I was pleasantly surprised in the EcoSport as the engine sounds quite small - but this little 1.0-litre, three cylinder 'EcoBoost' petrol engine is like the little engine that could.
Yes, it could get up hills, no problem. Yes, it could overtake other cars if they weren’t speeding. Yes, it could get around suburbia and do the school run with ease.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves though, it's not the most powerful car zooming along the road, but if most of your day is spent going from work to childcare and Little Athletics, you’ll be fine. If you want more power, you’ll look at a different car.
For everyday living, nothing super fancy or speedy, this is good. It only comes in 2WD however, so you won’t get that extra all-wheel drive traction on the road.
It has a reverse parking camera so parking was fine, and the small turning circle of 10.7 made doing U-turns easy. The steering was evenly weighted and nothing felt heavy or like hard work.