What you’ll like:
• Aston Martin-esque face looks very stylish!
• Value for money price & positioning
• Powerful & efficient 1.5L diesel engine. Good driveability too
• Compliant ride quality. Suspension is tuned for comfort
• Dual airbags as standard ( a segment first) . Titanium+ variant gets 6 airbags!
• Well-packaged cabin offers adequate space, lots of features, comfy leather seats and a chilling air-con
• Dual-clutch Automatic with a bigger 1.5L petrol, ESP, traction control & hill start assist
What you won’t:
• Commuter 1.2L petrol is unimpressive. A mediocre engine
• Drives like any other mass market sedan.but not like a Ford. Ordinary handling
• Lighter build quality isn’t as solid as Fords usually are
• Cabin width makes the Aspire suited to 4 adults, not 5
• 14 rims & 175 mm tyres are too puny, especially for the fast diesel
• 359 liter boot is smaller than that of the Amaze & Xcent ( ~400 liters)
• AT unavailable in the fully-loaded trim. Period