Ford Endeavor: The sporty Indian SUV

By By: Saneesh Michael

The stylish Ford Endeavor
Endeavor is one of the most favourite Indian SUVs for its stylish design and awesome performance. Endeavor is marked for its road presence with wide and tall body and powerful appearance. Based highly on cutting edge technology and all the stylish effort for making Endeavor, one of the most desirable and market fitted SUV available today, comes with various unique equipments and specifications.

Basically there are three different variants form the product line of Endeavor. They are namely For Endeavor 4x2 XLT, Ford Endeavor 4x4 XLT and Ford Endeavor 4x2 XLT Limited Edition.

Ford Endeavor 4x2 XLT

This 7 seater SUV comes with the additional power and torque due to its 2.5 L inter-cooled turbo diesel engine. It has various special features like multi-reflector headlamps, large chrome grille, air-conditioner with two sets of additional vents for rear seats, creative stowage room, individual cup holder, front seat back pocket along with cell phone pockets, 4-wheel anti lock braking system, collapsible steering column, fuel tank shields, child-proof rear door locks etc. It comes with 4x2 manual transmission.

Ford Endeavor 4x4 XLT

Almost with all the features of Endeavor 2.4L XLT 4x2 , this model comes with 4x4 manual transmission and limited slip differential.

Ford Endeavor 4x2 XLT Limited Edition

This sleek and stylishly designed variant of Ford Endeavor has more or less the same features as the previous ones. However the additional features of this Limited Edition includes bigger TDCi Badge along with rear side view mirrors having side indicators and puddle lamp. It comes with a stylish design of 16" lockable wheel cover, bumper overrider with chrome fog lamp bezel. It has an exclusively stylish wood interiors.

Specifications

This sports utility car has a 2499cc turbo charged diesel engine, with dimensions of 4958(L) X 1805(W) X 1835(H) mm and weighs 1800kg. It has a ground clearance and a wheelbase of 210mm and 2860mm respectively. It also comes with a factory fitted dual air conditioner, heater, music system and has additional features like power steering, power windows for both front and rear doors, rear windshield wiper, washer and defogger, tachometer, cigarette lighter, body coloured bumper, alloy wheels, front fog lamps, mud flaps, leather covered steering wheel and gear knob, electrically adjustable rear view mirrors, tachometer, 15" alloy wheels and is available in 2 colours.

Endeavor can seat 7 people inside and is also fitted with high end security features like driver and passenger airbags, ABS, EBD, central door locking system, anti-theft alarm, engine immobiliser, collapsible steering column, childproof rear door locks, front and rear seat belts, high mounted stop light and side impact beams. The Endeavor has 2.5-litre, 111bhp diesel engine.

Endeavor is by looks and performance a typical SUV. Its steel body is fitted on a ladder frame chassis. It is suspended by double-wishbones in front, using torsion bars instead of coil springs and by a simple live axle and leaf springs at the rear. The suspension has been thoroughly tested and re-tuned for passenger comfort.

The interior is very spacious and stylish. The ergonomics are excellent. The sitting arrangement is really high up, with a great view of the road, and the front seats are very much adjustable to different types. There is enough legroom and head-space in the car. There is plenty of storage space available, however luggage space isn't that great with all seven seats in place, but the middle and third row seats can be flipped forward or removed, creating a huge cargo bay. Endeavor has an excellent air-conditioning system to boast on.

Article Published On: Thursday, December 6, 2007, 15:55 [IST]
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