The new Ford Territory 1.8T Titanium soaks up an epic Cape road trip from the coast to the interior, taking on more than it bargained for …
A flat white wisps steam into the ocean-fresh morning air as I cast an eye over the Ford Territory 1.8T Titanium. In the background, fierce weather is making itself known on Walker Bay in Hermanus. It’s usually a postcard-perfect scene for spotting whales. Today, the only sea life on offer are white horses whipped up by the wind. Therefore, we must adapt on the fly and come up with another idea for our Ford Territory 1.8T Titanium test.is reason enough to be in Hermanus all on its own.
It’s no trick that the Ford Territory 1.8T Titanium feels a large vehicle. Inside and out, and compared to the others in this segment, it genuinely is a big vehicle. And yet it’s innovative in its practicality, thanks to 20 different storage spaces of varying shapes and sizes, plus absolutely cavernous rear legroom. The boot offerswith the 60/40 split rear seats folded flat.
The turbocharged 1.8-litre EcoBoost engine is responsive enough under foot, however, a way to manually override the dual-clutch transmission is a level of driver control we’d like to see added in future. Nevertheless, beyond the sporting bit and a few detours for Canola and vineyard vistas, its back on the N2 highway to Cape Town. Semi-autonomous adaptive cruise control does a fair job of keeping pace with the cars around us. And back in the less-stressed realm of Eco mode, the Ford Territory 1.
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