I didn't know the EcoSport's rear opened like this.

"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani) 09/19/2019 at 19:12 • Filed to: Ferd

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I find it a bit unsettling...

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/19/2019 at 19:18

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Also, the door release is disguised as part of the reverse lamp. I cannot unsee this every time I encounter an EcoS port on the road.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/19/2019 at 19:20

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That's only acceptable if there's a rear mounted spare

jimz > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/19/2019 at 19:21

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that’s because in other regions it has the spare tire mounted on the rear, and a liftgate wouldn’t work with the added weight.  And it would have been impractical to basically re-design the entire rear aperture on a refresh/federalization.

way2blu does a rev update > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/19/2019 at 19:22

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Adds inconvenience to the insult and injury of forcing this on the US :

While denying us this:

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/19/2019 at 19:23

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It was designed for one:

I think Ford has done away with that in favor of a goo+inflator setup.

Svend > way2blu does a rev update 09/19/2019 at 19:28

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Probably more equal would be the Ford Fiesta Active.

way2blu does a rev update > Svend 09/19/2019 at 19:31

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Last time I checked, Ford’s home country of the United States of America doesn’t get that Fiesta either :(

Svend > way2blu does a rev update 09/19/2019 at 19:33

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Nah, you don’t. We get it though.

I don't know what Ford were thinking when they came out with the Active range. 

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/19/2019 at 19:44

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The base model come with a rear mounted spare in the US

McMike > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/19/2019 at 19:57

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The rear hatch release is kinda clever, too.

BahamaTodd > McMike 09/19/2019 at 20:00

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Took me forever to figure that out at the auto show. Had to do some internet searching.

way2blu does a rev update > Svend 09/19/2019 at 20:12

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A little plastic cladding and a 1/2" lift work wonders for one’s willingness to buy a hatchback, apparently.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 09/19/2019 at 20:51

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Did they? I’ve never seen one with the spare (though I haven’t seen many to begin with), and a Google search says Ford removed it for all 2019 models world wide. I can’t find a single photo of an Ecosport with a spare tire and a US plate. 

Under_Score > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 09/19/2019 at 21:25

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I am almost certain I saw one with a rear spare within the past week. Cars.com isn’t providing many results.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/19/2019 at 21:31

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My CRV did that and in the end I would rather have the lift back to shield from rain and you can carry larger loads with the back tied down. The side open didn’t seem like it would do well with that and could damage it. I got rid of it and I am much happier now so there you go. 

Svend > way2blu does a rev update 09/19/2019 at 22:21

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It’s ridiculous though, base model, regular, performance, luxury and outdoors-y.

eg Trend, Trend 1, Active 1, Active X, Active B&O (Bang & Olufson), ST-Line, ST-Line X, ST2, ST 3 and Vignale.

It's just too much, it's the same again for the Focus in hatchback and estate. 

and 100 more > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/19/2019 at 22:33

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Holy shit, dude! I was behind one just today and thought the clear lens cover came off the passenger side taillight, and then it dawned on me that it was the door handle, and that it was a rear   door, not a hatch . I JUST figured that out this morning! 

TxF150guy > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/19/2019 at 23:17

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It is an option. Otherwise it's the goo. Because the camera has to be relocated with the spare.

montytheonly > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/20/2019 at 00:39

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In India, we have a rear mounted spare invariably, and the rear opens in similar way with a small button pressing near tail-light. I like the rear mounted spare design.

Gautam > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/20/2019 at 03:39

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That’s my 2018 Ford Ecosport Indian version

404 - User No Longer Available > Under_Score 09/20/2019 at 05:01

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Owner retrofit, maybe?

404 - User No Longer Available > facw 09/20/2019 at 05:02

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Yes, this makes  way more sense.

Pranay from > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/20/2019 at 07:01

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It was originally designed with a rear mounted spare, but Ford changed the design for some countries. It still comes with a mounted spare in India, not a retrofit.

404 - User No Longer Available > Pranay from 09/20/2019 at 07:05

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I was referring to someone seeing it on a US-ba sed site.

jimz > way2blu does a rev update 09/20/2019 at 07:47

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Yeah, damn them for not offering something here they’ll just lose money on because you still wouldn’t buy one and they’d have to put $4,000 on the hood just to get them off the lot.

jimz > Under_Score 09/20/2019 at 07:48

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Are you in Michigan? It could have been a manufacturer test car on temporary import.

Under_Score > jimz 09/20/2019 at 07:52

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Very far from Michigan! 

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/20/2019 at 08:15

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You might be right about 2019, I dont really keep up with my Ecosport news. Here’s a 2018:

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/778909766/overview?aff=share_other

Milky > McMike 09/20/2019 at 09:26

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Except that the chrome on the other side is under the lights’s plastic lens and the never match.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2019 at 10:53

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I wish more vehicles did a rear mounted spare. More trunk space and I love barn doors

This should be more common on all SUVs/vans/CUVs

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/20/2019 at 15:02

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The only benefit, at least for me, is that I wouldn’t hit my head on an overhead hatch, like I do on my wife’s Explorer.

SmugAardvark > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/20/2019 at 18:08

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My Cube’s rear hatch opens the same way. It sucks living in a city with street parking and a lot of one-way streets.

TheDutchTexan > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/21/2019 at 12:00

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I am not a fan of the ecosport at all. I looked at it and went: WTF are you thinking Ford? And then it dawned on me... It’s WTF are Americans thinking, or rather, people in general. Crossovers everywhere. I get it, they are convenient and offer a lot of room. But boy, they are slow and engaging to drive. I’ll stick with the previous “ run of the mill” sedan s for my daily driver needs.