There simply hasn’t been a middle ground between folks who are adamant about cross-hatches being “nothing more than small cars with cladding”, and the ones who’ve loved them for the added ground clearance and the dash of SUV flavour. The Ford Freestyle might just fix things, though. On paper, it promises to have the correct ingredients and the right amount of distinction. How does this come into play out in the real world, then? Time to dig in, and find out.
The Ford Freestyle is expected to go on sale later this month. Prices are expected to fall in the Rs 6 lakh - Rs 8 lakh bracket. That should give rivals such as the Maruti Suzuki Ignis, the Mahindra KUV100, the Etios Cross and the i20 Active something to worry about.
