Business Car Manager Verdict
The EcoSport sees Ford playing catch-up in the booming small SUV market and when it arrives in May no doubt it’ll soon become a player.
Good to drive, compact and easy to use and with expected low running costs, the keenly priced Ford EcoSport makes a decent case for itself.
There’s a good mix of space and practicality and that funky SUV image to the fore although some aspects of the design, like that heavy tailgate with big spare wheel are proving controversial. With this 1.5 diesel, you might also want an auto box and maybe 4WD too, but neither is available (so far).
The well-proven Fiesta base and long kit list are pluses, as is Ford’s extensive sales/service back up. So for the business user, the Ford EcoSport certainly stacks up although the vast majority of buyers in this B-Segment are set to be retail. Company car sales are expected to account for just 10% of the total.
The EcoSport, which comes in below the Kuga in Ford’s SUV line-up, will face tough competition in the class but is a car that will stand out, that’s for sure.
The Low Down…
| Doors and body style | 5-door SUV |
| Engine/gearbox | 1.5 litre, 4-cyl turbodiesel/5-speed manual |
| CO2 Emissions | 120g/km |
| Economy | 61.4mpg |
| Power/torque | 91PS/204mph |
| 0-62mph/top speed | 14secs/99mph |
| Insurance group | N/A |
…and what it costs
| P11D Value | £16,440 | |
| Monthly business rental (ex VAT) | From £232 (3yrs/30,000 miles) | |
| Road tax (VED) | Band C | |
| Company Car Tax Bands 2013/14 to 2015/16 | 19%, 20%, 21% | |
| Benefit in kind (BIK) 2013/14 to 2015/16 | £3124, £3288, £3452 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (20%) | £802/£67 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (40%) | £1604/£134 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (20%) | £625/£52 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (40%) | £1249/£104 | |
| Figures correct at time of posting | ||
| For latest figures | Use our company car tax calculator | |
