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| ![]() Well I took test drive of Figo Petrol two days back and it drives well for the city, I am very sedate driver so I didn't rip it. For the price its very sedate engine, can't call it under power or with a great power either. its more tuned for fuel efficiency than racing. I am going for it. more about the car has been already said by many others so I am not going to repeat, though one thing I want to mention is that car is very roomy. |
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Most of all though, its the fantastic VFM pricing which is the main reason to go for the Figo petrol. PS : Can anyone who has driven the Vista Saffire also do a quick drive of the Figo for us and tell us how they both *feel* in comparison ? | |
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BANNED | ![]() Hey I got a really nice video of the previous gen ford fiesta, Now i know this is not the Figo but its actually almost the same car with a different engine & some tunings to the suspension. The chasis & platform & gearbox are the same. Check it out. Last edited by Mustang.101 : 18th March 2010 at 17:26. |
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I saw 2 ZXi petrol models at Metro Ford and both did not have that entire plastic piece around the handbrake lever. It was the leather wrapped lever and exposed carpeting till the gear shift lever. The titanium diesel did have it. | |
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| ![]() For some reason my pictures didn't show up in my previous post ? I think my images had the .jpg and not the .JPG ![]() I'm trying the pictures again hope it works this time. |
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| ![]() Thanks jacksons! I'm a sedate driver too. Just odd moments of speed. To have an idea of the acceleration, I compared it to the WagonR figures, and it looked like the petrol Figo took longer to reach 60 and 100. But am looking more for the luxury and FE part rather than acceleration. I drive 20KM daily in a moderate traffic. And this car seems perfect for it. Only pinch seems to be the FE. Quote:
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Still can't see you pics Capn slow. You'll have to try again. | ||
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BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() I was waiting for my membership to get approved. Finally it happened today ! I booked a TDCI Titanium Figo on 7 March at Lathangi Ford, Bangalore. After the review by GTO, I was just waiting to see the car in flesh to decide. It happened on 7th March and my wife too was fine with the look and space inside. She is a very practical person and does not bother too much about looks. She too felt the car as roomy with better leg space in the rear than Ritz, Punto, i20 etc which we had tried earlier. In fact, she still wants to go for Indica Vista which she happened to see when we went to see Punto ! A short TD was done last week as soon as it was available. I had called Lathangi Ford to ensure that I won't have to wait for TD as I was planning to do it during office hours. They kept their word, Diesel TD vehicle was ready for me when I went there. Before I took the wheel, the showroom guy wanted to fill Diesel and I happened to sit as a passenger on the front seat. Man, he was really trying to impress me with quick accelerations deft handling through narrow gally roads. As GTO mentioned in his review, instantly I kew that this car is very "chuckable" ! Later he took me to their usual "test range" in JP Nagar where a mix of good roads and potholed ones are there. I instantly liked the seating position and view from driving seat.My ride for last 5 years is an Alto, so I am no expert of Diesel. Somehow, I felt Figo to be sluggish in 2nd gear, especially during the initial pick up. I mentioned this to the showroom guy and he too agreed with it. Third gear is great, the acceleration is very good. No need to mention about AC, it is a chiller indeed. It was a very hot afternoon in Bangalore, but position 2 was more than enough to keep the car cool. Noise level inside the car is more compared to Ritz or Punto which I had test driven earlier. Really wanted to test the top end performance, but it was a housing lay out area and no long stretch of road. Will come back with more updates on my booking experience. Sales guy was initially confident of 20 March, now he is talking about 25 - 27...I really pray to get it before 1 Apr, else I will have to shell out more due to the VAT hike in Karnataka. |
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BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai
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| ![]() So what is the prediction for Figo volumes for Mar/Apr/May when the sales figure comes out in the subsequent months? I am guessing some 7K for the 1st 3 months and then stabilizing to appx 4K once micra action starts / others like swift/i10 etc come out with their own VFM proposition. Mustang, any news on what vols Ford will be happy with? Suggest current Ford owners pre-pone their service schedules and complete the same this month itself;-} |
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| ![]() Figo is being delivered with either Apollo Accellere, Bridgestone ER60 Turanza or Goodyer GT3. Can we say all these tyres of the same quality? |
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| ![]() small correction - 150/day is manufactured and no idea about how much shipped per day. |
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