The Ford EcoSport is already five years old, having
being facelifted for the first time in 2017. Thus, the carmaker is probably
thinking about its successor, which needs to be a lot better than the current
model. Speaking of which, the 2018 Ford EcoSport didn’t impress reviewers,
with Consumer Reports finding it “a big let-down”.
The base engine was said to be underpowered and the
transmission not that good. The cramped cabin, odd driving position and
insufficient boot space haven’t brought it any positive points either.
Furthermore, the fact that some driving assistance features cost more, while
others aren’t available at all, doesn’t help its case either.
Still, the Ford EcoSport is here to stay, and
officials within the Blue Oval probably have the first sketches of the next
generation on their desks. It should be underpinned by the company’s Global
B-Car Platform, just like the seventh-gen Ford Fiesta, and have access to an
assortment of three- and four-cylinder engines.
It will probably mimic the looks of the supermini up
to a point, but Kleber Silva believes that it would look better with some of
the styling cues of the current Escape, which is also in for a redesign. While they may not reflect
reality, the renderings do make the EcoSport seem a little more appealing to
the eye, and we wouldn’t complain about it if Ford decides to follow this path
if they’ll take care of the problems of the current model.
