The All New Ford Eco-Sport

**babybackrivs** · May 2nd, 2014 11:27 PM

To ecosport owners, any regrets or bad comments regarding the vehicle? TIA!

**zeepey** · May 3rd, 2014 11:50 PM

Test drove a m/t ecosport yesterday. We were 4 inside. Napansin ko you need to rev at around 4k to get that feel na umaarangkada na. Also, antag-tag. We ran about 6 kms in commonwealth ave. I drive a pickup truck everyday so sanay ako sa matagtag.

**Leo_Arz** · May 4th, 2014 12:25 AM

* Hindi naman underpower sir?

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**snoopyboy** · May 4th, 2014 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by zeepey

Test drove a m/t ecosport yesterday. We were 4 inside. Napansin ko you need to rev at around 4k to get that feel na umaarangkada na. Also, antag-tag. We ran about 6 kms in commonwealth ave. I drive a pickup truck everyday so sanay ako sa matagtag.

Nagtest drive din ako last friday sa ford commonwealth. White trend mt yung test drive unit nila. Napansin ko rin na parang mabagal sya considering na 1998 nissan 1.3 lang ang current ride ko. Sinabi ko yung observation ko sa agent pero wala syang masabi. Sa ride quality, ok naman para sa akin. Parang mas mabagal sya ng konti sa 2014 vios 1.5. Pero sulit talaga ang ecosport for the price. Sa tatlong na test drive ko (jazz, vios, ecosport) pinaka mabagal sya pero pinka-sulit. Pag nabuo ko na yung pera for the dp (by june sa, pls lord) Ecosport pa rin ako 100percent!

Anyway. Problematic ba automatic trans ng ford? Gusto ko tlaga auto pero para iwas sakit ng ulo mt na lng. Isa lang kotse ko kya dapat hindi sirain hehe

**justin27** · May 4th, 2014 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by snoopyboy

Nagtest drive din ako last friday sa ford commonwealth. White trend mt yung test drive unit nila. Napansin ko rin na parang mabagal sya considering na 1998 nissan 1.3 lang ang current ride ko. Sinabi ko yung observation ko sa agent pero wala syang masabi. Sa ride quality, ok naman para sa akin. Parang mas mabagal sya ng konti sa 2014 vios 1.5. Pero sulit talaga ang ecosport for the price. Sa tatlong na test drive ko (jazz, vios, ecosport) pinaka mabagal sya pero pinka-sulit. Pag nabuo ko na yung pera for the dp (by june sa, pls lord) Ecosport pa rin ako 100percent!

Anyway. Problematic ba automatic trans ng ford? Gusto ko tlaga auto pero para iwas sakit ng ulo mt na lng. Isa lang kotse ko kya dapat hindi sirain hehe

Mas mabigat ang ecosport compared with the jazz & vios. Choices ko din ang jazz & vios. Ung jazz mabilis & tahimik. Ung vios reliable since marami available pyesa. kaso parehas na mababa. Mas lalo na ang hyundai accent hb.

Deal breaker sa akin is yung ride height. Dun advantage ng ecosport. Slow - yes dahil mabigat ito & important sa akin the car can get me from point a to b. FC - ok naman.. iba pa rin ang feel ng mataas ka lalo na kapag panahon ng tag-ulan. Some areas may not be passable for cars but can be with crossovers & suvs.

I'm taking risk now since I'll be having the ecosport for 7 yrs. Company car plan kasi. Mine is MT. Parehas tayo na ayaw maglaron ng problem sa AT sa future.

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**jirehroimendoza** · May 6th, 2014 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by snoopyboy

Nagtest drive din ako last friday sa ford commonwealth. White trend mt yung test drive unit nila. Napansin ko rin na parang mabagal sya considering na 1998 nissan 1.3 lang ang current ride ko. Sinabi ko yung observation ko sa agent pero wala syang masabi. Sa ride quality, ok naman para sa akin. Parang mas mabagal sya ng konti sa 2014 vios 1.5. Pero sulit talaga ang ecosport for the price. Sa tatlong na test drive ko (jazz, vios, ecosport) pinaka mabagal sya pero pinka-sulit. Pag nabuo ko na yung pera for the dp (by june sa, pls lord) Ecosport pa rin ako 100percent!

Anyway. Problematic ba automatic trans ng ford? Gusto ko tlaga auto pero para iwas sakit ng ulo mt na lng. Isa lang kotse ko kya dapat hindi sirain hehe

I tried test driving the ecosport last april during their MOA test drive event. I dont know pero di ko naman naramdaman na parang under powered or mabagal sya though 3 lang kami sa loob ng sasakyan. If we were 4 or 5, maybe I could feel the difference pero not at the time of our test drive.

I would really agree na yung height talaga niya ang isa sa mga bentahe. 😄

**Soneebee** · May 6th, 2014 10:55 PM

I did also feel the lag when i tested the eco sport at moa last march... If you punch the throttle the eco does not leap to speed up but it just run steady and consistent... I was just hoping that the MT was better than the AT titanium that was for test drive... Eventhough it was not what i expected.. It still reserved one MT unit at MOA...

Well it was a long wait... But the wife had a change of heart so we ended up getting a 2014 Tucson instead.... Haaayyyy my heart still is with this little ecosport... But... I guess one of these days. I'll get one of this ecos... Just have to hear more feedbacks on the performance of this vehicle.. Its still very early to say that this little gem is perfect.. But so far its still +++ on the scoreboard

**Wishing** · May 7th, 2014 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by snoopyboy

Nagtest drive din ako last friday sa ford commonwealth. White trend mt yung test drive unit nila. Napansin ko rin na parang mabagal sya considering na 1998 nissan 1.3 lang ang current ride ko. Sinabi ko yung observation ko sa agent pero wala syang masabi. Sa ride quality, ok naman para sa akin. Parang mas mabagal sya ng konti sa 2014 vios 1.5. Pero sulit talaga ang ecosport for the price. Sa tatlong na test drive ko (jazz, vios, ecosport) pinaka mabagal sya pero pinka-sulit. Pag nabuo ko na yung pera for the dp (by june sa, pls lord) Ecosport pa rin ako 100percent!

Anyway. Problematic ba automatic trans ng ford? Gusto ko tlaga auto pero para iwas sakit ng ulo mt na lng. Isa lang kotse ko kya dapat hindi sirain hehe

I was trying to convince my GF na ito din buy ko para sa kanya, (medyo mag 6 years na din yung Honda City na binili ko para sa kanya) so we went yesterday sa Ford Commonwealth para mag test drive sya. Ang available nga dun ay yung white na manual tranny. Ganun din yung comment nya, ang bagal nga daw, (kahit may 60kph max speed limit sa Commonwealth) kahit isagad daw nya sa flooring yung gas pedal, ayaw daw humatak (apat kami na sakay). All the while, I thought nag-iingat lang sya mag drive to think that this will be out 10th brand new car if ever and she is a very good and fast lady driver, so far better than other male drivers I see on the road. Napansin ko din na mababa yung engine ng ecosport so mataas ng ng konti yung ground clearance kaso naiwan yung makina so malamang abutin din ng tubig baha.

**AG4** · May 7th, 2014 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Wishing

Napansin ko din na mababa yung engine ng ecosport so mataas ng ng konti yung ground clearance kaso naiwan yung makina so malamang abutin din ng tubig baha.

The EcoSport can wade through 550mm of water, that's higher than most of the larger C-segment crossover SUVs.
It also has a 200mm ground clearance. Obviously that can't happen if you left the engne hanging low.
Vital electronics, including the horn are mounted high up in the engine bay.

The Alternator on modern Ford engines are also mounted high near the intake.

The engine looks low in the engine bay because like other crossover SUVS, the dimension of the EcoSport's body (from the floor to the roof) is greater than that of a car (you sit more upright in a crossover SUV). Proportionally, the hood and cowl (base of the windshield where the wipers are mounted) is also higher leaving extra space between the engine and the hood.
Obviosuly the dimensions of the 1.5 liter engine stays the same whether it's in a car or crossover SUV.

*Some vehicles have bulky plastic engine covers that give the illusion that the engine is bigger and taller than it really is.
The EcoSport has no plastic cover on the engine, a thing some petrol-heads prefer.

Why not lift the engine higher from the chassis rails/platform? It would raise the center of gravity. This would affect the driving dynamics/handling/safety of the vehicle.

Other crosover SUV examples:
Land-Rover Freelander

Hyundai Tucson

Toyota RAV4

Remove the plastic engine covers and those engines will look smaller and lower in the engine bay.

**snoopyboy** · May 7th, 2014 09:13 PM

Na-test drive ko kanina yung nissan almera. Parang mas nagustuhan ko yong ride quality and speed. Boring talaga yung interior ng almera pero better ang handling, comfort, space at SPEED.

Selling point talaga ng ecosport yung looks nya- inside and out. Pagiisipan ko ulit ito!