pradeeprox Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 hi guys i don suppose anyone from india is around here but ford entered india in 1997 with the awesome ford escort it was a revolution as til then there were only d maruthi`s and the tata`s around... am also a proud owner of that car till now.... wil post the pics in my next post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchkev Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 welcome to EVO cant say weve got many, if any indian escorts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigpig Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I work in India, Seen some interesting Fords around. Especially the "Ikon" which looks like an older Fiesta at least from the front but it has a boot. http://images.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http...sa%3DX%26um%3D1 And I have seen plenty of Escorts around but all of the ones I have seen are the Saloon Variant, never a hatch or Estate. Welcome to the forum. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I work in India, Seen some interesting Fords around. Especially the "Ikon" which looks like an older Fiesta at least from the front but it has a boot. http://images.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http...sa%3DX%26um%3D1 And I have seen plenty of Escorts around but all of the ones I have seen are the Saloon Variant, never a hatch or Estate. Welcome to the forum. :-) Now that Ikon it pretty cool! Welcome to EVO mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andaba Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Welcome!! That Ikon reminds me of a Dacia Logan!! Saying that, doesn't look too bad. Guess Ford thought there was too much of an overlap to sell it elsewhere. http://www.abc-rent-a-car.ro/ro/masini/rent-a-car-dacia-logan_.jpg http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/7/o/l/Ford_Ikon.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigpig Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 From Wikipedia, Interesting. The Ford Ikon is a sedan version of the Ford Fiesta Mark V on the Ford B3 platform. It is manufactured and sold in India. It used to be manufactured and sold in South Africa, Mexico and China where production ended in December 2006, September 2007 and 2007 respectively. The Mexican and South African Ikon was closely based on the European Mark IV and V Fiesta, delivering vehicle attributes that would have been acceptable to European customers. The India Ikon has a cheaper suspension, interior and front end structure. The China Ikon was somewhere in between. In Mexico, Brazil and China, the Ikon was marketed as a Fiesta sedan. In Brazil, this model has been replaced by a new 4 door model based on the South American Fiesta. In South Africa, the Ikon has been replaced by a different 4 door model based on the European Fiesta Mark VI (but different exterior sheetmetal) and manufactured in India. (This vehicle is badged Fiesta in India and has not replaced the Ikon in the Indian market.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 That Ikon is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt86 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I've seen those Ikons before and are so so ugly... interested to see Indian Escort though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I've seen those Ikons before and are so so ugly... interested to see Indian Escort though...You can't knock a Fiesta on steroids, it's awesome. From the picture it looks like right hand drive too... I'd love to see one over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzetec Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I like the fiesta pick-up called the 'Bantam' they did in africa http://www.ananzimotoring.co.za/images/motoring/1219714060_thumb.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_2f2f Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I like the fiesta pick-up called the 'Bantam' they did in africa http://www.ananzimotoring.co.za/images/motoring/1219714060_thumb.jpg That looks Awsome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 off the subject off escorts but still old models made abroad...the MK 2 golf R from aouth africa would be teh one for me.. they only stopped making it last year! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/VW_Citi_Golf_R-Line.jpghttp://www.autofans.be/sites/default/files/images2/citi_golf_int_sport.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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