2018 Ford Aspire Facelift Launched At Rs 555 Lakh

The Aspire gets comprehensive updates and a price cut too, to become more relevant in the cut-throat compact-sedan segment

The 2018 Ford Aspire facelift has been expected to be launched around the festive season

The. With this update, Ford has set about addressing the issues which made the Aspire less competitive - especially in terms of features.
The prices of the new Ford Aspire, introductory ex-showroom Delhi, are as follows:
Diesel
Ambiente - Rs 6.45 lakh
Trend - Rs 6.89 lakh
Trend+ - Rs 7.29 lakh
Titanium - Rs 7.69 lakh
Titanium+ - Rs 8.14 lakh
Petrol
Ambiente - Rs 5.55 lakh
Trend - Rs 5.99 lakh
Trend+ - Rs 6.39 lakh
Titanium - Rs 6.79 lakh
Titanium+ - Rs 7.24 lakh
1.5 Titanium AT - Rs 8.49 lakh
These prices do make the new Aspire more appealing, here's a price comparison with the competition and the older model.

	New Ford Aspire		Pre-Facelift Ford Aspire		Maruti Suzuki Dzire		Hyundai Xcent		Honda Amaze
Diesel	Ambiente	Rs 6.45 lakh	Ambiente	Rs 6.83 lakh	LDI	Rs 6.58 lakh	E	Rs 6.57 lakh	E	Rs 6.91 lakh
	Trend	Rs 6.89 lakh	Trend	Rs 7.44 lakh	VDI	Rs 7.46 lakh	S	Rs 7.32 lakh	S	Rs 7.71 lakh
	Trend+	Rs 7.29 lakh	Titanium	Rs 7.75 lakh	VDI AGS	Rs 7.93 lakh	SX	Rs 7.85 lakh	V	Rs 8.31 lakh
	Titanium	Rs 7.69 lakh	Sports Edition	Rs 8.09 lakh	ZDI	Rs 8.08 lakh	SX (O)	Rs 8.61 lakh	S CVT	Rs 8.51 lakh
	Titanium+	Rs 8.14 lakh	Titanium+	Rs 8.46 lakh	ZDI AGS	Rs 8.55 lakh			VX	Rs 8.79 lakh
					ZDI+	Rs 8.98 lakh			V	Rs 9.11 lakh
					ZDI+ AGS	Rs 9.45 lakh

	New Ford Aspire		Pre-Facelift Ford Aspire		Maruti Suzuki Dzire		Hyundai Xcent		Honda Amaze
Petrol	Ambiente	Rs 5.55 lakh	Ambiente	Rs 5.72 lakh	LXI	Rs 5.60 lakh	E	Rs 5.65 lakh	E	Rs 5.81 lakh
	Trend	Rs 5.99 lakh	Trend	Rs 6.33 lakh	VXI	Rs 6.48 lakh	S	Rs 6.34 lakh	S	Rs 6.61 lakh
	Trend+	Rs 6.39 lakh	Titanium	Rs 6.64 lakh	VXI AGS	Rs 6.95 lakh	SX	Rs 6.92 lakh	V	Rs 7.21 lakh
	Titanium	Rs 6.79 lakh	Sports Edition	Rs 6.98 lakh	ZXI	Rs 7.10 lakh	S AT	Rs 7.24 lakh	S CVT	Rs 7.51 lakh
	Titanium+	Rs 7.24 lakh	Titanium+	Rs 7.35 lakh	ZXI AGS	Rs 7.57 lakh	SX (O)	Rs 7.68 lakh	VX	Rs 7.69 lakh
	1.5 Titanium AT	Rs 8.49 lakh	1.5 Titanium AT	Rs 8.69 lakh	ZXI+	Rs 8 lakh			V CVT	Rs 8.11 lakh
					ZXI+ AGS	Rs 8.47 lakh

Updated Design

Changes to the exterior design are limited, though they do manage to make the compact sedan look fresher. At the front, the Aspire gets a new grille. The horizontal slats on the older one have been replaced with a honeycomb mesh. The front bumper gets a wider air dam, while a brushed aluminium element has been added to the edges of the bumper - just like the black element on the Freestyle.
Changes on the side are limited to the new 15-inch alloy wheels, which replace the 14-inch units of the older car. At the rear, the changes are subtle. The bumper gets some new elements to reduce the bulk. The crease from the bumper extends onto the taillamps and the boot, which adds a bit of character to the otherwise plain jane design.
Inside, the Aspire carries forward the black-and-beige theme with almost nothing new in terms of design except for the new centre console.
Features

The new Aspire gets a lot of features to make it more attractive as a package compared to the competition. This includes a new multimedia system, more convenience-enhancing equipment and the same set of safety features as the outgoing car.
The most obvious feature addition to the new Aspire is the new 6.5-inch touchscreen infotainment system. First debuted on the Freestyle, the system gets Ford's SYNC3 interface which adds Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone connectivity, including Google Maps navigation.
Other new feature additions include rain sensing wipers, push-button start and a reversing camera.
Safety systems on offer have been carried over from the outgoing model. This includes dual airbags, ABS, EBD as standard. The Aspire's top-end variant will continue to be offered with the unique-in-segment six airbags too.
New petrol engines

While the Aspire's diesel variants are powered by the familiar 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder turbo-diesel motor from before, the petrol variants get two new engines.
The 1.5-litre diesel engine develops 100PS of maximum power and 215Nm of peak torque paired to a new 5-speed manual transmission. This setup has a claimed mileage of 26.1kmpl. Ford does not plan to equip the Aspire with a diesel-automatic powertrain anytime soon.
The standard petrol engine is the one that debuted on the Freestyle. This is a new 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder naturally aspirated motor from the company's new 'Dragon' family of engines. This develops 96PS of maximum power and 120Nm of peak torque, in conjunction with a 5-speed manual transmission. The nee Aspire petrol has a claimed mileage of 20.4kmpl.
Meanwhile, the sole automatic variant gets the same setup as the new EcoSport. This is powered by a 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder, naturally-aspirated Ti-VCT motor developing 123PS of maximum power and 150Nm of peak torque paired with a torque converter instead of the dual-clutch transmission on the older model.


By Siddharth October 04, 2018 at 07:24PM

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