Ford Freestyle Petrol | First Drive Review | Autocar India

We've driven the Ford Freestyle in diesel form. In this video, Nikhil Bhatia shines the spotlight on the petrol Freestyle that debuts Ford's all-new three-cylinder, 1.2-litre engine, with 96hp, it sure sounds promising. Does it deliver?
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[@hemalmehta873]

Ford's build quality is much much better than maruti..... And maintenance cost is also reasonable.

[@shebiclt8983]

Ford is american brand

[@amitabhamandal2348]

stop buying swift.

[@hruaitearalte]

It's 2023 and it's still so fun to drive.

[@MohammedYashique]

Before first service petrol variant got 11km/litre milage. Built quality was awesome. Comfort driving in high speed.

[@gauravdasswer7463]

It was so satisfying to watch them test its off-roading capabilities XD A good car and a great review

[@NikhilOnCars]

Gaurav Das Swer thanks, and was great fun to shoot too!

[@mototech3903]

For all those enthusiasts going for polo !! Stop !!buy freestyle, vw service cost is very high and lot of problems.I myself a vw polo owner who buyed vw with lot of love but now really annoyed with its maintainance.

[@thamizhiniyan8525]

But polo has lower ground clearance which is worst for Indian roads...?

[@nimishgulghane6551]

Get one in ur long term fleet... Wud be interesting to see a long term report of this...

[@avinavharichandan985]

When are we getting to see the new I-20?

[@Raviiii776]

Sir i live in jammu where road conditions are not so good ... I want a tough car ..Planning for Freestyle or Altroz ..As my first car ...But really wanna go for Ford ... Do u recommend Free style ...? As i trust Ford more than Tata ...?

[@debdutmondal9498]

Please come back to India ❤️❤️❤️

[@mantraramani4806]

How is the performance in cng???

[@jebybenzy]

Missing Ford anyone? I'm... Wonderful engines and we miss them

[@arunjosephalexander982]

The online reviews are confusing, is the steering and suspension setup of Freestyle is more driver centric than the Figo Sports? Does the Freestyle steering carry previous generation Figo's driving Dynamics? Which one would be more fun to drive in diesel Figo or Freestyle?

[@NikhilOnCars]

Arun Joseph Alexander it's an improvement over the stock Figo, and the added ground clearance means you can drive it more confidently on our roads. That's one reason I'd pick it over the Figo Sports.

[@gk3531]

@@NikhilOnCars have you bought it? I m planning for december, but concerned a bit about fuel economy. Kindly share your experiences.

[@mananjain6843]

Which petrol car to purchase in budget of 7-8 lakhs??

[@abyz87]

Petrol varient actual mileage?

[@arindamghosh6172]

Hello Sir Thanks for the video I am looking for buying a rouged hatchback. The following question will help my buying decision. 1>How good is the petrol engine while driving (with four passengers including driver) in the ghat section with lengthy stiff inclination and hairpin bends? 2>At what rpm the low end torque comes in? 3>Is the gearbox rev-happy ? Should I go for baleno or freestyle? Budget max 8 lakh. Cannot afford VW Polo TSI Thank you. Please help

[@geronimo007]

Go to Ford

[@udaynair1]

Great Review

[@SahilKumar-ee5fm]

Yes I want to drive

[@chinmayrathore125]

Wow!😍

[@myyou5315]

Could you please put a comparo between i20 active and Ford freestyle .....?????

[@NikhilOnCars]

my you soon 🤞

[@AmitSingh-gs1df]

Sir... altroz xt petrol ya freestyle titanium... Please reply 🙏

[@007arnov]

Ford Freestyle Bro - You will love it.

[@ErDilmeet]

The current Figo and Aspire missed what the Freestyle has! Wish Ford were sensible to launch this earlier. Again too late to show what the blue oval is all about. Love the fact that Freestyle has the true Ford DNA for now.

[@savithabaimalleshanaik2632]

Is this 3cylinder petrol engine reliable and durable ?

[@dm5665]

@@savithabaimalleshanaik2632 yes

[@amanchakravarty4746]

@@savithabaimalleshanaik2632 of course bro it is ,l have one you should have a test drive of it.

[@83yats]

Looks good but is there going to be a Automatic option on any of the engines..

[@NikhilOnCars]

Yateen Phatak nope, no plans for auto for the moment

[@nigelfernandes5883]

Freestyling it's way into the Indian market :D Good going Ford. Always loved the Diesel engine over the Petrol. But the new Petrol looks pretty impressive- while being a 3 pot. Thanks for another great review :)

[@rajneeshrana1358]

Where u did this off track test can u please mention the location I would like to test my tuv and Fortuner their.

[@NikhilOnCars]

rajneesh rana Sambhar Lake outside Jaipur

[@sarfaraznawaz1410]

If budget is a constraint. Would the new 1.2 petrol satisfy the enthusiasts.. does it just have enough to do it or one has to buy the diesel for the same??? Please answer.

[@ponygt6629]

Yes the new petrol will satisfy the enthusiast as well as the family man, this new Dragon engine is superb, easily one of the best 1.2l engines in class, the 1.2K series of SWift is not an outright better engine than the Dragon engine,

[@NikhilOnCars]

It's definitely worth looking at!

[@rakeshroshan7283]

it's depend upon Ur need but now petrol engine is also have almost same PS of power

[@SathiyaprakashAthlete]

it looks sooo Puntoooo :P

[@paharithrottle4110]

Have you tested this car in proper hilly roads like leh or kullu manali ?? The real off -roading starts in himachal nowadays road conditions are even worse so I wish to see the real off road test review

[@NishantSharma-cv9ww]

this will perform better their bro

[@silveradoceramics6644]

My monthly running 1000 km Peteol or diesel Freestyle Which fuel motor buy?

[@gk3531]

Petrol dear, btw i m planning too for titanium p in december

[@bleray5668]

@@gk3531 bro how is ur freestyle petrol? is new dragon Series engine really fun to drive like swift k-series engine? Which is better interms of performance?

[@RadheRadheProduction]

rear space good enough for three tall people?

[@NikhilOnCars]

Radhe Radhe Production it will be a tight fit

[@pradeep1481]

Give this car ecosport Dragon engine at make it a hot hatch.......

[@NikhilOnCars]

Pradeep R that would be sweet! :-)

[@rakeshroshan7283]

it has the most refined engine

[@chandan4558]

Freestyle is hatchback or Cross over car

[@kingsofgorakhpur6559]

Which car i should buy baleno , swift or freestyle

[@pradyutnarain8993]

freestyle

[@ananthkrishna4262]

INDIAN CHANNEL freestyle

[@baseljorty8981]

Freestyle obviously

[@vampirelol1]

baleno anyday

[@karu105]

Freestyle for sure

[@santaaramsam3164]

Do a comparison review between i20 active and Ford Figo freestyle

[@NikhilOnCars]

Santaaram Sam soon :-)

[@navneetpal3435]

its a great car i have this

[@ThePseudoBasher]

5.5 -7.5 lakhs

[@Praneel132]

Do we have an automatic in this vehicle

[@NikhilOnCars]

neel p nope :-(

[@ponygt6629]

No

[@kishorkhatri3673]

Nise video

[@SidharthMohan]

What is the song playing in the background?

[@akhilbs9625]

Kashmir- Led zeppelin

[@NikhilOnCars]

Akhil Bs Absolutely not!

[@muralidhard0106]

No roomy and spacious like jazz or wrv, cumbersome to sit 3ppl in rear seat, it's not meant for tall ppl with 6feet height

[@cpnsr7774]

What about the new petrol engine

[@NikhilOnCars]

cpnsr 777 video tells you all! Do watch! :-)

[@ajayparkash4044]

Going to buy it in next month..♥

[@sarassrivastava1900]

Ajay Parkash hv u bought d freestyle?? Plzz share d experience of d car...i also want to buy but lil bit confused abt d performance n mileage.

[@gk3531]

You bought it kindly reply i m eagerly waiting to see ur kms/ lit economy. Planning for dec.

[@gk3531]

@@sarassrivastava1900 me too...

[@geronimo007]

@@sarassrivastava1900 go head

[@geronimo007]

@@sarassrivastava1900 but go for diesel

[@RoodeMenon]

"F F F Freestyler...rock the microphone..."

[@shanky1245]

omission of drls, projector headlamps and LED is a big let down... ford should add these asap

[@ajayparkash4044]

shanky singh this are the features we can live without it...ford just focused on a good price with value money product...it has all the baisc features which are necessary for a car.

[@bommareddybrijendrareddy9301]

shanky singh that or how about the class leading safety tech it comes with!

[@roshanpradhan4615]

Isn't there any automatic variant

[@NikhilOnCars]

Roshan Pradhan unfortunately no :-(

[@ponygt6629]

As of now, no automatics on offer, however Ford will be adding Petrol Automatic if there is more takers for Freestyle petrol

[@RohitAlbert]

But why??

[@rakeshroshan7283]

no

[@karthiknaik3944]

Go for Baleno CVT , Jazz CVT or Ecosport AT instead

[@jissonjohn4118]

It's a Ford figo changed to freestyle

[@subodhjana9417]

This guy just replaced my favourite Indian car reviewer......As far as I'm concerned I want you to be in every single video onwards(atleast frequently if not every)😊

[@prabinchand5839]

Compare this car with new WAGON R

[@pramit7745]

Looks good But need projector lamps nd drls

[@ponygt6629]

you can always add that after purchase, but you can ever add TCS, ESC, ARP, 4 additional airbags etc to a car So think twice

[@rakeshroshan7283]

its focus is driving dynamics,offroading,ride,best safety,SUV type look is it not amazing and ford has the lowest service cost.

[@akshay04admirable]

Using freestyle Petrol from last 2 weeks Everything is fine except mileage 10km/l in city 12km/l on highways.

[@Teteakhiangt]

Akshay Agarwal Sir why mileage too low i thought of buying , but iam worried about mileage .. Should i go for diesel.. Will it be fine??

[@HOWTO-py3ct]

Akshay Agarwal oh really

[@gk3531]

Hom many kms you ran btw? As per observed every engine frees up at around 5 k kms.

[@geronimo007]

@@Teteakhiangt Diesel is excellent in Ford.. 20-22 kmpl

[@tapubratpapu3063]

I really hate that black roof

[@prateeksrivastava386]

executive hatchback from ford

[@whyserious968]

Ford freestyle. Ford figo ki tarah ek car model ka name h kya

[@muralidhard0106]

No rake and reach steering , so being 6'2 steering touches my thighs so risky, not at all comfortable....rear space very compromising, luggage space very less, 1.2L petrol for crossover not at all good.....

[@abishekjayaraj4542]

Before 30 views

[@allmediamalayalam1362]

I love focus sr

[@AkashSharma1110]

Anyone in 2021

[@PrateekSrivastava-fr1ig]

ford and tata can be larger than suzuki

[@leniad4938]

Do car makers know what does utility vehicle mean??? Only name carries cuv other than its jus a hatchback with more features...damn

[@ricky-xb9vs]

Daniel barNabas then what is a utility vehicle ?

[@jayagarwal5484]

Compare this engine with Maruti Baleno or swift petrol engine

[@NikhilOnCars]

Jay Agarwal will do. What's your favourite?

[@meghreji.m.m.meghreji.m.m.1179]

GIVE INTERWE OF USERS

[@evansprince9725]

Hi

[@NikhilOnCars]

Evans Prince hey!

[@commentguy7]

This petrol engine will come in figo too.so there's No point in bringing the same car with plastic add ons...

[@NikhilOnCars]

RoOs VS Ford claims the Freestyle with its raised suspension and tweaked steering/suspension is different to drive than the upcoming Figo facelift.

[@ponygt6629]

Well , watch the review once again , or is it that , you really is dump!@!

[@PrateekSrivastava-fr1ig]

larger than suzuki swift

[@sharduljog9091]

2nd

[@rohitshinde2753]

First

[@pete8767]

Rear seat comfort is average.. heavy body roll than it's competitors

[@spidyplayz554]

Make video in hindi

[@NikhilOnCars]

Patel Rutvik time lagega yaar :-)

[@AjinkyaKartik]

Ford has ventured the segment too late! That too with a product that needs a lot of work. The car isn't much of a looker, nor has the practicality! Btw, wonder why the video has featured 2 cars, one registered with TN and the other with GJ! 😁

[@rajneeshrana1358]

It's price is pretty much high .. will going to buy kuv against it, a more reasonable and the Mahindra trust.

[@mohitsaxena6289]

Maruti low kerb weight automaticaally make car peppy. Freestyle heavy by some good kilos

[@hemalmehta873]

Heavy cars have good grip on the road, maruti makes light weight cars only for Indian market so that it gives better fuel economy but it not good for safety of car

[@gk3531]

Thus safer too

[@DhruvPatel-qf1ld]

not at all interested in this car

[@Tesseract9630]

Won't buy a three cylinder for that price no matter how much the power and torque.

[@NikhilOnCars]

Tesseract9630 Why so? Just curious

[@ponygt6629]

Shows how immature you are!!

[@rakeshroshan7283]

it is the most refined engine

[@jayeshp9051]

3 cylinder and no balancershaft vibration will be more

[@ajayrathore8704]

Ecosport is also a 3cylinder

[@Sm11304]

Neither peppy nor premium as compared to baleno.. cannot win Indian market just by giving extra safety feautres..Sad but true..

[@ananthkrishna4262]

Shantnu Mehta it is peppy and chunkier It overs more performance,safety,looks,and mainly built quality.

[@leniad4938]

Shantnu Mehta so funny!!!

[@ponygt6629]

Pathetic! , people like U are the biggest reason Maruti/Hyundai are the dominant players in India, Ford has done things right since 2010, but people like you always degrade the quality of market by buying cars that have only 1 purpose that is to show off others that there is mileage and space inside and has some fancy lights inside, No importance to ride,quality,handling, safety, truly powerful engines,

[@RohitAlbert]

Yea, Indians deserve tin can marutis. Well done.

[@ricky-xb9vs]

Baleno is peeps as it revs soon. But Figo revs slow but got power across the total range pulling you al the way to redline hard. Baleno may reach 30kmph from 0 faster but Figo will smash it in 0-100 and topped obviously depends on power which Figo has 10 more

[@reporteconomics9276]

bekaar car....flop show yet again from ford.

[@NomadBenny]

Report Economics it's good this time.

[@ponygt6629]

Yes , flop show for a majority of uninformed Indians like you! who care more about a few inches of legroom and some crappy fancy lights and plastics over , true POWER, ride and handling true ability, and above all SAFETY

[@shashwatsingh2517]

Report Economics ford is made best in performance and safety. Don't it own Mustang.😀

[@RohitAlbert]

Report Economics Test drive one and review your comment. Thanks

[@_M_D_M_]

Report Economics Hahaha. Nice. Ghar baithe baithe decision.