2016 Ford Everest Launch Review: Refined And Rugged 7-seater Hits The Mark - The Motor Report
Ford’s new seven-seater hides its commercial origins well, boasting impressive refinement and driveability in a handsome, family-sized package. Fuel Economy claimed: 8. 5 l/100km | tested: 10. 3 l/100km. OVERVIEW The rutted, potholed backroads of Thailand are the perfect venue to test Ford’s brand-new Everest SUV , which goes on sale in Australia next month as the Blue Oval’s Prado-fighting seven-seat off-roader. Ford bills it as being both rugged and refined, “tough, but not rough”. After a day driving the imposing Everest Titanium along the highways, back streets and muddy tracks that criss-cross the countryside around Chiang Rai in the country’s north, the Everest not only kept us out of the weeds, but in good comfort the... Though engineered in Melbourne it’s been designed with countries like Thailand in mind. THE INTERIOR Standard equipment: Everest - Remote keyless entry, cruise control with speed limiter, rear view camera, rear park sensors, single zone air conditioning, seven seats with fabric trim, 4 x 12V and 1 x 230V power sockets 17-inch alloy... Standard equipment: Trend (in addition to Everest) - Powered tailgate, auto high beam control, heated power folding morrors with puddle lamps, leather trimmed steering wheel, electrochromatic rear view mirror, rain sensing wipers, illuminated... Source: www.themotorreport.com.au
