On Wednesday Ford India launches a top end variant of its compact utility vehicle Ford Freestyle at introductory prices of Rs 7.69 lakh and Rs 8.79 lakh (ex-showroom) ahead of the festive season.
The company said in a statement that the new introduction will be available in both petrol and diesel engine option. The petrol engine is powered by 1.3 litre with a peak power of 96 PS and is priced at Rs 7.69 lakh. The engine with diesel variant is powered by 1.5 litre with peak power of 100 PS and is tagged at Rs 8.79 lakh. Both engines will be mated to a five-speed manual transmission, it added.
The Freestyle Flair is equipped with features such as a 7-inch touchscreen based infotainment system with embedded satellite navigation, automatic headlamps, automatic wipers, reverse parking camera, remote central locking and automatic air-conditioner, among others.
It also got equipped with Ford’s global mobility solution Fordpass, a one-stop smartphone app meeting diverse ownership needs, at no additional cost.
The statement said, the cloud connected device allows owners to carry out several vehicle operations like check vehicle health, know remaining fuel level and distance to empty in real-time.
The new vehicle is also facilitated with six airbags in addition to it some other safty features such as intelligent Active Rollover Prevention (ARP), a technology that works with electronic stability control and applies brakes on relevant wheels to decrease engine torque to help prevent any potential rollover situation, the company said.
