2019 Ford Endeavour launched in India, price starts at Rs 28.19 lakh

Ford India today launched the all-new Endeavour at a starting price of Rs 28.19 lakh (ex-showroom-Delhi). The 2019 edition of the premium SUV will come with a three-year or one lakh km warranty. Boasting of several new and first-in-segment features, the 2019 Endeavour will challenge the likes of Toyota Fortuner and Mahindra Alturas G4.

Assembled at Ford’s integrated manufacturing facility in Chennai, the new Endeavour will be available in five colours — Diffused Silver, Sunset Red, Diamond White, Absolute Black and Moondust Silver.

The new Ford Endeavour comes in with two diesel engine options — a 2.2-litre, four-cylinder, TDCi and a 3.2-litre, five-cylinder, TDCi. The 2.2-litre motor produces 160 PS of power and 385 Nm of torque and is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox with an option for an automatic transmission as well. The company claims mileage figures of 14.2 kmpl and 12.62 kmpl for the manual and automatic variants, respectively. The 3.2-litre mill is good for 200 PS of power and 470 Nm of torque. It is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and the claimed fuel efficiency is 10.6 kmpl.

Below are the variant-wise price details of the SUV.

— 2.2-litre Titanium (Manual) – Rs 28.19 lakh
— 2.2-litre Titanium+ (Automatic) – Rs 30.60 lakh
— 3.2-litre Titanium+ (Automatic) – Rs 32.97 lakh

The 2019 Ford Endeavour sports a new front bumper design and chrome plated bold trapezoidal grille. Both front and rear bumpers have integrated skid plates to protect the SUV’s underbody. The ORVMs feature puddle lamps. There are new 18-inch alloy wheels as well.

The SUV gets eight-way power adjustable driver and co-driver seats. The company claims that it is the only premium SUV to feature a panoramic sun-roof, covering up to 50 per cent of the roof space, and a first-in-class active noise cancellation technology. There is fold-flat second-row and first-in-class power-fold third-row that instantly flattens at the touch of a button and can hold up to 2,010 litres of cargo with rear seats folded.

The 2019 Ford Endeavour offers hands-free power lift gate. It gets SYNC 3 — the company’s connectivity technology that allows drivers to use voice commands to control the entertainment system, make or receive calls and connect mobile devices. SYNC 3 is paired to an 8-inch touchscreen and is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Google Auto.

Other features include semi-auto parallel park assist, push start button, keyless entry, rear and front parking sensors, rear parking camera, automatic headlamps, automatic wipers, DRLs and dualzone automatic climate control.

The new SUV comes in with a four-wheel-drive system and an advanced terrain management system, which allows drivers to choose from four preset modes – normal, snow/mud/grass, sand and rock. It also offers up to seven airbags, hill launch assist and hill descent control.