The legend that just left us

Yes , its the Ford Ikon that left us as recently as in 2011 . Ford had made several changes to this car since it was launched in 1999 in India's Capital Delhi . This car was a huge success since it was launched . It was in fact the best of its class when it was launched creating pressure on the car manufacturers of that time especially who manufactured cars similar to its class like Hyundai and Maruti Suzuki . The competitor cars were mainly Hyundai's Accent and Maruti's Esteem . This car was launched as a replacement of the Internationally reputed car - the Ford Escort . Initially this car had a 1.3 liter petrol engine generating 70 ps power . Later the 1.6 and 1.8 versions were launched . 

The 1.6 liter version was very powerful giving out 92 ps of power and was capable of reaching 0-100 in just 13.8 secs which was too fast when compared with the cars that rolled on the Indian roads at that time . This version was launched in India at the end of 2002 and during 2003 . During this period the 1.8l diesel cersion was also launched . This car had 3 versions , as mentioned above 

• The 1.3l Petrol
• The 1.6l Petrol
• The 1.8l Diesel

The 1.6l was also known as the 1.6 nxt and had 2 varieties 

• ZXI
• SXI

There was one more option for the other models which was the base model EXI . 

Here is the famous and the prestigious 1.6 nxt badge

The interior was a bit dull but still that did not matter to most of its customers .
Here is the view of the interior

Last words : This was a car which offered and still offers its owners an attitude of boasting about this machine .