First Drive: 2015 Ford Endeavour - NDTVAuto.com
In the rest of the Asia Pacific region, it's known as the Everest, but Ford wasn't able to trademark that name in India so it'll continue to be called the Endeavour when it's launched at the Auto Expo next year - if not even slightly sooner,... The trapezoidal grille that makes up the Ford family face finds its way onto this butch SUV, and it's actually quite nicely executed in this avatar. In profile, it's a bit more sedate but still adequately muscular with bulging wheel arches and large wheels. We only got to sample the automatic, which is Ford's 6R80 box that's shared with the F-series range of trucks. Moreover, the Ford engineers tell us that the transmission will learn your driving habits within an hour of you being behind the wheel - and then adapt the way it shifts to suit your driving style. Suffice to say that the gearbox was quick to respond when shifting manually in Sport mode. In fact, I would even have liked paddles behind the steering wheel to change gears. Also Read: Upcoming Cars from Ford India in 2015. Now before you think that I've gone completely bonkers demanding steering mounted paddles on a machine that weighs two-tonnes, has a ladder-frame chassis, and a solid rear axle, remember that. Source: auto.ndtv.com
