2018 Ford Aspire India launch live blog brings you all the live updates straight from the launch event of the mid-cycle update of the Aspire compact sedan.
The 2018 Ford Aspire facelift is going to launch in India today. In this live blog, we bring you regular updates from the launch event of this compact sedan which is to challenge the likes of Maruti Dzire, Honda Amaze and the Hyundai Xcent.
Ford India has already revealed the exterior and interior updates that the new Aspire is going to get. On the exterior design front, the overall design of the sedan remains the same as before. That said, it now comes with newly designed front and rear bumpers.
The housing for the fog-lamps has been surrounded by chrome inserts which gives the front end of the car a premium design. Not only this but the front grille is also slightly tweaked.
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Inside the cabin, the overall layout remains the same. However, the centre console now gets a new design. Top-end variants now come with Ford’s new SYNC3 infotainment system, additional power outputs and a new centre tunnel design. The rest of the specifics of the cabin are same as before.
The biggest change, that the aspire receives with this update is a new petrol engine. This gasoline driven unit is the same one which made its debut in the Freestyle crossover. The 1.2-litre engine is from Ford’s Dragon series. It is capable of producing 94 BHP along with 120 Nm of peak torque. It is going to come as standard with a 5-speed manual gearbox.
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The new Ford Aspire will continue with the 1.5-litre petrol and the 1.5-litre diesel engine having the same power outputs. The former comes with a 6-speed automatic gearbox. While the latter gets a 5-speed manual unit as standard.
The 2018 Ford Aspire facelift will continue to offer a similar feature list and then some more. In term of safety, it gets dual airbags, ABS with EBD, ESC and rear parking sensors as standard. Top-end variants come as standard with 6-airbags.
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Price is likely to fall in the range of INR 5.5 lakhs to 9.5 lakhs. However, there could be a slight increase due to added features and safety kit. Stay tuned to our live blog of the 2018 Ford Aspire launch. keep refreshing the page to get all the latest updates.
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