OCTOBER 11 - 17 | 2019
Ŷ GREAT GRILLES: Frontal look of the new Ford Endura is excellent.
Ford Endura Titanium By EWAN KENNEDY be off-road bruisers. Ford Endura has a towing capacity of up to 2000kg when brakes are fitted to the trailer or caravan. Trailer sway control makes life easier. STYLING A nice shape particularly at the front is dominated beautifully by one of the best grille shapes in the current Ford range. The sides have neat swage lines, but the side-rear area is rather generic and hard to pick from competitors’. There are some neat touches at the back, with a full width garnish below the window and trapezoidal exhaust covers. INTERIOR
The dash area is neat and tidy with good correlation between the instrument panel and the central display panel. We also appreciate the way the centre section works its way down to the console - and in particular the circular gear selector. Styling of the seats is good, even in the rear, and they tie in nicely with the door trims. INFOTAINMENT An 8.0-inch full-colour touchscreen showcases Ford's SYNC 3 system and provides Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone compatibility. DAB+ radio is part of the infotainment package and powers a nine-speaker audio system. We would like to see a larger screen, though in its favour the current one is easy to read.
ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS Power comes from a four-cylinder 2.0-litre turbo-diesel that produces 140kW and 400Nm. It drives through an eight-speed torque-converter automatic to either the front or all four wheels. SAFETY The big Ford has a full suite of crash avoidance technology including autonomous emergency braking if an inattentive driver has not seen what’s happening in front of them. Occupant injury in a crash will be minimised by eight airbags including driver and front passenger knee bags.
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AFTER a gap of too many years Ford Australia finally had an SUV to replace the very successful Ford Territory. The Ford Endura arrived late in 2018 but hasn’t created a lot of waves in the sales race at this stage. We anticipate this will change as potential buyers become aware that it's here. Ford Endura is very much set up for American drivers who tend to have different tastes to Aussie ones. (See the Driving section of this review to get our opinion after spending a week behind the wheel of an Endura Titanium.) Ford Endura is a five-seater and is offered in three specifications levels: Trend, ST-Line and flagship Titanium. As is pretty well the norm in this market segment in Australia they are wagons designed to provide comfort and refinement rather than to
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