Just saw the first two Ford EcoSquirts that arrived at the local dealership.
The stickers on the windshield showed that they sailed from Chennai, India on Christmas Day on the vessel Grand Aurora, and they just arrived at the dealership this past week. That was one long and slow trip from India to Illinois.
The dealer had two, on both ends of the spectrum. One was completely a base model white S, no options at all, at $21,000. The other one was a fully loaded ruby red Titanium that stickered at nearly $29,000.
I'm not sure who would pay $29,000 for something that small... but sitting nearby was a $67,000 F-150, so I suppose it'll only take one sucker to prove me wrong.
A little surprised that Ford is so late to the party, with a sub-cute-ute. The styling made it instantly recognizable as a Ford. Not sure how well that a 1.0 liter 3 cylinder is going to push it through the air. I have to laugh that my motorcycle has twice the cylinders, and nearly twice the displacement as well. (6 cylinders and 1.8 liters).
Another thing is the slow infiltration of cars into this country, from new regions of the world. Namely, these from India... and the Buick Envision from China.
The stickers on the windshield showed that they sailed from Chennai, India on Christmas Day on the vessel Grand Aurora, and they just arrived at the dealership this past week. That was one long and slow trip from India to Illinois.
The dealer had two, on both ends of the spectrum. One was completely a base model white S, no options at all, at $21,000. The other one was a fully loaded ruby red Titanium that stickered at nearly $29,000.
I'm not sure who would pay $29,000 for something that small... but sitting nearby was a $67,000 F-150, so I suppose it'll only take one sucker to prove me wrong.
A little surprised that Ford is so late to the party, with a sub-cute-ute. The styling made it instantly recognizable as a Ford. Not sure how well that a 1.0 liter 3 cylinder is going to push it through the air. I have to laugh that my motorcycle has twice the cylinders, and nearly twice the displacement as well. (6 cylinders and 1.8 liters).
Another thing is the slow infiltration of cars into this country, from new regions of the world. Namely, these from India... and the Buick Envision from China.