automatics and 5 in diesel.

 It comes at a starting price of 5 lakhs-7.55 lakhs(ex-showroom Delhi).