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The Endeavour 2.2 has got ample grunt for city and enough pep to cruise on the highways Ford is offering the new Endeavour in India with two diesel engine options. We tested the 3.2-litre powered variant recently and came out quite impressed with its strong performance. Now it’s time for us to test the 2.2-litre version. The latter is the more popular engine of the two because of its desirable price positioning.
…The Endeavour 2.2 has got ample grunt for city and enough pep to cruise on the highways Ford is offering the new Endeavour in India with two diesel engine options. We tested the 3.2-litre powered variant recently and came out quite impressed with its strong performance. Now it’s time for us to test the 2.2-litre version. The latter is the more popular engine of the two because of its desirable price positioning.
Let’s find out how capable the smaller engine is to haul this big brute. We took it to Goa from Mumbai in varying traffic and road conditions to get the proper feel of this American SUV on Indian soil.
Motor Quest: The Ford Endeavour 3.2 and 2.2 both are offered in range topping Titanium variants and there is no difference on the exteriors apart from the engine badging. However, the Endeavour 2.2 Titanium gets a shorter list of equipment when compared to the fully loaded 3.2 version.
The USP of the new Ford Endeavour 2.2 is its clean yet butch design. It has a full-blown, no nonsense SUV stance that scares the hell out of fellow road users. People actually give way if they see it coming in their rear-view mirrors. That huge Ford grille dipped in chrome along with angular projector headlamps and a wide skid plate make the front look complete and confident.
The side profile gets clean lines and a tall profile along with those massive 18-inch alloys. The rear gets a neat set of tail lamps integrated well into the boot, there is a fancy roof spoiler along with a shiny skid plate. There is no visual difference between the 2.2 and 3.2 variants apart from the badging on the front fenders.
Once you enter the cabin of the Ford Endeavour 2.2 you won’t feel any difference but if you look closely then you’ll find a few things missing. There is no semi-auto parallel park assist feature so no buttons for that, the Titanium 2.2 only comes with 4×2 so no Terrain Management System rotary controls are there and finally the biggest thing to notice is the omission of panoramic sunroof. Apart from this, the Ford Endeavour 2.2 also doesn’t get heated side mirrors with puddle lamps and power folding third row seats, instead you have to manually fold down the seats with a lever, which is not cumbersome to use.
Having said that, the interiors don’t look spartan and feel as posh as the range topping trim. The infotainment system is very user friendly that gets a large touch display. You can connect your phone via Bluetooth quite easily and the sound quality is just epic, the best you could get in this segment. The screen also doubles up as a display for the rear camera showing dynamic guidelines as well and having front and rear sensors for hassle free parking.
The dashboard gets the same layered pattern with leather touch brown trim on the top, metal finish in the middle and soft touch beige plastics that look quite luxurious. The ergonomics are top notch and Ford Endeavour 2.2 has given suitable controls for the Indian market as the indicator stalk is on the right and wiper stalk on the left. There are decent amount of cubby holes and stowage spaces.
The seats are extremely comfortable for long journeys and the driver gets electrically adjustable seats with lumbar support. The second row is much better than the previous generation Endeavour as passengers sit upright and confident.
There is good amount of legroom, headroom and shoulder room for everyone. There are individual AC controls for the rear passengers. Third row is best suited for kids but fold it flat and you get a large space for cargo. The second row also folds flat to free up 2010-litres of cargo space.
The Ford Endeavour 2.2-litre, 4-cylinder diesel engine produces 160 PS of power at 3200 RPM and 385 Nm of peak torque at 1600-2500 RPM. It might look underpowered on paper compared to the mighty 5-cylinder 3.2-litre mill but out on the road, the story is quite different. The initial throttle response is quite sharp and the Endeavour plunges forward if you floor it.
The turbo lag is very well controlled and you won’t feel a hint of it off the line but on the go you might feel a wee bit of lag while upshifting early. It pulls in a linear fashion unlike the 3.2 version that provides a sudden thrust of power in the mid-range.
Nearing the redline though, the power tapers off sharply in the Ford Endeavour 2.2-litre motor, which means you need to be gentle with the throttle near the redline to get progressive acceleration. Thanks to the noise cancellation tech, the cabin feels well insulated from engine noise otherwise on the outside it is quite loud and growly.
The Ford Endeavour 2.2 6-speed automatic transmission is the conventional torque converter. With sedate driving it upshifts smoothly but while pushing hard it takes a while to downshift. On the ghats while overtaking big buses it took some time to respond but put it in the ‘S’ mode and you could feel the engine getting lively with suitable gear changes for quick overtakes. There is a manual mode too for keeping the gears under your control.
The Endeavour 2.2 gathers good speed until 120 km/hr, post which the progression is a bit slow. However, you can cruise all day easily around 120-140 km/hr. We got 10.5 km/l of mixed fuel efficiency on the straight highways and sharp ghat sections.