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India-Bound 2024 Ford Endeavour: A Closer Look At The Fortuner Rival (Video)

2024 Ford Endeavour driving review

When it comes to the full-size ladder-on-frame SUV that gave stiff competition to the night Toyota Fortuner, everybody knows it’s the Ford Endeavour. The American automotive giant Ford, which made its decision to exit the Indian market back in 2021, is planning to make a comeback, and this time around it will be entering with a bang. The company is aiming to launch the brand-new Endeavour in India, and recently a video review of this forthcoming SUV has been shared online. Currently, the new generation of the Ford Endeavour is available for sale in Nepal under the name Everest, and this video shows each and every detail of this new SUV.

The video of the new Ford Endeavour or Everest has been shared on YouTube by Bunny Punia on their channel. The presenter starts by mentioning that at the moment, the next generation Ford Endeavour is not available in the Indian market. However, Ford will definitely be making a comeback in the country, and the first model will be the new Endeavour. He then mentions that he has come to Kathmandu, Nepal, to test drive this new SUV and show all of its design updates and features along with its driving dynamics.

2024 Ford Endeavour: Exterior design details

India-Bound 2024 Ford Endeavour: A Closer Look At The Fortuner Rival (Video)

Following the introduction, the presenter starts off with design details of the new Ford Endeavour, which is sold as Everest in Nepal. He states that the car has grown much bigger in size and now looks a lot more imposing with bigger dimensions and new muscular lines and shapes. The presenter mentions that the front of the new Endeavour has become wider and now looks a lot more imposing. It gets new C-Shaped LED headlights, a huge grille with a lot of chrome surrounding it, new LED fog lights, and a completely new front bumper and a massive new bonnet.

India-Bound 2024 Ford Endeavour: A Closer Look At The Fortuner Rival (Video)

Following the front, he moves to the side profile of the new Ford Endeavour. He starts by stating this particular model has been imported to Nepal and hence gets massive 20-inch machined multispoke alloy wheels, which look extremely beautiful. He adds that at the moment, there is no certainty if these same alloy wheels will be offered with the India-spec model or not. He then adds that the car gets big mirrors with 360-degree cameras, a new bi-turbo logo on the fenders, new side steps, and a lot of chrome around the windows to add to the sophisticated appeal.

India-Bound 2024 Ford Endeavour: A Closer Look At The Fortuner Rival (Video)

Next up, he shows the rear end of the 2024 Ford Endeavour. He starts by stating that the overall execution of the design is very well done and looks very modern. The new SUV gets a set of brand-new LED taillights with the Everest logo encased in a glass section in the middle. It also gets four parking sensors and a 4X4 badge along with the top-spec Titanium branding. It also gets a rear wiper, washer, and defogger as well as a reverse camera.

2024 Ford Endeavour: Interior design

India-Bound 2024 Ford Endeavour: A Closer Look At The Fortuner Rival (Video)

Following the exterior walkaround, the presenter then shows the interior of the new SUV. He states that the car gets a much more modern and premium-looking interior. He stated that the main highlight of the interior is the massive vertically mounted 12-inch touchscreen infotainment screen. He adds that the car also gets an automatic climate control system with rotary dials. It also gets a leather-wrapped steering and the overall layout of the cabin looks very nice. He mentions that the model that comes to the Indian market could get a few different interior color schemes with the use of more soft-touch materials on the dashboard, door cards, and other places to make it look and feel a lot more premium.

2024 Ford Endeavour: Engine specifications

India-Bound 2024 Ford Endeavour: A Closer Look At The Fortuner Rival (Video)

Following the completion of the exterior and interior walkaround, the presenter starts to show and talk about the engine specifications of this new SUV. He states that the car here in Nepal is equipped with a bi-turbo engine which makes 200 bhp and 500 Nm of torque. He then mentions that this engine, however, might not be offered in India and it will come with the same old single turbo engine. This engine makes around 170 bhp and 420 Nm of torque.

2024 Ford Endeavour: Driving impressions

India-Bound 2024 Ford Endeavour: A Closer Look At The Fortuner Rival (Video)

Finally, the presenter then takes the Ford Endeavour/Everest for a test drive and starts talking about the driving impressions of this SUV. He starts by mentioning that the car is extremely fun to drive and offers a very high level of comfort. He mentions that the bi-turbo variant is powerful enough and the NVH levels are quite low. There is some body roll when the car is thrown around the corners; however, highway riding is very comfortable, adds the presenter. He mentions that the overall driving impression of this SUV is very refined and it will become a huge hit in the Indian market once launched.