Review: 1st-gen Ford Figo (2010)

headers · 9th June 2010, 12:27

Yup with 4 or 5, the rear seems to sit down..

Have driven a fellow BHPians Figo Titanium recently and here are my observations:

1. Steering is great.
2. Accelaration is decent
3. Braking is decent
4. Suspension is Taut.
5. The OE music system is AWESOME by OE standards
6. FE seemed decent
7. Engine noise is present.
8. I did not get a chance to rev it above 2.5K hence could not really exploit the same. [Car was BRAND new]
9. The AC was a chiller.
10. The remote boot open was cool.

Now what I missed in this car was:

1. Auto climate control
2. Rear Power windows
3. Steering thumb buttons for the audio controls
4. A better LCD console such as the Fiesta that gives more comprehensive information. The DTE and ODO needs to be changed using a button on the console. This is dangerous to do on the move.

Overall, Nice car.

Revy · 9th June 2010, 20:27

My FE for Figo TDCi seems to have improved after first service ! Going by the DTE figures which is pessimistic, it is not giving close 16 KMPL in the chock a block traffic in Bangalore !

I want to do a tank to tank method to confirm the same. Also, eagerly waiting for the next high way trip to check the mileage on long trips.

rx2389 · 10th June 2010, 13:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by M5_fan

........but i think that ground clearance is somewhat of an issue i believe(?). I saw 2 figos side by side, one with just the driverr in it & 1 with 4-5 people in it, The latter looked much lower.

I too noticed that Figo seems to bottom down when two or more people sit on the rear seat. Reminds me of good-old-premier padmini which also had similar issue

Brix · 10th June 2010, 14:08

The Figo air pressure sticker recommends higher PSI when having more adults sitting in the car. Can that help in any way?

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Originally Posted by rx2389

I too noticed that Figo seems to bottom down when two or more people sit on the rear seat. Reminds me of good-old-premier padmini which also had similar issue

gemithomas · 10th June 2010, 18:36

For all those who are hearing the squeak from the rear right side of their Figo's, I might just have nailed the culprit. Will post more in on my ownership thread once i confirm it is really sorted out.

vishnurp99 · 11th June 2010, 13:07

How frequently do we have to check for tyre air pressure? I am asking this specifically since Ford is recommending a different tyre pressure on the basis of load in the car.

Is this the same for the other cars? Atleast in the other cars that i have had(Palio, Fiesta, Santro, Zen) we used to check for air only once in 3 or 4 weeks. Maybe we should have done it more frequently according to the manufacturer.

GC seems to be marginally better with higher airpressure in case of 5 people in the car.

Brix · 11th June 2010, 14:26

Check this out - MPL's new service station in Chennai.

sanjayc · 11th June 2010, 14:53

Oh no, not another MPL. Would have welcomed someone other than Chennai/MPL ford - Chennai needs more competition among Ford a.s.s.

rajushank84 · 11th June 2010, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brix

Check this out - MPL's new service station in Chennai.

Unfortunately, what the sales person told me is that they initially planned to open a service center, but now they planned to open only a sales center in OMR.

RGK · 11th June 2010, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanjayc

Oh no, not another MPL. Would have welcomed someone other than Chennai/MPL ford - Chennai needs more competition among Ford a.s.s.

Absolutely. I think this is just expansion of rooms by the same hotel owner.

ownerofazkaban · 11th June 2010, 15:50

1) There was 4th instance of the audio system reset while driving. It just goes power off and then power on.
2) While playing CD track (audio CD) and if I enable B/T on phone when it connects, the Audio CD got reset and started playing from 1st song!!!

spindoc · 11th June 2010, 18:02

It is good to see more service stations being inaugurated, especially given the Figo's strong sales figures.

There's an MPL service station in Alwarpet which is just 2 roads away from my place. However, I heard from the MPL showroom guys that this one doesn't service Figos.

But I did see a couple of Figos parked there the other day - maybe they allow people to drop the car off and pick it up from there?

Or, does Ford have a pickup / delivery facility for servicing?

Brix · 11th June 2010, 19:50

is it? scorpio07 got his Figo serviced from there only.

Quote:

Originally Posted by spindoc

There's an MPL service station in Alwarpet which is just 2 roads away from my place. However, I heard from the MPL showroom guys that this one doesn't service Figos.

Revy · 11th June 2010, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownerofazkaban

1) There was 4th instance of the audio system reset while driving. It just goes power off and then power on.
2) While playing CD track (audio CD) and if I enable B/T on phone when it connects, the Audio CD got reset and started playing from 1st song!!!

I too had a similar kind of weird experience couple of times..But in general, it is fine.

gemithomas · 12th June 2010, 09:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by gemithomas

For all those who are hearing the squeak from the rear right side of their Figo's, I might just have nailed the culprit. Will post more in on my ownership thread once i confirm it is really sorted out.

HERE http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...ml#post1933195

9th June 2010, 12:27	#2701
headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 559 Times	Yup with 4 or 5, the rear seems to sit down.. Have driven a fellow BHPians Figo Titanium recently and here are my observations: 1. Steering is great. 2. Accelaration is decent 3. Braking is decent 4. Suspension is Taut. 5. The OE music system is AWESOME by OE standards 6. FE seemed decent 7. Engine noise is present. 8. I did not get a chance to rev it above 2.5K hence could not really exploit the same. [Car was BRAND new] 9. The AC was a chiller. 10. The remote boot open was cool. Now what I missed in this car was: 1. Auto climate control 2. Rear Power windows 3. Steering thumb buttons for the audio controls 4. A better LCD console such as the Fiesta that gives more comprehensive information. The DTE and ODO needs to be changed using a button on the console. This is dangerous to do on the move. Overall, Nice car.
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9th June 2010, 20:27	#2702
Revy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 278 Thanked: 44 Times	My FE for Figo TDCi seems to have improved after first service ! Going by the DTE figures which is pessimistic, it is not giving close 16 KMPL in the chock a block traffic in Bangalore ! I want to do a tank to tank method to confirm the same. Also, eagerly waiting for the next high way trip to check the mileage on long trips.
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10th June 2010, 18:36	#2705
gemithomas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,366 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	There might be good news for those in the Figo Squeak Club!! For all those who are hearing the squeak from the rear right side of their Figo's, I might just have nailed the culprit. Will post more in on my ownership thread once i confirm it is really sorted out.
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11th June 2010, 13:07	#2706
vishnurp99 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: India Posts: 477 Thanked: 1,024 Times	How frequently do we have to check for tyre air pressure? I am asking this specifically since Ford is recommending a different tyre pressure on the basis of load in the car. Is this the same for the other cars? Atleast in the other cars that i have had(Palio, Fiesta, Santro, Zen) we used to check for air only once in 3 or 4 weeks. Maybe we should have done it more frequently according to the manufacturer. GC seems to be marginally better with higher airpressure in case of 5 people in the car. Last edited by vishnurp99 : 11th June 2010 at 13:10. Reason: Had to add more info. Removed fonts.
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11th June 2010, 14:26	#2707
Brix BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 585 Thanked: 24 Times	Check this out - MPL's new service station in Chennai. Attached Thumbnails
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11th June 2010, 14:53	#2708
sanjayc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 952 Thanked: 8 Times	Oh no, not another MPL. Would have welcomed someone other than Chennai/MPL ford - Chennai needs more competition among Ford a.s.s.
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11th June 2010, 15:50	#2711
ownerofazkaban BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BLR Posts: 456 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	new issues 1) There was 4th instance of the audio system reset while driving. It just goes power off and then power on. 2) While playing CD track (audio CD) and if I enable B/T on phone when it connects, the Audio CD got reset and started playing from 1st song!!!
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11th June 2010, 18:02	#2712
spindoc BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Madras Posts: 356 Thanked: 293 Times	It is good to see more service stations being inaugurated, especially given the Figo's strong sales figures. There's an MPL service station in Alwarpet which is just 2 roads away from my place. However, I heard from the MPL showroom guys that this one doesn't service Figos. But I did see a couple of Figos parked there the other day - maybe they allow people to drop the car off and pick it up from there? Or, does Ford have a pickup / delivery facility for servicing? Last edited by spindoc : 11th June 2010 at 18:04.
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