An unannounced ‘Ford Aspire Blu’ was spotted testing
on the outskirts of Ahmedabad recently, courtesy Overdrive. In December last
year, spy shots of a Ford Figo Blu had popped up online. ‘Blu’ suffix is expected to be for the petrol-CNG
variants of Ford vehicles. Overdrive says that the test
mule seen here is fitted with the 1.5-litre TDCi diesel engine and that the
company will offer the 1.2-litre Ti-VCT petrol engine as well.
The test mule has a gloss black roof, blacked ORVMs,
15-inch black alloy wheels and gloss black inserts with chrome accents, it
points out, suggesting that the Blu variant is basically a replacement for the
discontinued S variant that was launched in April 2017.
There’s no word on the launch timeline of the Blu
variant of the Ford Figo and Ford Aspire at the moment. In the immediate
future, the facelifted Figo and the facelifted Endeavour are the only expected
launches from the Blue Oval. The latter is said to reach showrooms on the 22nd
of this month, while the former should go on sale next month.
The regular Ford Aspire is available with a
1.2-litre Ti-VCT three-cylinder petrol engine (96 PS/120 Nm), a 1.5-litre
Ti-VCT three-cylinder petrol engine (123 PS/150 Nm) and a 1.5-litre TDCi four-cylinder
diesel engine (100 PS/215 Nm). The 1.2-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel
engines are paired with a 5-speed manual transmission, while the 1.5-litre
petrol engine channels power to the wheels via a 6-speed automatic
transmission.
