Ford has filed a design patent for new Endeavour in India, listed new jobs and has made a u-turn on the sale of its Chennai plant
4 Jan '24•Autocar India Team
Local assembly starts in 2025
However, it could arrive sooner as a full import under the 2,500-unit homologation rule Will still be priced in the ballpark of the Fortuner
4 Jan '24•Autocar India Team
Chennai plant retained
This plant already produced the previous-gen Endeavour, so retooling to produce the new Endeavour would be relatively easier.
4 Jan '24•Autocar India Team
New Endeavour design
Based on Ranger pickup’s ladder frame chassis Boxier front end, larger grille, C-shaped headlamps More squared-off design, more upright rear-end Inverted L-shaped LED taillamps
4 Jan '24•Autocar India Team
New Endeavour interior
Rugged, all-black interior theme Portrait-oriented 12-inch touchscreen 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster Gets some ADAS features
4 Jan '24•Autocar India Team
Powertrain options
Internationally, it gets 2.0-litre turbo-diesel (a single turbo and a twin-turbo version) and a new 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel Gets 6MT/10AT gearboxes and both 4WD and 2WD options
4 Jan '24•Autocar India Team
Ford return was always on cards
The company kept service operations going Was always open to the idea of selling direct imports