2015 Ford Endeavour India Launch By End-2015

The 2015 Ford Endeavour India launch is likely to happen towards the end of this year

With plans to bring the New Ford Endeavour into India by the end of 2015, Ford has opted to assemble the new Ford Endeavour locally to price it aggressively in the market. To increase the localisation percentage, Ford might consider producing the parts for the new Ford Endeavour here in India. Ultimately, the new Ford Endeavour could be exported from India as well. This news goes in sync with the earlier report about Ford India assuming greater responsibility and emerging as an export hub.
The styling at the front resembles the concept showcased earlier with an upright three-part grille, small sweptback headlamps, a stylish front bumper under-guard flows onto the bumper to merge into the fog lamps. Move to the side and the design theme from the concept continues, with the raked front windshield, a slightly sloping roofline, up-swept window-line and a slight body sculpting near the bottom fo the doors. You can also see that the SUV will feature subtle roof-rails which sit flush onto the roof. At the rear, the Endeavour gets a new tail-gate mounted spoiler, which is different from the one on the concept car. Rest of the design though is similar to the concept, with the large split tail-lamps, the chunky chrome garnish and the bootlid-mounted number plate holder.
Inside, the Endeavour will borrow design cues from its pickup truck brethren sold mainly in the US such as the Ford F-150. Ford will offer the newer SYNC2 multimedia system in the SUV, it will allow for better smart-phone integration along with better voice-activated controls etc.
Our information on the 2015 Ford Endeavour suggests that the company has set very high standards for the the SUV to match. New spy shots of the SUV have been released, it seems that Ford was benchmarking the SUv against the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, which is a very formidable off-roader. The top-end variants of the new Endeavour will receive an AWD system which would feature traction modes seen in similar systems like the Land Rover Terrain Response system. Called the Terrain Management System, it provides for traction settings for different road conditions from the normal paved road to ice-covered roads.
Ford is expected to offer the new Endeavour with improved versions of the engines sold in the current model, the 2.5-litre and 3.0-litre diesels. The transmission options will be upgraded, the automatic variant will get a new faster and intelligent system. The dynamics of the SUV will be totally changed, the old leaf-spring rear suspension on the current model will be replaced by coil-springs for better ride and handling.

Updated on 29th March 2014
Ford has showcased the 2015 Ford Everest Concept a.k.a the 2014 Ford Endeavour Concept at the Bangkok Auto Show, Thailand and set the wheels rolling of rumours suggesting that it will be launched in India soon too. We are less optimistic of the launch happening anytime soon, as Ford is concentrating on launching the new Fiesta sedan, the new Figo hatchback  and Figo sedan in India first. Ford may surprise us all by making a statement later, we’re keeping our fingers crossed.
Updated on 21st January 2014
It seems like the 2015 Ford Endeavour may not debut in India on 3rd February 2014 after all. The sources who claimed to have had the information has removed their story all together and sources from Ford also deny that any such event will take place in the said timeline. We have not lost all hope though, it may be possible that Ford has postponed the debut because it wants to get things right before making any more new launches in the country. Things like starting production at their new production facility at Sanand in Gujarat, and reducing the delays that the company is facing with deliveries of the Ford EcoSport will take precedence over the launch of a new vehicle. this does not rule out the company showcasing new prodcuts though, expect one or two concepts at the Ford stall at the 2014 Auto Expo.
Updated on 20th January 2014
Ford Endeavour (Everest in some parts of the world) has been a car that has always catered to a segment which has favoured the muscular and classic SUVs. Many might say that it has an old school box type design but any true blue SUV fan would favour it over any luxury SUV any day. Ford is also to launch the next generation Endeavour globally and the public debut of the same will take place right before the 2014 Auto Expo in India. The 2015 Ford Endeavour will break cover on the 3rd February 2014 in India. Indians have always had an affinity for the big SUV, so its Ford’s way of thanking them for their affection.

The 2015 Ford Endeavour will be based on the Ford Ranger and will have a body on ladder frame as its underpinnings. So what that does is that it makes the SUV pretty sturdy and makes it ready to take on all the off-roading activities that you may have in mind. Like its predecessor, the Endeavour is going to be the car that you can easily take anywhere you would want to, be it on road or off road.
The 2015 Endeavour ditches the boxy design for a more muscular one. The rectangular grille makes way for a hexagonal unit and the  the headlamps as well as the tail cluster opt for a contemporary angular design instead. What will be under the hood is still a mystery but Ford is expected to launch it with a choice of 2 turbo-diesel motors for India with one of them may be a a 2.2-litre unit and other one a 3-litre unit.

These will come mated to a choice of a manual and automatic transmissiosn but details of the same are unknown, yet. It will feature a 4WD shift-on-the-fly  mechanism for off-roading as well. The SUV will have the seating capacity for 7 adults and will lock horns with the likes of the Toyota Fortuner, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and the soon to be launched next generation Hyundai Santa Fe which will break cover for Indian market alongside it.