‘Holiday is over. Time to work again.’ This is what came rolling out of my fortune cookie on precisely the last day of my three-week vacation. I thought to myself – it couldn’t have arrived at a better time! Following the cookie’s instructions religiously, I dragged myself to work the next day. But my soul was still in South Korea, happily holidaying in, sorry, Seoul.
But guess what, in this case, the real holiday for me had just begun as I had the best of both worlds at my disposal – an obedient, well-bred kid that sips petrol and a burly, rebellious teenager who burps on diesel. The choice was mine and it was between the smooth operator and the one who made a boisterous cry about almost everything. You see, I am a girl and as the gallant ones amongst you would agree, girls can have everything and I took, well, both. Alright, let me present the Ford Fusion+ and the Mahindra Scorpio CRDe – yes, I agree with you, both as different a case as Diana and Camilla. So the road test brief given to me had these elements – front wheel drive vs rear wheel drive, petrol vs diesel, refined vs aggressive.
I know exactly what is running through your head. Guess it’s about time I put your obvious query to bed. Yes, perhaps it’s unfair to measure up an SUV against a hatchback. No... a mini-SUV. Er, an SAV. Or is it a car? What the heck! As the name rightly suggests, it’s the ‘Fusion’. Even though one is a thorough SUV and the other more like a phantom of an SUV, it won’t be entirely erroneous to compare the two because they both come for the same price. The top-end models of both (which is what we tested) come for approximately
Rs 7-8 lakh.
So, what do you fancy? Of course, the Scorpio has already earned that extra brownie point by being a diesel (and one with the common-rail suffix too). And hence, a more economical choice. Whereas, even though the Fusion, drinks petrol, it’s not a guzzler. The advantage, however, is that the Fusion with its easier clutch and overall refinement, has the capacity to calm you down after a stressful day at work. Whereas, the diesel does clatter around and its various controls test your muscles. And then you have to live with the turbo whine at most speeds.
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