2018 Ford Ecosport Titanium Review - The Death Of Affordability
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:19 - Drivetrain
3:12 - Interior
5:00 - BFB Test
5:04 - Interior
5:27 - Back Seats
6:38 - Trunk / Cargo Space
7:41 - Exterior
8:41 - Final Thoughts
12:42 - Outro
@tedray5687 Жыл бұрын
That was the fastest BFB test ever lmao
@Realistick Жыл бұрын
The duratec definitely makes this more attractive than I previously thought! I’m hoping that hidden door handles cheap cars make a comeback someday like midsize trucks have.
@huyen.s Жыл бұрын
bro was straightforward with the bfb test
@carlson2012abqb 11 ай бұрын
I got a 2021 Ecosport S 2L with 4WD in December 2022 with 13 K miles on it and I’m so happy that I did. It rides so good and is actually quite spacious for me and I’m 6’3
@damilolaakanni Жыл бұрын
2018 wasn't the first year of the EcoSport globally, although it was in North America. There was a first generation sold in other markets (mainly India) that even had a manual transmission and a rear mounted spare tyre. Ford imported these in 2018 because they had discontinued the Fiesta and they needed something to replace it.
@jonlosito2004 Жыл бұрын
And then they replaced the EcoSport with the Bronco Sport, which is a much cooler mini off road SUV
@chaospxl_ Жыл бұрын
@@jonlosito2004 are they in a similar price range? genuinely hope so for the next gen of drivers.
@codyaltman29 Жыл бұрын
@@chaospxl_ no the bronco sport is much more expensive. Ford has no direct successor to the Ecosport
@chaospxl_ Жыл бұрын
@@codyaltman29 wow that is.. kinda sad on fords side.
@Natethegreat200c 7 ай бұрын
@@chaospxl_exactly. No they didn’t replace the eco sport with the Branco. Idk where he came up with that.
@Trance88 Жыл бұрын
I love how you go into detail about how ford no longer has a an "entry level" car anymore. Neither does Chevy. Ford and Chevy no longer care about lower income (Below 50K a year) anymore. They're only after the "middle class" family ($70K+ a year) market, unless you take out a 7 year loan with crazy interest.
@cavalierliberty6838 Жыл бұрын
No manufacturer cares anymore. Even the damn maverick is overselling its price point.
@gregoryleo4640 Жыл бұрын
?? Chevy Trax is entry level. Chevy Bolt is entry level for electric cars.
@Natethegreat200c 7 ай бұрын
@@gregoryleo4640their lost and just wanted to type. Lol GM has catered to lower income households for decades without stopping 😂😂. AND just did it again with the new trax and Buick envista
@OBI-KONOBI-ISRAEL 7 ай бұрын
Don’t get caught up into that middle class and affordability crap with manufactures they don’t care about no class except the rich. I just brought a eco sport ses, why? Becauese I’m not spending top tier dollar for something that looses value instantly.
@swag-cc4uc Жыл бұрын
its a shame people buy these over wagons
@666cemetaryslut Жыл бұрын
What wagons
@Kacpa2 Жыл бұрын
@@Acs2046 More Like Subaru Outback, Golf Alltrac, Audi A4 and A4 avants. Every hatch and sedan on the market should have wagon versions in US, but none have. Only option is literarily Outback and if your are rich then Volvo and Mercedes E-Class wagon.
@baronvonjo1929 Жыл бұрын
No decent wagons to ever consider
@Kacpa2 Жыл бұрын
@@baronvonjo1929 Its also manufacturers and legislation's fault. Crossovers and suvs get pushed throughblightbtrucks loophole so they earn more money per car while imported wagons are hiked up in price because of chicken tax law. Its perfect storm of shit that removes choice on top of marketting pushing for suvs and trucks as a "cool things" in last 20 years. You have few options still tho. Subaru Outback XT, Audi RS4 and used cars, and some cool wagons snuck in like Audi S4 Avant v8 or 5 cylinder turbo Volvo V50/V70 or 05 Legacy GT wagon. Aside of that importing jdm or eudm cars form 25 years is an option.
@bongodave13 10 ай бұрын
I have an '18 SES that I bought as my winter car. My summer car is a nicely-modded Fiesta ST. The '18 SES was the only EcoSport to come to the US with paddle shifters, and I like them. The sport suspension makes it handle off-road and corners very well. The more I drive it, the more I like it. Has all the options, including the winter package (heated seats, steering wheel, front wipers, and heated mirrors). It's not fast, but power is adequate and it handles freeway speeds with no problem. The AWD is absolutely brilliant. It's great on snow and mild off-road.
@jmk261 Жыл бұрын
I had rented this car in Germany in 2018 in a manual. Loved it. Was a great car to drive on the Autobahn. I did get played by that rear hatch opening design. Ashamed how long it took me to realize how to open the trunk lol
@darthdarthbinkss Жыл бұрын
My mom has one of these with the 3 cylinder, same year. Its a complete piece of garbage. Interior trim pieces are already falling off, engine has a loss of power, etc. I wonder if the versions with the Mazda L-series are any better..
@igormac88 Жыл бұрын
In Brazil the final Eco had an 2.0 with 168hp and proper auto box, 4wd avaliable. We also had the powershift, wich also killed the reputation of Ford around here.. the 6spd auto was better but late to made Ford regain the lead of small suv market. Fun fact that this is also the mk2 Ecosport. There is an mk1 Ecosport based on the previous Fiesta
@baronvonjo1929 Жыл бұрын
12:10 I would say every new car is off the table. Buying a Mitsubishi Mirage is off the table when you are broke. You dont even consider a new car if your actually broke.
@elliot9634 Жыл бұрын
thank you for shortening the BFB test.
@kwasia4882 Жыл бұрын
Great review. Should have a big friggin box to measure truck space. Make it happen, man
@jonlosito2004 Жыл бұрын
Isn't that the test that the popular Canadian automotive KZfaqr The Straight Pipes used to do??
@scottbuchele4814 Жыл бұрын
From what I've read, the 2 liter makes over 160 up in this application. I have the 1liter version myself and it truly is slow compared to 2 liter
@ezekielmorgan1042 Жыл бұрын
The swing door is a big surprise for me and changes my outlook on this stupid thing. I still think it's not much more useful than a regular hatchback though
@brayden_schaan Жыл бұрын
Per Ford I think it’s actually pronounced EchoSport for whatever reason😂 Love the content, keep it up!
@gbsjr2921 Жыл бұрын
My aunt has a car like this but a pre facelift 2014 model here in South Africa 🇿🇦 the boot ( trunk ) space is tiny
@ry-rm5wo Жыл бұрын
Ford stopped all sales in India in 2021 so the Chennai plant no longer had a domestic market to manufacture cars for sales - hence manufacturing ecosport for export to the US ended. This was likely a bigger factor than any US tariffs on imports. Ford has teased at returning to India as an EV company but nothing concrete has been announced.
@sweetcraft557 Жыл бұрын
Ford focus 2015 se review pls
@toms_garage Жыл бұрын
Wow I am surprised they put a big engine in that!
@vicksanchez6376 Жыл бұрын
Now since Ford axed the Ecosport they should definitely import the Puma personally I’m not into crossovers but this one looks even cooler and more attractive looking.
@gregoryleo4640 8 ай бұрын
Probably won't happen because the Puma is assembled at a plant in Romania. Tariff and labor cost are probably too high to import to the USA. The Mazda CX-3 (sold in USA 2016-2021) is very similar in size to the Ford Puma and has the same platform.
@eddiefalcon8316 Жыл бұрын
You love that spare tire quirk 😂
@dave11686 Жыл бұрын
I used to see lots of these in the city
@losingmyfavoritegame8752 Жыл бұрын
I honestly didn't know this car existed!
@RAFAEL199O Жыл бұрын
Is that the powershift transmission?
@gregoryleo4640 Жыл бұрын
No. That's only in the Fiesta and Focus (in the USA)
@RAFAEL199O Жыл бұрын
@@gregoryleo4640 where I live we called the powershift powershitty
@toms_garage Жыл бұрын
Interesting note, FORD UK advertised this as 'Ec-o Sport' instead of 'Eco Sport' due to it not being that economical.
@RohanSanjith Жыл бұрын
Buy the diesel then
@toms_garage Жыл бұрын
@@RohanSanjith I was commenting on the cars name. I wouldn't dream of buying this car lol
@jish8681 Жыл бұрын
The mustang is like the second cheapest base msrp car they sell now 😂
@gregoryleo4640 8 ай бұрын
Mustang is the only car Ford sells in the USA now after 'Ford GT' was discontinued in 2023.
@fortheloveofnoise Жыл бұрын
Nippleton Subaru in Shlongberg
@runoflife87 Жыл бұрын
Those were pretty expensive outside US/UK/EU and not that roomy compared to some SUVs from Nissan or Mitsubishi.
@RohanSanjith Жыл бұрын
Price not a big difference
@gandhi_assuncao Жыл бұрын
This car was designed by ford of Brazil, then became global, here in Brazil we even had a previous generation in 2003
@gregoryleo4640 Жыл бұрын
2013 - 2023 EcoSport was designed by Ford of Europe. It looks looks like a Ford Kuga / Escape (another Ford European design) shrunken to 75%.
@gandhi_assuncao Жыл бұрын
@@gregoryleo4640 It's called branding, thats why it looks similar to other fords of its era
@joshuawang5859 Жыл бұрын
Can't afFord a Ford in 2023! sad for US car buyers
@volt_nightroleplayminecraf6998 2 күн бұрын
I was looking to get away from a mazda 3 and ended up buying a 2018 ford ecosport and ended up with the same engine! Funny me love the car tho!
@chaospxl_ Жыл бұрын
ah yes, a fiesta on stilts!
@xxxpensive1415 Жыл бұрын
Imagine if ford carried over the dct from the focus , That will have been interesting😅😅
@gregoryleo4640 7 ай бұрын
And the Fiesta too. Of course Ford was not going to carryover that transmission again. Although the manual shifters Focus and Fiestas are nice.
@fortheloveofnoise Жыл бұрын
6:07 Weird priority NOTHING! Having a plug in the back is way more important to me than having climate controls. I never use my A/C or heat...just a waste for me to have them.
@semectual Жыл бұрын
4:59 _ The Shortest "Big Friggin Bottle" test ever seen! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@xxxpensive1415 Жыл бұрын
Wheels look too small🧐
@jimmyjimjims7483 Жыл бұрын
I've gotten quite a few of these at the shop lately, they can't do 80k miles without serious problems I'm beginning to notice. First one needed all the motor mounts at 73k miles, the 2nd one had a dead infotainment center at 40k miles (never fixed it, was bought back by ford), the 3rd one blew its engine at 80k miles, needed a new 3 cyl in it. Last one I got in a week ago has a dead CVT at 69k miles...VERY bad quality vehicles
@gregoryleo4640 Жыл бұрын
?? EcoSport doesn't have CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission)
@jimmyjimjims7483 Жыл бұрын
@@gregoryleo4640 Yes you're right it was the Ford C-Max I did the CVT on, this one had a 6-speed
@gregg9672 6 ай бұрын
The 1.0 engine is disastrous
@Metalodeath Жыл бұрын
I feel as thought cheap new cars aren’t a thing and everyone pushes for these damn suv things are then they all start at 20k it’s fucking sick like a few years ago I believe you could get a brand new ford fiesta base for I think like 12k the Chevy spark use to start at 13k but this all that been discontinued hell a fucking Mitsubishi mirage starts at 18k like what the fuck!?!? The auto industry has just gone to shit man now the cheapest for is 22k when ford use to be affordable with the fiesta
@Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219 Жыл бұрын
My only used vehicle I can afford it bestie.
@cmauchi29 Жыл бұрын
Ford is becoming to be a premium brand.
@ken131 2 ай бұрын
Shame that EcoSport reliability is so bad. I would've bought one if it wasn't trash.
@meowymeowerton2820 Жыл бұрын
It’s just a tall Fiesta
@phillyspitta8147 Жыл бұрын
The big friggin bottle is longer than this hot wheels escape I mean eco sport 😆
@TwoDollarGararge Жыл бұрын
I remember noticing how hideous this was why not just buy a Focus hatchback basically the same car
@bwofficial1776 Жыл бұрын
Ford discontinued the Fiesta and Focus because people want SUVs even though those SUVs are vertically-stretched hatchbacks. Gotta sit up high.
@gregoryleo4640 Жыл бұрын
Escape is a raised Focus. EcoSport is a raised Fiesta.
@Rich_123 Жыл бұрын
Yikes, someone at the dealership went mad with Armor All on that one.
@carvidz7504 Жыл бұрын
Death of reliability as well😂😂😂
@xFactoryUSA Жыл бұрын
Lifted fiesta, automatic shifter carry over annnnd allll lmao
@bwofficial1776 Жыл бұрын
It's like how the previous Escape was simply a vertically stretched Focus. Same parts, same styling, same tiny gas tank.
@gregoryleo4640 Жыл бұрын
Totally different transmission that the Fiesta had.
@xFactoryUSA Жыл бұрын
@@gregoryleo4640 the SHIFTER not the transmission
@michaelalwande Жыл бұрын
It looks weird without the wheel on the tailgate
@TAELSDOLL Жыл бұрын
bfb failed
@bwofficial1776 Жыл бұрын
I read that these were originally intended for developing markets like India where the only criteria is "it's cheap and better than a moped". These were poor quality, underpowered, and uncomfortable. It's a shame the Focus and Fiesta were killed because people want to sit up high. Ford had to offer a small car like everyone else and these were readily available. The tiny wheels show that this is just a stretched Fiesta hatch. A full-size spare tire is critical in countries with poor infrastructure. It's actually kind of funny that it came here, but because it was only on the base model you got the idea that Ford really didn't want to do it. At least we still have Mitsubishi making cheap crappy cars now that even Kia and Hyundai have moved upmarket.
@gregoryleo4640 7 ай бұрын
Not poor quality. The Ecosport is a nice vehicle. Not just for India and developing markets. The Ecosport design looks like it came from Ford of Europe.
@davinp Жыл бұрын
That's unfortunate that Ford canceled the Ecosport. Toyota still makes a small SUVs. Ford, GM & Chrysler don't want to make small cars and SUVs because they make less profit than big SUVs. People want affordable, reliable, and fuel-efficient cars and those bigger one are more expensive and get less mpg
@steverado87 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunate? Good riddance!! These were AWFUL. Underpowered, uncomfortable and just a waste of a car. I've rented a 3 of these, hated every single one of them.
@jonlosito2004 Жыл бұрын
Dude what?? The Bronco Sport replaced the EcoSport and it's a much cooler SUV than the EcoSport. And it's a focused off road SUV too. And if you want a small affordable car, it has to be a hatchback or a sedan, or even a wagon, not a boring crossover. I personally go Honda Fit ( with a manual transmission) over this.
@wigletron2846 Жыл бұрын
The ecosport was junk. Ford is shooting themselves in the foot abandoning so many market segments. The mustang is one of their most affordable vehicles now.
@gregoryleo4640 7 ай бұрын
Toyota doesn't have to pay exorbitant UAW wages and benefits, which part of the reason Ford / GM / Chrysler are discontinuing low margin smaller vehicles.
@jaylonworld Жыл бұрын
It's looks like the first gen chevy trax
@gregoryleo4640 Жыл бұрын
Not really, but it competes with the Chevy Trax and Buick Encore.
@jaylonworld Жыл бұрын
@Gregory Leo yea u right they all look the same to me
@bobkaloki Жыл бұрын
I never knew it has a 2lt 4 cylinder engine. But that doesn't save it from my list of ugliest Ford cars I was happy they got discontinued. I still hate Ford for discontinuing the Crown Victoria, Flex & Transit Connect. The Ford Maverick is a consideration but am not the 'Market' that will entertain these dealer markups over MSRP. I will keep driving the old Crown Vic.
@jonlosito2004 Жыл бұрын
How about the Econoline series like the E150, E250 and E350 super duty models?? Those are the absolute work horse vans
@bobkaloki Жыл бұрын
@@jonlosito2004 Sorry I didn’t include the E series. Was just focusing on the regular traffic stuff.
@wigletron2846 Жыл бұрын
Just keep driving the crown vic. There will never be another car like it and ford treats their customers like garbage with their insane mark ups.
@bobkaloki Жыл бұрын
@@wigletron2846 Ford dealerships are marking up some vehicles by over 50% & act like everything is normal. The only thing that is becoming normal is their dealerships being full & other dealerships are making sales. Greed.
@wigletron2846 Жыл бұрын
@@bobkaloki not to mention that Ford thought it would be a good time for a price hike on top of the mark ups. And you're right, Ford isn't moving anything right now and rightfully so. Almost 70k for a F150 is ridiculous. Broncos pushing 80k...
@redneon06 Жыл бұрын
The Maverick is a boring looking truck.
@rottiediesel Жыл бұрын
What a horrible little suv.. I looked at them and ended up buying a cx-30 for about the same price
@gregoryleo4640 Жыл бұрын
Both have the same platform.
@666cemetaryslut Жыл бұрын
Good riddance. I'm glad all 3 clown car crossovers are dead now (Trax, Encore, Ecosport)
@baronvonjo1929 Жыл бұрын
The Trax literally just got a new generation
@666cemetaryslut Жыл бұрын
@@baronvonjo1929 Yeah, and it's a completely different car with the same name. Much bigger.
@fortheloveofnoise Жыл бұрын
I like clown cars, but hate crossovers. I will stick with my 2400 pound 1998 Nissan Sentra with a manual transmission. I like either real small cars...or real big cars, used to have a 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix.
@jonlosito2004 Жыл бұрын
Nissan also just cancelled the Rogue Sport a few months ago.
@baronvonjo1929 Жыл бұрын
@Jonimus Prime Replaced by the Kicks tho
@DioTheGreatOne Жыл бұрын
In case you're all wondering why this car is so bad: It was developed and made in Brazil, with 3rd world countries in mind.
@gregoryleo4640 8 ай бұрын
Actually made in Romania and India and not a 3rd world vehicle anymore. The EcoSport seems European to me.
@baronvonjo1929 Жыл бұрын
One of the ugliest car ever made. No price would make this worth buying. Its has literally nothing to offer you couldnt find aomewhere else. Buying used would be better
@stupidvideos1449 Жыл бұрын
Imo these are crap
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