The 2020 Ford Everest Sport has just made
its debut in Thailand alongside the updated Ranger line-up, and the sole 2.0
Turbo 4×2 variant is priced at 1,399,000 baht. The price is discounted
from 1,462,000 as part of a launch promo that ends on December 31,
2019.
The Everest Sport is based on the
Titanium variant, but adds on a number of visual enhancements. Starting from
the exterior, the SUV gets a new mesh-type, black radiator grille, bi-LED
headlights with squared projector lens (same update as the Ranger Wildtrak and
Raptor), and a range of blacked out bits such as the front and rear bumper, the
Everest embossment on the bonnet, black tailgate garnish, black side steps,
roof rails, and side mirrors.
To give it a more sinister look, the
Everest Sport sits on huge 20-inch gloss black alloy wheels shod with 265/50
tyres, and it gets Sport stickers on the doors, as well as a Sport badge on the
rump. For the cabin, it gets a new Hydrographic theme, complete with leather
seat upholstery with contrast blue stitching. The dashboard is now covered with
leather and features the same blue stitching.
The SUV is powered by a
turbocharged 2.0 litre four-cylinder diesel engine, producing 180 PS and 420 Nm
of torque. It gets a 10-speed conventional automatic with manual shifting on
the gear lever, with power routed to the rear wheels. Mechanically, things are
unchanged, so it still rides on a ladder frame chassis, gets a double wishbone
suspension up front, and a multi-link setup at the back with coilovers and
Watt’s linkage.
Creature comforts include an eight-inch
SYNC 3 touchscreen head unit (supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto) that’s
hooked up to nine speakers, eight-way powered driver’s seat, adjustable second
row seat with 60:40 split, and foldable third-row seat with 50:50 split.
For safety, again, things remain
unchanged. As with the Everest Titanium, the Everest Sport gets ABS with EBD
and brake assist, hill assist, rollover mitigation risk reduction system, seven
airbags with driver’s knee airbag, as well as reverse sensor and rear view
camera. Just three exterior colour are available, those being Arctic White,
Absolute Black, and Aluminium Metallic.
