No issues whatsoever with the small yet potent turbo engine. It's one rev-happy engine. The feature I like most is the overboost function where the engine provides extra torque (from 170Nm to 200Nm) when pushing the tach from 4500 to 5000 rpm.
Only caveats are that it consumes gas like a 1.6L NA engine and each oil change requires 5L of fully synthetic 5w20 or 5w30 API SN Resource Conserving oil. If you can keep the revs between 1000 (idle rpm) and 1500 rpm, it will become a bit more economical. The engine spools its turbo after 2k rpm when still a bit cool (with some noticeable turbo lag) but once in optimal running temperature, the turbo spools just after 1500 rpm.
Normal city routes with the DCT tranny is around 8 km/L. On the highway, it is 15 km/L when averaging 100-120 kmh (hataw driving included) and 20 km/L when averaging 80-90 kmh.
Question... (2019)
Medyo madami akong nakikitang bad reviews about the DCT ng Ford EcoSport...
Looking at Ford Philippines' site, wala nang nabanggit about "DCT" puro "AT" na lang.
EcoSport 5Dr Titanium 1.0L AT
EcoSport 5Dr Titanium 1.5L AT
EcoSport 5Dr Trend 1.5L AT
Does this mean conventional tranny na gamit ng local (2019) EcoSport? so wala na dapat syang issues?
Tama din bang i-assume na walang issues ang EcoSport kung Manual version?
EcoSport 5Dr Trend 1.5L MT
EcoSport 5Dr Ambiente 1.5L MT
(Window shopping) Nasa shortlist ang Ecosport Trend 1.5 AT (isa din ang XL7). Cute, simple, classic design. Okay din ang baby Everest look.
Dati may issue sa DCT ngayon okay na since 6AT na.
Issue ngayon ay mabigat ang kaha para sa subcompact crossover (~1300Kg) kaya pangit daw ang fuel consumption.
Pangit daw PMS service sa Ford casa? Options ay Ford EDSA Balintawak, Ford EDSA GreenHills, Ford Quezon Ave., Ford Otis.
May iba pang concerns kaya? Parts mukhang okay naman sa Banawe. Service after 3 years warranty period puwede sa labas. Deal breaker siguro kung talagang matakaw sa gas para sa class niya or kung may iba pang issues.
I remember hindi maganda tuning ng transmission kaya matakaw sa gas, besides the heavy body. Made in China na rin ata? I think nag stop production na Ecosport sa Thailand.
XL7 super good value. Maganda rin third row space for such a compact vehicle. I suggest you go for that kung strictly 1M budget.
dating issue na yung mabigatbut then again a lot of people have already walked away from major crashes w/ just minor injuries. so the body integrity is there
gas consumption is fine if you ask me. i have the older 4cyl version. the new 3cyl version should have some minor improvements in FC. but yeah the box shape isn't aero so that kills fuel economy at high speeds
biggest issue is the tiny boot. so you should have roof rack or hitch rack
Made in China, okay din daw quality doon tapos madami standard equipment.
Sulit nga XL7, iyon nga first choice. Swak din kasi Ecosport for city commuter duty. Unique ang rear door at rear spare design, hindi nga lang kasing convenient ng standard hatch.
Advantage din pala ang mabigat at solid body sa safety, lalo sa small commuter car. Naka ilang Km/L kayo? Dito kasi sabi nasa 6Km/L sa heavy traffic.
https://www. a u t o d e a l .com.ph/articles/car-reviews/2019-ford-ecosport-1-5-trend-review
Okay naman trunk space sa ~300L++, para sa usual city commute. Kung mag out of town, may mahiraman din na 7 seater MPV.
Spresso din isang choice sana, kaso na veto sa family... sobrang liit daw, lagot ako kung nabundol ng Fortuner. Hehe.
If budget permits, I’d get the Coolray over the Ecosport.
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Okay din Coolray as alternate ah.
Malapit ang Geely North EDSA at Geely Q. Ave. Okay sana ang after sales service.
Since turbo ito, hindi puwede ang regular mineral oil or semi-synthetic?
Sa mga reviews, wala daw jerks ang DCT nito sa stop and go traffic. May serviceable parts sana itong DCT hindi one-time replacement kung bumigay.
888K ngayon ang promo.
https://www. c a r g u i d e .ph/2020/09/get-geely-coolray-for-as-low-as-p.html
Maganda din ang color ng base model na blue (parang Ford blue):
Geely Coolray Comfort - Features and Specs - YouTube
Mahihirapan Ecosport nito. Mas madami pa akong nakitang Coolray kaysa sa facelifted na Ecosport sa daan.
Puro original face na Ecosport nga lang ang nakikita.
For modern turbo engines, low viscosity fully synthetic oil is required. Better be safe than sorry.
One of my senior staff bought a Coolray this year and he had me drive it around BGC. It’s way better to drive than the Ecosport. It drives even better than my ASX. The DCT is much smoother than the dry-clutch DCT of Ford, more like VW’s DSG. The Coolray is pretty darn quick for a car its price - you can’t get any other car with an engine rated at 175hp/255Nm (this is equivalent to 2.4L NA engines on midsize cars and CUVs, or the turbo engines on the Civic RS and Focus Ecoboost) for around 1M to 1.2M.
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Last edited by Egan101; September 10th, 2020 at 10:03 AM.
I would advice sa Geely North Edsa ka at least under the distributor.
If I understood the article about the launch, ang may hawak sa Geely Q Ave is Nissan North Edsa Management, known to muck up your service works of your car.
Geely opens Q Ave dealership - Manila Standard Mobile.
Nissan Quezon Avenue - Autohub Group
Di ako nagpapaservice sa Q Ave, lagi ako sa Nissan North Edsa because of stories of friends and relatives.