Ford India testing left hand drive version of new Figo

Ford has been testing the next-gen Figo hatchback in India for a while now. New spy shots show a left hand drive version of the car, indicating that cars for export markets could be rolled out of the company's Sanand plant, which is scheduled to be inaugurated later this month.

Based on the Ka hatchback which Ford sells in Brazil, the Figo uses the company's new design language with an Aston Martin-like, hexagonal front grille and swept back headlamps. Brazil also gets the full-sized Ka+ sedan, which is not expected to be sold in India. Instead, we will get a sub-4 metre version of the car, which is likely to be called the Figo Aspire.

The Figo hatchback and compact sedan are likely to be powered by new 4-cylinder 1.2-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engines. A naturally aspirated version of the 3-cylinder, 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine could also be used.

The Ford Figo hatchback and compact sedan are expected to replace the current Figo hatchback and Classic sedan respectively.

Source: Rush Lane