Review: 1st-gen Ford Figo (2010)

kiku007 · 8th March 2010, 09:43

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Originally Posted by YellowEye

Hi,

My first post on team-bhp

Regarding the Figo pricing I can tell some little secrets

And Ford employees are getting 30% off on the Figo petrol (all variants...) but not on the diesel... ford seems to have already enough bookings on the diesel for a sexy start

And lets see if the numbers are correct

cheers

Dude, 30% discount for employees?! I don't think so!

Daewood · 8th March 2010, 11:31

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Originally Posted by YellowEye

And Ford employees are getting 30% off on the Figo petrol (all variants...)

30% discount even before the launch!!!

Are they so confident that the petrol engine will not sell otherwise

joshdrive · 8th March 2010, 12:46

I checked out Figo this weekend at the showroom. My comments from the 5-minutes showroom visit:

The car is spacious inside
Exterior looks good.It looks like how it is in picture.
The Coral red dashboard is not bad as it looks in the pictures that are floating around.It is not bright red in color.A very subtle creamy color. It gels with the interior theme.
The interior fabrics look and feel good.
View from drivers seat is very good.Would be a good thing for city driving.
Build quality is decent.
The plastic on the door panel feel cheap. It is black in color and is okay lookwise. But it feels cheap when you knock it.

RacingForIndia · 8th March 2010, 14:32

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Originally Posted by Guna

If you start the car inside the showroom, it will sound loud as th sound tends to resonate. I am not sure if you taken this factor in to account. 1.6 Duratec engine was noisy anyway.

Been driving the Duratec for over 70,000 Kms mate, and I can assure you thats its not "that" noisy. We have 4 Fiestas in our group and all are petrol and so far no ones complained about the engine being noisy.
In case of the Figo, it may be that the car was in the showroom and it was really quiet hence the sound as you rightly said.

Mafia · 8th March 2010, 14:39

I read that the service cycle for the Figo is every 15000kms and the parts are built to last thru the life of the car(200,000 kms??). maintaining a Figo is supposed to be really affordable.

I checked out the Figo and polo back to back. the showrooms are next door to each other on Palace Road in Bangalore. The Figo has better space for the rear seats. Same sized boot as the polo. though it cannot hold a candel to the Polo plastic fit and finish in terms of quality. The pink interiors are terrible in the Figo. The front visiblity is great thought the seat does not feel tall.

joshdrive · 8th March 2010, 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mafia

I read that the service cycle for the Figo is every 15000kms and the parts are built to last thru the life of the car(200,000 kms??). maintaining a Figo is supposed to be really affordable.

This is interesting. Source of this info please? 15k service interval would be great.

sunil8089 · 8th March 2010, 15:01

I think, Ford got the inspiration for red interiors for green Figo (which is the introductory color) from Guava fruit.

. So this color, even unconventional gives a more natural touch than gray, beige or black.

Mustang.101 · 8th March 2010, 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daewood

30% discount even before the launch!!!

Are they so confident that the petrol engine will not sell otherwise

No discounts have been announced for us.

vnabhi · 9th March 2010, 03:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guna

If you start the car inside the showroom, it will sound loud as th sound tends to resonate. I am not sure if you taken this factor in to account. 1.6 Duratec engine was noisy anyway.

Noisy 1.6 Duratec? I'm surprised!

There were many times that I tried to start the car at traffic lights, only to find the key not moving----it was already on, and I could not even feel it as it was super silent. My pal who drove my 3-year old car had the same thing to say.

But at higher revs, it does make a sweet growl---the same kind of sound people pay money for by modding their cars.

Sorry for going OT.

@Sunil8089---that was a fantastic co-relation!

YellowEye · 9th March 2010, 04:14

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Originally Posted by Mustang.101

No discounts have been announced for us.

got it offered...by a friend (asked me if i wanted one...of course in his name

)

i was quite stunned but do not wanted to push for to many details

anyway a petrol is a big NO NO at current indian petrol prices and traffic conditions in chennai (freaking kills all ARAI figures...our optra feels sometimes like 5 kmpl..

)

I want my E Spark .. go GM go

sandeepmdas · 9th March 2010, 07:40

@Sunil8089..........

IMO, they put that color to create a "point to generate a discussion" (there's a term for this phrase, I forgot it). People (whether they liked or not) will start discussing more and more about the car creating more interest.

Ford then played it safe...there is blacktop dash as an option.

Guna · 9th March 2010, 08:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacingForIndia

Been driving the Duratec for over 70,000 Kms mate, and I can assure you thats its not "that" noisy. We have 4 Fiestas in our group and all are petrol and so far no ones complained about the engine being noisy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vnabhi

Noisy 1.6 Duratec? I'm surprised!

There were many times that I tried to start the car at traffic lights, only to find the key not moving----it was already on, and I could not even feel it as it was super silent. My pal who drove my 3-year old car had the same thing to say.

But at higher revs, it does make a sweet growl---the same kind of sound people pay money for by modding their cars.

My experience with Duratec has been with the Fusion which has fairly poor sound insulation. When I said 'noisy', I meant 'very prominent engine note'.

anachronix · 9th March 2010, 12:32

The Fusion has better noise insulation than the Fiesta and the engine growl or the noise as you might like to call it isn't loud enough to be talked about.

The engine roar/growl is felt only if revved above 3K RPM! The Duratec are much much refined & less noisy than the Rocam 1.6 engines. Parked at idle there is hardly any sound or vibration in the cabin from the 1.6 Duratec engines.

scorpio07 · 9th March 2010, 12:56

Ford announces prices

Official Ford Figo prices announced: starting Duratec LXI 1.2 lt
petrol Rs.3,49,900 & Duratorq 1.4 lt diesel Rs.4,47,900 #figo #ford
Also, Ford Figo EXI petrol Rs.3,81,900 & diesel Rs.4,72,900; ZXI petrol Rs.3,99,900 & diesel Rs.4,96,900;

sanjayc · 9th March 2010, 13:02

Official prices announced:

Titanium petrol Rs.4,42,900 & diesel Rs.5,29,900
EXI petrol Rs.3,81,900 & diesel Rs.4,72,900;
ZXI petrol Rs.3,99,900 & diesel Rs.4,96,900
LXI petrol Rs.3,49,900 & diesel Rs.4,47,900

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8th March 2010, 12:46	#603
joshdrive BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 203 Thanked: 0 Times	I checked out Figo this weekend at the showroom. My comments from the 5-minutes showroom visit: The car is spacious inside Exterior looks good.It looks like how it is in picture. The Coral red dashboard is not bad as it looks in the pictures that are floating around.It is not bright red in color.A very subtle creamy color. It gels with the interior theme. The interior fabrics look and feel good. View from drivers seat is very good.Would be a good thing for city driving. Build quality is decent. The plastic on the door panel feel cheap. It is black in color and is okay lookwise. But it feels cheap when you knock it.
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Mafia BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BLR MCT Posts: 973 Thanked: 912 Times	I read that the service cycle for the Figo is every 15000kms and the parts are built to last thru the life of the car(200,000 kms??). maintaining a Figo is supposed to be really affordable. I checked out the Figo and polo back to back. the showrooms are next door to each other on Palace Road in Bangalore. The Figo has better space for the rear seats. Same sized boot as the polo. though it cannot hold a candel to the Polo plastic fit and finish in terms of quality. The pink interiors are terrible in the Figo. The front visiblity is great thought the seat does not feel tall. Last edited by Mafia : 8th March 2010 at 14:44.
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sunil8089 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 198 Thanked: 153 Times	I think, Ford got the inspiration for red interiors for green Figo (which is the introductory color) from Guava fruit.. So this color, even unconventional gives a more natural touch than gray, beige or black. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by sunil8089 : 8th March 2010 at 15:04.
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sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 695141, SY208AA Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 2,731 Times	@Sunil8089.......... IMO, they put that color to create a "point to generate a discussion" (there's a term for this phrase, I forgot it). People (whether they liked or not) will start discussing more and more about the car creating more interest. Ford then played it safe...there is blacktop dash as an option. Last edited by sandeepmdas : 9th March 2010 at 07:45.
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anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	The Fusion has better noise insulation than the Fiesta and the engine growl or the noise as you might like to call it isn't loud enough to be talked about. The engine roar/growl is felt only if revved above 3K RPM! The Duratec are much much refined & less noisy than the Rocam 1.6 engines. Parked at idle there is hardly any sound or vibration in the cabin from the 1.6 Duratec engines.
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scorpio07 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: chennai Posts: 285 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Ford announces prices Official Ford Figo prices announced: starting Duratec LXI 1.2 lt petrol Rs.3,49,900 & Duratorq 1.4 lt diesel Rs.4,47,900 #figo #ford Also, Ford Figo EXI petrol Rs.3,81,900 & diesel Rs.4,72,900; ZXI petrol Rs.3,99,900 & diesel Rs.4,96,900;
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sanjayc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 953 Thanked: 8 Times	Official prices announced: Titanium petrol Rs.4,42,900 & diesel Rs.5,29,900 EXI petrol Rs.3,81,900 & diesel Rs.4,72,900; ZXI petrol Rs.3,99,900 & diesel Rs.4,96,900 LXI petrol Rs.3,49,900 & diesel Rs.4,47,900 Ford Figo (FordFigo) on Twitter
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