Ford launches facelifted version of Figo at Rs 3.85 lakh

New Delhi, Oct 15: India's car market may be slowing but leading carmakers in the country are pinning high hopes on the upcoming festive season to revive the sluggish sales volumes.Riding on a strong buying sentiment this festival season, Ford Motors has launched the facelift version of its popular model Ford Figo in Delhi on Monday.The new Figo has an enhanced Kinetic design with a hexagonal grill, new headlamps, a new airdam design, new 14-inch alloy wheels and wheel cover design, restyled bumper and tail lamps. The turn indicator now gets a new placement inside the headlamp cluster.The new Figo is available in a total of eight variants, four for petrol and four for diesel. The new models are priced between Rs 3.85 lakh for the petrol model and Rs 4.82 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for base diesel model.The petrol variant of the Figo is powered by a 1.2-litre Duratec engine, that delivers 71PS of power at 6,250 revs and a maximum torque of 102Nm @ 4000rpm. The diesel on the other hand is a 1.4-litre unit, which makes a maximum of 69PS of power at 4000rpm and a maximum torque of 160Nm @ 2000 rpm. Both petrol and diesel engines are mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.“We have consciously not increased the price of the new car and kept it to the levels of our previous Figo. The Ford Figo is a big game-changer for us and has won the trust of customers as a reliable, substantial vehicle with outstanding value,” said Michael Boneham, president and managing director, Ford India.The company is expecting the new revamped models to do good business in the domestic car market due to its competitive pricing and a host of attractive features.Prices for the facelifted Ford Figo are as follows:Ex-showroom Delhi:Ford Figo petrol: Rs 3,84,999Ford Figo diesel: Rs 4,81,999.