ANTAUS Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 https://www.autoblog.com/2018/09/06/ford-ecosport-next-generation-spy-photos/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadicalX Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Finally. Its a car that is already 5 years old in its same generation. 2019/2020 is a great time for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I assume this will not look a lot like this stylewise because its a test mule right? If not, this will not draw a lot of attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Fiesta....mule....but makes sense as that's the chassis the Eco Sport is based on....Fords doing a great job with disguises as of late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I assume this will not look a lot like this stylewise because its a test mule right? If not, this will not draw a lot of attention. Yeah, not at all - it's just testing the "innards" - all the non-body stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assimilator Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 There are several small utilities in development, hard to say which one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Given the lack of physical changes (i.e. weird gaps in sheet metal etc)-couldn't this just be a Fiesta Active variant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) Given the lack of physical changes (i.e. weird gaps in sheet metal etc)-couldn't this just be a Fiesta Active variant? That's was my first thought... some sort of Fiesta Active update rather than EcoSport (maybe an actual AWD Fiesta Active). The EcoSport mule was spotted before with sheet metal extension and hacked up rear end (see below). This latest vehicle has no sheet metal changes so hard to say what it is testing. Also noticed the previous one had 5 lug wheels while the new photo has 4 lug wheels from Fiesta (Active). These two are EcoSport mule: These two are Fiesta Active: Edited September 7, 2018 by bzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadicalX Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 That's was my first thought... Fiesta Active rather than EcoSport. It's either Fiesta Active prototype or EcoSport mule. Depends on if your glass is half full or half empty. That's what I think. I saw on Indian sites that the next generation of the Ecosport would have Mahindra platform to lower costs. Or maybe this could be the Maverick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passis Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Maybe the Mahindra platform is for the next Freestyle (some sort of Ka Active). The Ecosport should remain a global product, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I doubt that the next EcoSport would have a Mahindra platform; by all accounts, the Mahindra partnership is only to develop cars in a class unique to India (sub-4m, IIRC). It seems highly unlikely that you'll see a product of that cooperation outside of South Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) I doubt that the next EcoSport would have a Mahindra platform; by all accounts, the Mahindra partnership is only to develop cars in a class unique to India (sub-4m, IIRC). It seems highly unlikely that you'll see a product of that cooperation outside of South Asia. Possibly the next Figo, that vehicle is becoming more popular in Asia. Edited September 8, 2018 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I wonder if there's a new EcoSport (the new pictures without chopped up Fiesta) for ROW, and the US/Europe EcoSport replacement that's a little bigger (the chopped up one in bzcat's photos)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I wonder if there's a new EcoSport (the new pictures without chopped up Fiesta) for ROW, and the US/Europe EcoSport replacement that's a little bigger (the chopped up one in bzcat's photos)? More likely one is EcoSport and one is Baby Bronco. Like Borg said, Ford has so many small crossovers its impossible to tell whats what when were dealing with these very early mules. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assimilator Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 We have a new EcoSport, Maverick, and Courier SUV in development and I know at least two of them are using Fiesta mules, it's hard to tell which one this is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I still think the Maverick is still going to be C based and not B based-esp if the Ecosport and Courier are going to be same size (The Ecosport) and Courier will be slightly smaller then the Ecosport. The interesting thing is that you would think that we would be seeing Maverick mules by now-it's supposed to hit the market in less than 24 months or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I still think the Maverick is still going to be C based and not B based-esp if the Ecosport and Courier are going to be same size (The Ecosport) and Courier will be slightly smaller then the Ecosport. The interesting thing is that you would think that we would be seeing Maverick mules by now-it's supposed to hit the market in less than 24 months or so. You would think we would have seen Bronco mules by now when its about a year out from production but the pilot plant hasnt built any yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I still think the Maverick is still going to be C based and not B based-esp if the Ecosport and Courier are going to be same size (The Ecosport) and Courier will be slightly smaller then the Ecosport. The interesting thing is that you would think that we would be seeing Maverick mules by now-it's supposed to hit the market in less than 24 months or so. I thought we saw some already? You would think we would have seen Bronco mules by now when its about a year out from production but the pilot plant hasnt built any yet. Didn't we see chopped up Everests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I thought we saw some already? I dont think so. Didn't we see chopped up Everests? They were never publicly seen because they only ran at night. That was like 2 years ago now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 You would think we would have seen Bronco mules by now when its about a year out from production but the pilot plant hasnt built any yet. Don't remind me-I thought we'd be further along in the process-unless Ford is really being secretive with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Wonder if theyre running them down under... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Don't remind me-I thought we'd be further along in the process-unless Ford is really being secretive with them The whole program is very secretive. Any drawings/ info is given on a need to know basis, particularly with suppliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) Wonder if theyre running them down under... Possibly but unlikely since Ford NA is lead on the program. My guess is they will take the 2015 Mustang approach to prototypes and only drive them under cover of night. They might even try to buy spy photos before they get published. I also wonder if theyre hiding in plain sight disguised as something else and nobody (not even the people at the Pilot Plant) has caught onto it. Edited September 10, 2018 by fuzzymoomoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Bronco is still 2 years away from production. 2020CY as a 2021 model year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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