New EcoSport: Just a pretty face

Ford’s compact SUV crossover has been improved, but remains mid-pack

The Ford Ecosport is visually stylish, but just doesn’t stand out enough

Speak to the right people in Ford about the EcoSport compact crossover and they will reluctantly admit that when it was first launched on the European market in 2014 it was far from class-leading. A nip and tuck in 2016 did little to improve it, but now Ford’s European team has given it another once-over to make ...