The Most Under Rated Hot Hatch in India! Ford Figo S Review! | AutoCulture
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2025
- The Ford Figo S 1.5 TDCI was Ford’s attempt to bring driving excitement to India’s hatchback segment, and it became a true underdog in the hot hatch segment yet it remained one of the most underrated cars on the market. With its efficient diesel engine, sporty suspension, and sharp handling, it had all the right ingredients for an enthusiast’s daily; but for some reason, it never got the love it deserved. So why did we sleep on it despite the acclaim? And with Ford’s exit from the Indian market, is it still worth buying a second-hand Ford Figo S? In today’s video, we break down everything you need to know before making that decision!
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There’s another Figo that only a few people know about. The Ford Figo 1.5 Dragon AT. It had the 1.5L NA from Ecosports that generates 121 hp and 150 nm of torque and it came with a TC gearbox. I own one and man it is such a pocket rocket and fun to drive car.
Another underrated version of the 2nd gen Figo, truly a hidden gem of a car
Very rare car you have.
I own one … just an under rated car. Most people even don’t even know about the figo s Tdci 🔥
What about Maintenance ??
Why did it fail if it was underated
@@AUTOMOTIV9630I was under rated that’s why it failed 😂😂😂😂
Spare parts easily milte hai kya ?
@@swarajgavli7881I am owing Aspire TDCi…110000 done …maintanence 5 to 6k per service and all parts are very much available and absolute no issues with Ford service centres…they are doing a great job.
I own one, Ford Figo S TDCI, currently running at 81000+ kms, still giving mileage around 22-23 kmpl in highway with avg speed of 80-90 kmph. Always fun to drive the car.
I currently have a Figo blu Tdci with the same engine. It's my first car and I'm loving driving it. Bought it 7 months back, never regretted it.
I own 1.5 figo Diesel from past 8 years. Amazing fun to drive car.
The figo tdci is a Rocket, the owner of this car is a super auto enthusiast, highly knowledgeable and a fantastic person . This punches above its category as a tuned up supercat
Man, this is the car I wanted to buy 4 years back, mainly because it's a diesel. Searched for it and couldn't find one. Ended up buying an Abarth. But mad love to the Figo S forever!
Abarth is a great choice
I have a 2016 1.2 4 cylinder petrol, a sluggish car no doubt with fuel consumption like other cars in its class. But the 4 cylinder engine is smooth and refined and after 8 years and 69000 kms still no squeaks or rattles from anywhere. Overall a good solid family car in my opinion. Not selling it as there's no suitable replacement for the price in my opinion. Can live with the mileage as I have limited use for it, will keep using it till the wheels fall off. No way I'm ever buying a Korean or Japanese car. Ford is Ford.
I bought a Brand new Ford Freestyle with this same 1.5 TDCi in May 2019, Whenever i have a bad day at office I just take it for a drive as the power, handling is everything is just Therapeutic... still enjoying every moment as i just crossed 1 lakh km
2 of my cousins own the same car. I always enjoy driving this from Bangalore to Kerala. Amazing engine! Two drawbacks though: 1) There is a noticeable but slight bod roll. 2) HEAVY clutch.
I am sold. Was in the market for a car I could buy and try out tuning as a beginner. This is exactly what I plan to do now. Hope to get my hands on a properly maintained one and then tune it. Thank you for making this video. \m/
Correction, not only theres Figo S but also there's Ford Aspire S with the same styling graphics and the same mechanical upgrades, which i own one, is gem of a car from the factory itself, nothing under 30 laks wont come close to the performance these cars have from the stock form itself, the engine is derived from 1.6 TDCi mill, by a joint venture by Peugeot-Citroen-Ford and each company named it differently and used it across the world, Ford named this particular 1.5 engine DV5 and its a proper old school engine that's still putting coffin nails on the so called performance delight car mentioned on the videos.
Along with the punchy Diesel engine the other upgrades where the beefy sway bar and the UK spec suspensions qhich was 10mm shorter than the normal 2nd gen figo/aspire, made the car planted and can do an impressive driving performance on the corners, braking and straight line stability, giving the car controlled nose dive while braking, stiff and planted feel.
195/55-R15 is the tyre spec which i think is the sweet spot. Unless the car is tuned there's no need to upgrade to the tyres to 205/55-R15 or upgrading to a higher alloy specs.
And guys for those trying to upgrade the already good braking power to a new level i suggest going for a Ferodo FDB4685QS which is a super and almost cheaper than the stock brake pads with impressive results in braking department.
And be sure for those guys already owning one or the ones looking to buy one used, go through the cowl panel area and check for rust, a critical area where no one ever suspect rust but it should be properly checkd and cleaned periodically.
thanks man for brake pad suggestion, going to try soon. Some more tips would be a delight
@@livelymachineGo for a 4300Kelvin 12V 55w LED bulb that will improve the night drive 200% visibility even in high foggy or heavy rain conditions which I'm now using, osram or any other brand will do, just don't upgrade lights to a white LED bulb set-upits just simply a nuisance to the on coming traffic.
Another thing is to use performance oriented tyres for best performance tyres, avoid using uni directional tyres(Yoko S drive & Goodyear), as the road noise will make you exhausted, right now I'm using vredestien tyres which are superior compared to the alnac 4g Apollo tyres.
2019 facelift figo 1.5 TDCI owner here - I doubt if there’s a figo with infotainment system that supports apple carplay. I believe it was only the freestyle that came out for a limited period with the sync 3 infotainment
A perfect hatchback should be like that, nowadays every car has that same 1.2 litre engine with little power
Figo aspire owner here: I am happy that these gems are under rated, cause only ones who value them should have them.
I had rhe aspire 1.5 Tdci drove for 1,50 lakhs kms and its was so pleasure to drive around, unfortunately i had ro sell because of some family issues. Man i really miss this car.
I own a 1.5 tdci for almost 8 years now, issues with the car:
1. BS4 diesel cars need better fuel. Injectors start clogging along with fuel filters and EGR chokes. Maintainence and cleaning is required, along with fuel additives
2. Rusting!! - in no other ford car, since i have an ecosport too in the family will you find such rusting. My car has been in a covered parking all its life. I have changed 3 out of 4 doors due to rusting. 4th door is on its way out. Repaired engine bay strut bar rusting too.
3. Turbo hose pipe- not sure if other figos have this issue. I have changed the the turbo inlet manifold pipe/ charge pipe thrice and its gone again now. It developes cracks with the boost pressure. This happened even before stage 1 tune so its not the tune.
4. Power steering- most of these variant figos you will find in the market (2018 and behind) will have some repair on the steering rack. These go quite early. So check the rack and response.
But its a lovely car to drive. I dont plan to sell it at all. The gearbox feels sluggish but its strong. Never changed the cluth plate since 8 yrs(75k kms) and still working fine apart from being hard. The engine when its not moody keeps pulling.
You've summer it up very well. I have a Fiesta TDCi approaching 100k kms soon. I have faced the exact issues mentioned above.
@@3lok2689 the fiestas hydraulic steering feel and grip is way better than the figos EPS. What a great car. I used to adore the updated fiesta which sold for a few years and discontinued with the 1.5 tdci
@@rohitjohnjacob agree with the charge pipe issue, mine also had a crack at 94k kms and went to limp mode on a night drive. Changed the part very next morning. It's the under side of the rubber hose which is cracking . But the car sounded crazy when it broke. Bbssshhhhhhh... ttsshhhh🌪🌪🌪😃😃😃
@@akshayvachari3172 yes absolutely. Like a big turbo swap and open intake. And then engine oil vanishes slowly lol
@@rohitjohnjacobI have Ford ecosport 1L ecoboost. 30k running. The clutch is very hard. Apart from that the car is amazing.
And this ecoboost is very underated. What a engine man. But only 1 drawback of this engine is the milage. I hardly got 10-11km
It's an amazing car, love from Abarth owner❤
really miss ford in India, best in class handling, build quality and mechanically solid cars without any gimmicky features, proud ford fiesta 1.4 tdci owner 🙌
I drive the Ford Fiesta 1.6S - the car that started it all! 🔥✨
I own a figo blu which is the basically the upgraded version of the figo s, it has a touchscreen but even that doesn't get apple carplay nor android auto.
This 1.5 Tdci is a beast.. I drove the Ford Figo.. And own a Ford Figo Petrol... Still remember the way that Diesel pulled.. The Petrol is a very likeable car as well.. Well composed.. What a gem 💎
Had this for 7 years. Not even a single complaint. Awesome car.
Ford Freestyle goat 🐐 🔥 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Did 170kmph on stock figo tdci .. 2020 model bs4. Returned me 19 kmpl over 2800 km drive .
I also have aspire S 1.5 tdci I can say I won't get this type of car ever again fun to drive best handling best milange best speakers best look a full package car....ya I know the gears and clutch is hard but this is in ever ford car even though now I am use to it. I must say Best car in the segment we miss ford always 😢 ❤️
I recently did 2150 kms Bangalore to Agra in 30 hours with food stops single hand drive
This car is amazing
Have always been interested in how the 1.2 duratec in S flavour felt. Ford is known for actually spicing things up here and there and I was wondering if they had done anything to spruce up the lacklustre duratec to make it feel better in any way. Intake? Gear ratios? Anything. Unfortunately this car is so underrated no one has ever bothered reporting on its petrol avatar.
I own the Figo Aspires
great engine
great handling
great mileage
Bhai Mahindra 3XO ek bar test drive karlo.
Ford's service is still amazing can confirm as an owner of an Everest
I owned Freestyle Diesel top. Power and cornering driving dynamic amazing... With 21Kmpl delivered...
No compares with anyone in segment
We Really miss this car and these kind of cars..We Miss enthusiastic cars
I have a 2020 figo yes all I do is overtaking the handling is top notch
This be the best car I had driven, effortlessly fast. Went on a roadtrip with a couple of biker friends with this. Before the trip, the biker boys told me they will stop from time to time for me to catch up as I am known to be a lightfooted driver. After 2 hours I was the one who had to wait for them to arrive, one of them was pretty cross with me for the whole trip.
3:25 only a fool will be willing to buy Ford when Ford themselves announced that they are leaving India.
I very much liked the then new ecosport SE (without the spare wheel on the backdoor) and was planning to buy it but as u know what Ford did after few months.
I still remember those panic days the day Ford announced that they are leaving. Ford Showroom was offering 3-4 Lakhs onroad price for ecosport which was at that time before the announcement around 8-9 lakhs.
Also Ford showroom was selling cars from other brands like Maruti suzuki alongside their existing stocks Ford cars after the announcement.
Gem of a car . I own one and trust me this one is definitely a "Wolf in a Sheep's Clothing" . The only car that can try to come close in terms of power is the Polo TDI. Rest all diesel hatches will be blown away for sure.
This car was rejected because it didn't have the cheap mass market electronic 'features' offered by the Koreans and the wafer thin body shell of Maruti which gave it more mileage and consequently higher resale value.
Good choice on that Casio enticer classic watch Soham.
Which watch is that ??? Brand and model please.
Figo S came with forged alloys, and a different steering rack. The car is a great all rounder.
I don't think the rack is different. It must be the 195 section tires giving it a better feedback.
The part numbers are different. I own one.
Next video ever made on ford figo S is by Powerdrift.. the one they showed both figo S and Punto abarth
That video is 🔥
Watching this video inside my Figo S😊
😂😂😂
@@manjunathams8865 what's there to laugh bro😃
@@manjunathams8865 what's there to laugh bro?😃
Just bought a used freestyle 1.5 tdci
Pls make a vid on ecosport, im abt to get one sooo
please make a video on Ritz diesel
I have a Figo petrol dragon 1.2NA
Want it to be a little fast and less rolly. What should I upgrade? The dampers or coilovers?
What about Scross 1.6 how does it compare with this or even opinion on 1.6 Scross
Just drove the figo aspire s petrol yesterday.
How does the performance and handling compare to the diesel hatchback.
Owner of the last Figo TDCi BLU sold in India before Ford pulled the plug..
Driven 80000kms, smoked so many cars..
& now i really feel Polo is overrated.. I mean it's a great car without a doubt, but Figo is a far better product..
Better torque.. better mid range.. more space.. more safety.. 6 airbags since 2014.. more mileage.. less maintenance costs..
A Polo will kill you on all these parameters
Unfortunately people were busy buying tin cans from maruti and we lost ford from india
Really nice fun car❤❤
Where are you guys driving??
Super sonic
Hopefully this doesn’t get overrated like polo…some squids say to me “my 10 year old, 4th owner mpi rusted polo is better than your i20 n line cuz it’s german” 🤡
I have dieseltronic fitted in my figo tdci
Is ford cars making comeback ??? Anyone knows??
Till now there is no vehicle with this performance..both engine and dynamic.performance...check the audio qualitt
Diesel version was good.
Petrol version was one of worst. Tractor like gear box and truck clutch.
man i think you have driven some bad car , i have 1.2 freestyle , it is not tdci fast but surely is fun enough and isnt bad in anyway
The earlier 4 cylinder TiVCT was bad but the newer dragon series engines were really good with very comparable to TDCi performance and better gearbox.
what about the petrol 1.2 figo s..??
thts tractor..
That was absolutely garbage.
No other companies makes NA petrol cars like Maruthi or Hyundai.
Refine, reliable, performance and pleasure
The engine that came with the facelift is the best among all the NA engines available in the 1.2 category.
Also the gearbox isn't very light or smooth but gives a good feel and slots perfectly.
@@3rdclasstatamahindrabajajRE not hyndai honda makes the great petrol engine. Even ford 1.2 dragon engine are also good
I too own a 1.5 TDCi Ford Freestyle, just waiting the ODO to hit 1 lakh KMs ... then I am going for ECU remap
@@manojrajkhowa5872 go for it👍. But change the timing belt assy before remap, and if you can , get a new clutch also and check the condition of the oil cooler
the heavy clutch is a let down, otherwise a perfect car.
Why did these underated cars like these fail in Indian market
Help me source a Figo S BS6 car - has to be BS6 because I wanna drive in Delhi NCR.
It dsn't come in BS6.
than u have contact ford US😂
Shift out of Delhi then 😢 Cant help since it ain't a bs6
@@karanarora6153 there is no figo s in bs6 bro, but you can get the Figo Blu bs6 if u want.
@@rishabhsri20 🙂↕️
14 mileage for diesel is low. Mahindra 3x0 7L is stock 135 bhp has 20 mileage on diesel 140 bhp in petrol 14 mileage in traffic
This car gives 27 under optimum conditions... He told he is flooring the accelerator still he is getting 14.
@@rishabhsri20 then its good still higher stock capacity is not just better for future but also upgrade frndly and cheaper more reliable. Unless one needs to do some rally or stunts on road then tuning old one is more practical as we get it as we need
Respect
Jo chala gaya usko choro kal ki baat hui purani punto bhi gaya haina to ab kya kare 😢
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Although the car was great especially in diesel but for me i hated it because i have lost a very close friend of mine in this car.
shape is not good thus no sales
finally
Dude .. Ford Figo has a N.A. engine version as well the 1.5L Dragon Ti VCT. Thats 1.5 litre NA engine having 123HP as stock. If you'd recommend a figo, Recommend the good ones atleast
The 1.5l TDCi is the best version of the Figo. The dragon engine is ok, but no match to the TDCi.
Ford's petrol was and is always garbage.
The tdci is still the better engine than the dragon
@ I hope you know Fordlord from the ford owners group south india. I have driven his past dragon car and all his cars from the day he bought his first car. So please research and ask him what would be the most fun hot hatch.
I like figo ,everything is fine,comfort but consume much oil.
take it as just my opinion on this car. I always felt like this generation of figo is soo overrated. i have driven the old one and this generation figo too and I felt a massive step down from the driving characteristics of the old figo as they tried to cheap out the new figo even its platform. this generation of fgo is just a cheap car ford made for the developing countries and called it figo. only thing I love is the engine in this car. THE ENGINE ITSELF WONT MAKE A CAR A HOT HATCH. Cmon man. stop lying about the handling and all, I mean look at those alto sized wheels.
Alto runs on 13 inch it has 15 I guess
This has 205-55/15
Maybe Abarth is a 16 inch, but I have driven one of these and he is right. Alto wheels are 12 inch, it's not a "cheap" car though. I can exceptionally agree that the interior looks like alto quality but not the car.
I currently own both the fiesta S and the Figo S, I've driven both cars extensively. Trust me, you're wrong. The Fiesta S is a better handler than the Figo S only by a notch, but it's much much better than it's competition. The eps on the Figo comes really close to the hydraulic steering of the Fiesta S. To live with it and daily drive it? Figo S is miles better than the 1st gen Figo/fiesta. The "alto sized wheels?" Are actually forged alloys.
its ford ka made for developing markets
When comeback ford in india?