2017 Ford EcoSport facelift (Brazil)
The 2017 Ford EcoSport (facelift) will have its
Brazilian debut at the 2016 Sao Paulo Auto Show on 8 November. Sao Paulo will host the world premiere of the new EcoSport
if it does not premiere in China this month.
The facelifted 2017 Ford EcoSport’s exterior will be
inspired by that of the Ford Kuga. The interior will be
comprehensively redone, with new steering wheel, instrument panel, centre
console and the SYNC 2 infotainment system with a colour display.
Along with the exterior and interior, revisions will
be present in the engine compartment as well. In South America, and possibly
elsewhere, a new 1.5-litre ‘Dragon’ three-cylinder naturally aspirated engine
will be introduced. It remains to be seen if Ford brings it to India, where the
current gasoline options are a 125 PS 1.0-litre EcoBoost and a 112 PS 1.5-litre
Ti-VCT.
The new Ford EcoSport will go on sale in Brazil in
2017. Going by the the latest reports, it debut in the USA at the 2016 LA Auto
Show next month. Ford will start producing the Euro-spec EcoSport in Romania
next year, but interestingly, the U.S.-spec model will be exported from India.
