The Ford C-MAX and Grand C-MAX are originally powered by the company’s 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine, which happens to go about in sale in the U.K. right from £17,695 and £19,795 respectively. Where the C-MAX and Grand C-MAX will be offered with a choice of either 99bhp or 123bhp versions of the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine.
Whichever model you choose, the fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions remain the same, so that makes it like this, the C-MAX returns an average of 55.4mpg and 117g/km, and the Grand C-MAX delivers 54.3mpg and 119g/km.
Ford has actually added a top-of-the-line trim labeled Titanium X to the present C-MAX and Grand C-MAX ranges, to coincide with the arrival of the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine, wherein you get to see standard features like panoramic roof, part-leather seats, heated front seats and a new 17-inch alloy wheels. All models of C-MAX and Grand C-MAX models now get Ford’s SYNC in-car connectivity system, and the option of a Blind Spot Information System, power tailgate and a new colour called Burnished Glow.
According to the reports by Ford, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine has been a success for Ford till date, with that the firm claims around 25% of the orders for the new Ford Focus, comes with the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine, which equates to around 7,500 cars. And with that Ford predicts that by 2015 more than half of the vehicles it produces for Europe will be powered by EcoBoost engines, which are also available in 1.6 and 2.0-litre displacements.
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