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QuickLinks HOME AUTONEWS CARLAUNCHES CARREVIEWS FEATURES LATESTCARPRICES Wednesday,August26,2020 Here'sWhyFordDidn'tWantUstoComparetheTerritoryTrendtotheTitanium+ Racist.Sexist.Biased.I’vereceivedallsortsofhatewithmyreviewoftheTerritoryTitanium+.Itdidn’tsittoowellwithFordthattheyactuallypulledouttheirsupport.Shithappens,Iguess.Butwillthatchangethewaythingsaredonehere?No.I’llbehonest,andsometimesbrutalifneedbe.Withthatoutoftheway,letmegettothesubjectathand:theentry-levelTerritoryTrend.Now,you’rethinking:crap,isFordreadyforanotherbeatdownyetagain?Well,here’stheshocker.ComparedtotheTitanium+Idrove,thishereisthebettervariantandnomatterwhatthecarmakeroritssalesagentssay,istheoneyoushouldoptfor.WiththeTerritoryTrendhavingtheverysamerunninggearasthetop-trimTerritoryTitanium+,thedifferencesaren’tnightandday.However,thesimplerexecutionofthisentry-levelmodelsuitstheoverallcharacteroftheTerritory.LetmeexplaininthebestwayIcan:ananalogy.Andno,thiswon’tbesexiest.Promise.Sayyouhavetwocandidatesforajob.Beforetheinterview,youlookathisresume.Forthosewho’vebeenthroughnumerousjobinterviews,thereareoneoftwocandidates.Thefirstoversellshimself.He’stheonewho’llputeverysingleaccomplishmentinhislifeasahighlight,worthyofbeingunderlinedandputinfontsize18.He’stheonewho’llsayhisbiggestweaknessisthathe’saperfectionist.Ontheotherhand,there’sonewho’ssimplyfactual.Hegraduatedcollegewithsolidscores,andnevergotasinglereprimandfromhispreviousbosses.Nothingreallystandsout,andforthathe’sratherquietandunassuming.Whenthefirstguygetstowork,younoticehe’snotreallyasadeptashesaysheis.That“HighMicrosoftExcelproficiency?”Limitedtoformattingrowsandcolumnstolooknice.Meanwhile,thesecondguydoesn’tindicatehisskillsMicrosoftExcel.Bothofyouknowhecan’tperformfinancialsensitivityanalysis,butyoudidn’thirehimtodoso.Now,itdoesn’ttakeageniustofigurewhichTerritoryiswhich,right?See,thebiggestfailoftheTerritoryTitanium+isthatitoversolditself.Itoversoldthebellsandwhistles,thetech,theFordGlobalDNA.Itwas,pardonthebrutality,apigwithalipstickonit.ThisiswhytheTerritoryTrend’ssosurprising.Wipethelipstickoff,orinthiscase,allthefancydoodads,andyou’dbeexpectingapig,right?No.Instead,whatyougetismuchmore.FordtoldmenottofeaturetheTrendversionsoclosetotheTitanium+,andI’mbeginningtoseewhy.It’sbecomeanhonest-to-goodnesscompactSUVthat’scomfortableinitsownskin.Forstarters,theTrendhasfarlesschromethanintheTitanium+.Withthat,it’smanagedtolookyoungerandsportiereven.Whywearfancy,fakeblingwhenallyouwantisanSUVforbeginningfamilies?Eventhewheels,at17inches,aresmaller,buttheydoalottochangetheoverallstance.Yes,theoff-putting“Territory”badgeisstillthereandsoarethefauxtailpipes,butthey’refarlessofaproblemherethanintheheavilymadeupTitanium+.Thestorycontinuesinside,wheretheTerritoryTrend’ssimplercabinfitsitspersonalitybetter.Yes,thatquadrant-basedinfotainmentsystemandallitsquirksisstillthere,butthegaugesandseatsareinfinitelybetterhere.Withnochangeablemodestodistract,thetraditionalanaloggaugesarestraightforward.Thesmall,coloredinfotainmentscreenherelooksdecidedlylow-rent,butthey’refareasier-on-the-eyethepulsatingdisplaysoftheTitanium+’sSportmode.Dittothefrontseats.Withnoneedforseatventingandcooling,theseatcushionsareactuallyplusherandbetteronthebackduringlongstintsintraffic.Intheareaofdynamics,theTerritoryTrendstilldoesn’tfeellikeanyothermodernFordvehicleoutthere,butitdoesofferamarkedimprovementoveritsTitanium+sibling.Thelargepanoramicsunroofmeansthatoverallbodyrigiditycouldbebetter,butthesoftly-sprungsuspensionisbettermatchedtothe17-inchtires.Driveithard,andit’llhavethesamepropensitytowallowthroughunevenroads,butit’sfarlesscrashy.Itsbehaviorisalsofarmorepredictable.MyoriginalstoryontheTerritorywouldhavebeenaside-by-sidecomparisonoftheTrendandtheTitanium+variants.Forddidn’tliketheidea,andnowIseewhy.Theentry-levelTerritoryisactuallybetterbetweenthetwovariants.WithaP120,000differencebetweenthetwoandthesheeramountofadditionalequipmentyougetwiththetop-trimvariant,mostwouldsayI’mcrazyifIweretogivemynodtotheTrendvariant.ButIwill.Andthisisn’tthefirsttimeithashappened.It’samatteroffactthatsomecarsdobetterifthey’rejusthonestwithitself.TheaddedequipmentontheTitanium+surelooksnice,butintheend,I’mswayedbytheTrend’sslightlybetterdrive.Thedifferencesbetweenthesetwoaremarginal,butit’snoticeableenoughfortheTrendtoescapemyutterhatred. 2021FordTerritory Trend click hereforlatestprices Ownership 2021FordTerritoryTrend YearIntroduced 2020 VehicleClassification CompactCrossover Warranty 3years/100,000 kilometers TheBasic BodyType 5-doorSUV Seating 5 Engine/Drive F/F UndertheHood Displacement(liters) 1.5 Aspiration Turbocharged Fuel Delivery EFI Layout/#ofCylinders I4 BHP@ rpm 143@4,500-5,200 Nm@rpm 225@1,500-4,000 Fuel/ Min.Octane Gasoline/91~ Transmission CVT Cruise Control Yes,Adaptive [email protected] 11.76km/L@26km/h DimensionsandWeights Length(mm) 4,580 Width(mm) 1,936 Height (mm) 1,674 Wheelbase(mm) 2,716 CurbWeight(kg) 1,435 SuspensionandTires FrontSuspension Independent,MacPherson Strut RearSuspension Independent,Multi-Link FrontBrakes VentedDisc Rear Brakes Disc Tires GoodyearAssuranceFuel MaxAW235/55R17H(f&r) Wheels Alloy SafetyFeatures Airbags 6 Anti-LockBrakes(ABS) Yes,withEBD Traction /StabilityControl Yes ParkingSensors Yes,RearwithCamera Front Seatbelts 3-ptELRwithpre-tensioner x2 Rear Seatbelts 3-ptELRx3 ISOFIX ChildSeatAnchor Yes Other SafetyFeatures HillStartAssist ExteriorFeatures Headlights LED Fog Lamps Yes,Front&Rear AutoLights Yes Rain-sensingWipers No InteriorFeatures SteeringWheel Adjust Tilt SteeringWheelMaterial Leather SeatingAdjustment (driver) Manual,6-way SeatingAdjustment(front passenger) Manual,4-way SeatingSurface Leather FoldingRearSeat Yes,60/40 On-BoardComputer Yes ConvenienceFeatures PowerSteering Yes Power DoorLocks Yes PowerWindows Yes Power Mirrors Yes Proximity Key Yes ClimateControl Yes,w/RearVents Audio System Stereo USB Bluetooth AppleCarPlay AndroidAuto #ofSpeakers 6 SteeringControls Yes - 10:52AM Sharethison: EmailThisBlogThis!SharetoTwitterSharetoFacebookSharetoPinterest FiledUnder: CompactSUV, Driver'sSeat, FordTerritory 15comments: borgyAugust26,2020at12:57PMthanksforthesearticles,yourhonestyisrefreshingReplyDeleteRepliesReplytonAugust26,2020at3:45PMuly'sreviewsareusuallyonpoint.justleavethemisogynybackhomeReplyDeleteRepliesReplyArizG.BetitaAugust26,2020at4:32PMThankyougoryourCandor👍😊ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyLorcruzAugust26,2020at4:55PMAtlastanhonestreview.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplykramarkAugust27,2020at10:04AMWhileIappreciatedthebrutalhonestyoftheTerritoryTitaniumreview,itcouldn'tbedeniedthatitwasreallysexist.Pleasedobetternexttime.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyJironMAugust27,2020at11:03AMNooneactuallyneedsallthebellsandwhistlesoftheTitanium+variant.AnyonewhohaslivedwithacompactcrossoverdayinanddayoutcanfullyunderstandthatReplyDeleteRepliesReplyGrayThumperAugust28,2020at8:18AMIdon'tthinkpeoplehaveaproblemwith"honestyandbrutality"asyouputit.Theyhaveaproblemwithmisogyny.Butitseems,basedonyournon-apology,thatyoudon't.Ofcourseyouhavetherightnottocareaboutthat,butoneassumesyou'dcareaboutthequalityofyourownwritingcraftsmanship.Andtheanalogyofequatingcarswithwomenisjustveryoldfashionedwriting,likeanembarrassingtitojoke.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyquakeAugust28,2020at11:00PMAgree.It'sallaboutthemisogynistictoneoftheTerritoryTitaniumreview.Asahalf-assed"apology",theauthornowuses"he"andextolsthevirtuesofbeing"unassumingandsimple"whenthefirstreviewuses"she"whendescribinga"flashy"vehicle.Itmighthaveworkedinthe80sand90sbutcertainlynotnow.Theauthorneedstogrowup,stopobjectifyingpeople(yesevenmen)andwritearealcarreview.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyIcyNSeptember5,2020at4:42AMTheTOTLisabettervaluethanthebasemodelduetothebettertechfornotsomuchmoneyitoffers.Sorrybutthisreviewsoundslikeanoldskoolkooldefense.AndyestheTOTLreviewswassexistandracistashell.Likeitwaswrittenbysomeonewhojustgotdumpedonbyachinesegirllol.ReplyDeleteRepliesUlyssesAngSeptember5,2020at6:16AMIsuggestthatyoudriveitbacktoback.DeleteRepliesReplyReply中出しSeptember7,2020at11:36PMThiscommenthasbeenremovedbyablogadministrator.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyUnknownDecember29,2020at7:56AMShips..Cars...Weapons...Areconsidered(she)stopbeingsosensitive...Mustbemillennials.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyUnknownMarch7,2021at11:25AMThestatedallegedlytwomain'advantages'ofthebasevariantareactuallyverynatural.AwheelofthesamewidthanddiameterbutwithaSMALLERrim(the'wheels'arenotsmallerthanfalselystatedinthearticle)simplyhasahighercompressibleairvolumeandaroofwithahugewindowisalittlelessstiffasitwouldbewithout.However-thefunfactorofthepanoramicsun/moonroofandpleassurfeltbysimplylookingatthe18"rimsisformanynotonlyworththeextracashbutalsomutchmoreimportantthananyminimallossofrigidityand/orsuspensioncomfort.Therealgoodthingofthereviewisthatthisauthorseemstopromotehisviewratherthanwritinganotheralltoocommonandnotsousefullpersilletter.AsseductiveastheTerritoryistherearetwothingsbothering.OneisthehighcurbweightforavehicleRe-broughttoamarketin2020ANDhowdoECOBOOSTsactualcopeoverthelong-termwithfuelavailableoutsideNCR.OtherthanthattheTERRITORYisanincrediblenicecontributiontotheThaiandPhilippinemarkets.Especiallytopeoplewhoprefer'gliding'overprovincialroads.Nooneavailablecandothisbetterforthismoneyinthisclass.ReplyDeleteRepliesUlyssesAngMarch7,2021at11:41AMThailanddoesn'toffertheChina-versionTerritory.TheydidoffertheAU-marketTerritorythough.ItwasthenreplacedbytheEverest.DeleteRepliesReplyReplyUnknownJuly9,2021at1:09AMAfterallthesediscussionsoftheTrendandTitaniumvariantofFordTerritory,FordPhilippinesseemsnoticethattheyarelosingprofitonthelowbasedTerritorywhichisthebestseller.unfortunatelynowtheyballoonedtheTrendpriceto1.270M.only40kdeficittotheTitanium.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAddcommentLoadmore... 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