Nice
kit but have seen better in its sibling!
First and foremost the cabin is long and narrow as the Endeavour
mirrors the outside inside. Shoulder space for the 2nd row of passengers
is 1470mm, about 100mm less than some other comparable SUVs. Theatre
like seating sounds good in theory but if it means that the third
row of seats is on the floor, then I am not for it. So despite it
huge size the Endeavour can seat only four adults absolutely comfortably
and seven in a crunch. Or else one can remove the third row seat completely
liberating luggage space and still providing seating for five. Once
that has been figured out, I must say that the cabin is filled with
good ideas many of which are extremely utilitarian and practical.
Cup holders for all the seven passengers, air conditioning for all
three rows of seats, place for stashing away mobile phones in pockets
on the front seat backs, two separate holders for sunglasses etc.
That said the interiors are a slight let down, specially after what
we had seen in the cars in Thailand. The wood panelling and inserts
have been replaced by silver finish ones and the steering wheel and
the gear knobs have both lost their precious woods. The silver finish
that has replaced the wooden one on the central console does not have
the same class. The air con control panel and the music system both
look like lifts from the Ikon and even though Ford India might be
waiting to offer the wooden finish trims in a later variant, it has
lost much of the luxury image that it was trying to attach to the
Endeavour right from day one. The Endeavour comes with decent levels
of equipment. ABS is standard as are airbags for the front passenger
and the driver. Besides there is a host of small things like central
locking, power mirrors, fog lamps and the like.
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