Why downtown parking is a breeze in the 2019 Ford EcoSport | McLarty Daniel Ford

We’ve all been there: minutes to go before an appointment, date or meeting downtown, and you’re left circling, circling, circling, looking desperately for a free parking spot. And when you do find one? It’s usually too tight of a squeeze for you to confidently parallel park. As you sit there, judging your skill at parallel parking against that tight space, somebody behind you gets impatient and starts honking.

Parking headaches are something we all share. According to a 2017 study by connected car services provider INRIX, drivers nationwide are burning precious hours — yes, hours — every year looking for a precious parking spot. Residents of New York City, for instance, spend an average of 107 hours per year looking for a parking spot. In Los Angeles, it’s 85 hours. In San Francisco, 83 hours. Nationwide, the average is 17 hours per year, just looking for a parking spot.

If you’ve got better things to do with your time than look for a parallel parking spot, check out the peppy, nimble, reliable 2019 Ford EcoSport. The most compact SUV in America at only 161.3 inches long, the 2019 Ford EcoSport goes big on styling, features, safety and interior room, besting competitors in cargo capacity even though it has a shorter wheelbase and overall length. That bigger-on-the-inside trick is thanks to features like a rear cargo floor that is adjustable to three handy positions and flip-and-fold seats that can create a flat cargo floor from the rear bumper to the dash if need be.

How does the 2019 Ford EcoSport shape up against the competitors in its class? Let’s look at some numbers:

More cargo room than Mini Countryman, but 8.5 inches shorter
More cargo room than Buick Encore, but seven inches shorter
More cargo room than Mazda CX-3, but seven inches shorter
More cargo room than Chevy Trax, but six inches shorter

What are you going to do with the 17 hours you won’t have to spend looking for a parking spot this year? Better figure it out, because with the 2019 Ford EcoSport, you’ll have a little more time on your hands. Ready to buy a 2019 Ford EcoSport in Fayetteville, Rogers or Springdale? Then make the short drive to McLarty Daniel Ford in Bentonville, or check out our selection of 2019 Ford EcoSport models online. With a great mix of styling, safety and performance in a compact, cargo-hungry package, the 2019 Ford EcoSport is the small SUV that can turn you into a parallel-parking pro!

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