Our Ford Territory Trend Hybrid review took almost 12 hours on a drive that should take eight. Blame the Maharlika Highway, not the car. Five adults made the trip: my wife rode shotgun, and three more adults sat at the back.
We drove almost 500 km from Molino 4, Bacoor, Cavite to Ligao City, Albay and spent only ₱3,000 on fuel. That is 14.7 km/L, or about ₱600 per 100 km, on some of the worst national road I have driven in my 52 years. The verdict in short: the ₱1,399,000 Trend is the Territory Hybrid to buy, as long as you accept fewer airbags and no driver-assist suite.
- Test Log
- Quick Verdict
- FORD TERRITORY TREND 1.5 FHEV AT
- Variant Lineup and Where the Trend Sits
- Design and Size on Philippine Roads
- Cabin, Seats, and Cargo
- Tech and Infotainment
- Engine and Drive
- Ride and Handling
- Fuel Economy: Our Measured Numbers
- Safety and Driver Assistance
- Ownership Costs
- Verdict
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Where to Buy and Test Drive
Test Log
| Field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Variant tested | Ford Territory Trend 1.5 FHEV AT (4×2) |
| SRP (as of October 27, 2026) | ₱1,399,000 (Metro Manila); ₱1,469,000 (Visayas/Mindanao) |
| Loan period | 6 days, week of October 12, 2026 |
| Distance driven | About 500 km, one way |
| Route | Molino 4, Bacoor City, Cavite to Ligao City, Albay via the Maharlika Highway (Pan-Philippine Highway) and newer bypass roads |
| Worst road damage | Lopez and Gumaca, Quezon; Ragay, Lupi, and Sipocot, Camarines Sur |
| Travel time | Almost 12 hours (normally 8 hours or less) |
| Load | 5 adults (2 front, 3 rear); cargo area full of suitcases, bags, and a cooler |
| Fuel spent | ₱3,000 at ₱88/L RON 91 (about 34.1 L) |
| Measured fuel economy | 14.7 km/L; about ₱600 per 100 km |
| Claimed fuel economy | 19.6 km/L combined (Ford Philippines) |
Quick Verdict
- TechPatrol score: 8.0/10
- Best for: A household that regularly carries 2 or 4 adults and wants a roomy, coding-free daily driver that also handles long provincial road trips without plugging in.
- Skip if: You do frequent long provincial runs at night and want curtain airbags plus adaptive cruise. That buyer belongs in the Titanium X.
- Buy this variant: Trend, because it carries the same hybrid powertrain, the same 185 mm clearance, and the same coding exemption as the ₱1.599M Titanium X for ₱200,000 less.
Pros
- 14.7 km/L (₱3,000 for almost 500 km) with a full cargo area, through 12 hours of stop-and-go on a damaged highway
- Strong, eager hybrid torque: overtaking slow trucks on Maharlika took one press of the pedal
- Wide, spacious front passenger seat; my wife rode almost 12 hours without complaint
Cons
- Front and side airbags only; curtain airbags start at the Titanium X
- No ADAS: no adaptive cruise, no lane keeping, no autonomous braking
- The rotary gear knob takes days to learn; I kept twisting to the wrong position for Reverse, Park, and Drive
| Category | Weight | Score /10 |
|---|---|---|
| Comfort and space | 20% | 9.0 |
| Driving and ride | 20% | 8.0 |
| Efficiency and running cost | 20% | 8.0 |
| Tech and safety | 15% | 6.5 |
| Value vs other variants | 15% | 8.0 |
| PH fit (size, clearance, coding, service network) | 10% | 8.0 |
| Overall | 100% | 8.0 |
FORD TERRITORY TREND 1.5 FHEV AT
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.5L turbo inline-4 Dedicated Hybrid Engine, gasoline |
| Engine output | 150 PS (148 hp) / 230 Nm @ 2,000 to 3,500 rpm |
| Electric motor | 218 PS (160 kW) / 315 Nm |
| Battery | 1.83 kWh lithium-ion NCM, self-charging |
| Transmission | 2-speed Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT), rotary e-shifter |
| Drive | Front-wheel drive |
| 0 to 100 km/h | 8.5 s (claimed) |
| Fuel economy | 19.6 km/L combined (claimed) |
| Dimensions | |
| L x W x H | 4,685 x 1,935 x 1,706 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,726 mm |
| Ground clearance | 185 mm |
| Turning circle | 11.0 m |
| Fuel tank | 60 L |
| Wheels / tires | 18-inch alloy, 235/55 R18 |
| Practicality | |
| Seats | 5 |
| Cargo | 448 L (rear seats up) |
| Spare tire | Under cargo floor |
| Safety and warranty | |
| Airbags | Front and side |
| Key safety | ESC, traction control, ABS with EBD, hill launch assist, hill descent control, 360-degree camera with split view, rear parking sensors, ISOFIX |
| Warranty | 5 years / 150,000 km vehicle; 8 years high-voltage battery |
| SRP | ₱1,399,000 (as of October 27, 2026) |
Variant Lineup and Where the Trend Sits
The Trend is the best-value Territory Hybrid. All three variants share one powertrain, one battery, and one ground clearance, so the extra money buys comfort and safety tech, not speed or economy.
| Variant | SRP | What separates it |
|---|---|---|
| Trend | ₱1,399,000 | 18-inch wheels, 7-inch digital cluster, front and side airbags, 360-degree camera, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, no ADAS |
| Titanium X | ₱1,599,000 | 19-inch wheels, 12.3-inch digital cluster, curtain airbags (6 total), adaptive cruise control and lane keeping, multi-color ambient lighting, powered tailgate, wrap-around LED position lamp |
| Platinum | ₱1,655,000 (introductory) | Quilted leather seats, ventilated front seats, two-panel panoramic sunroof, dual 12-inch screens, black roof, automatic high beams, new 19-inch wheel design |
The ₱200,000 jump to the Titanium X is the one decision that matters. It buys curtain airbags and driver assists, which count most for buyers who do frequent night runs on SLEX and STAR Tollway. The Platinum adds only ₱56,000 over the Titanium X, so anyone already leaning Titanium X should test-sit both.
At ₱23,194 a month with 20% down over 60 months, the Trend undercuts the Titanium X by about ₱3,300 monthly. Over six days and 500 km, nothing about the Trend felt like a base model.
Design and Size on Philippine Roads
The Territory is big for its price, but it never felt clumsy on the trip. Gas stations, roadside eateries, and town-proper streets along Maharlika posed no problem.
At 1.94 meters wide, it leaves little room to open doors in older condo garages built for sedans, so measure your slot first. There is no auto-park on the Trend; the 360-degree camera does the heavy lifting, and it was all I needed.
Ground clearance is the Trend’s quiet strength. At 185 mm, it clears gutter-deep floods that would stop most sedans. Still, the battery and electric motor make deep water a bigger risk than in a plain gas car, so treat any flood above the wheel hub as a reason to turn back.
Cabin, Seats, and Cargo
The cabin surprised me first. It feels a size bigger than a ₱1.4M crossover, and the front passenger seat is the best spot in the car.
My wife sat there for almost 12 hours. Her verdict: wide, comfortable, and plenty of room to shift around. On a trip where the road kept fighting us, the seat never did.
The Territory also carried three adults at the back for the same 12 hours. Rear legroom is wide and comfortable too, thanks to the 2,726 mm wheelbase, so a full row of grown-ups stays workable on a trip this long.
Storage is generous. The center console has cupholders and a huge storage bin that swallows a bag or a man purse, so nothing ends up rolling around the floor.
The air-con is the best part of the cabin. It blows ice cold and stays comfortable, even through midday crawls in Lopez and Gumaca with the sun beating on the glass.
The hybrid battery did not eat into the trunk. We filled the 448 L cargo area to the brim with several suitcases, bags, and a cooler. Ford still kept a spare tire under the floor, which matters on provincial roads where tire shops close early.
Tech and Infotainment
The Trend covers the daily basics, and wireless Android Auto is the standout. Set it up once, and it reconnects on its own every time you start the car.
It links through both the phone’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and it held steady for the whole trip. Google Maps on the big center screen made navigating unfamiliar Bicol towns on the way to Ligao far easier than squinting at a phone.
The next day, we drove to Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay to pick up my sister, flying in from Iloilo. The sky cleared at just the right moment, and Mt. Mayon gave us the perfect backdrop for our hero shot. Wireless Apple CarPlay and the 360-degree camera with split view are standard too.
Charging covers every row. Up front, you get one USB-A and one USB-C port. Rear passengers get two USB-C ports of their own, so the three adults at the back can charge their own phones without passing cables forward.
The 7-inch digital cluster is the Trend’s clearest cost cut. The Titanium X gets a 12.3-inch unit.
Engine and Drive
The 1.5L hybrid is quicker than I expected. It feels fast, agile, and full of torque, and that changes how you drive a long provincial highway.
On Maharlika, every clean stretch ends behind a slow truck or a tricycle. The electric motor’s pull gets you around them in one decisive move, without the wait for a downshift. On the few sections with good pavement, the Territory kept building speed with no hesitation and no hiccups. Ford claims 8.5 seconds to 100 km/h, and it feels believable.
The system starts in EV mode and switches between electric, series, and parallel drive on its own. I left it in Normal mode for almost the entire trip, and it never felt short of power, even with five adults and a full trunk.
The learning curve: the rotary knob. Ford replaced the usual shift lever with a rotary e-shifter on the console. After decades of stick shifts and lever automatics, I kept twisting it to the wrong position for Reverse, Park, or Drive. Give yourself a few days, and check the cluster before you lift off the brake.
One smart touch: turn the knob to Park, and the electronic parking brake engages on its own. That is one less step to forget on a sloped roadside stop.
Ride and Handling
The suspension is good. The road was not.
The Maharlika Highway stretch we drove is the worst national highway of my lifetime. That is despite an inspection by DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon earlier this year. Craters, broken slabs, and patches on top of patches forced me to slow down many, many times. Hello, DPWH!
The worst sections ran through Lopez and Gumaca in Quezon, then Ragay, Lupi, and parts of Sipocot in Camarines Sur. Through all that, the Territory soaked up the hits we could not avoid without crashing through to the cabin.
The newer bypass roads saved the trip. Some run longer than the main highway, but their fresh pavement let the car settle into a quiet cruise. On a road this damaged, smooth and slightly longer beats short and broken.
The brakes matched the conditions. They bite quickly when a crater appears, yet stay smooth enough that no one in the cabin lurched forward. With dozens of hard slowdowns per hour, that balance mattered more than any spec.
Fuel Economy: Our Measured Numbers
We measured 14.7 km/L, 25% short of Ford’s 19.6 km/L claim. That still means ₱3,000 of fuel for almost 500 km, with five adults, a full trunk, and 12 hours of crawling around road damage.
| Reading | km/L | ₱ per 100 km |
|---|---|---|
| Measured (500 km ÷ 34.1 L bought at ₱88/L) | 14.7 | ₱600 |
| Manufacturer claim | 19.6 | ₱449 |
The gap is no surprise. The claim assumes steady driving; our trip was constant braking, waiting, and re-accelerating behind trucks, plus faster runs on the clean bypass roads. Every slowdown fed energy back into the battery, and the motor handled most of the pull-aways.
At 14.7 km/L, the 60 L tank gives about 880 km of real-world range. That covers Bacoor to Ligao City and three-quarters of the way back on one fill.
Safety and Driver Assistance
The Trend covers the fundamentals and stops there. You get stability and traction control, ABS with EBD, hill launch assist, hill descent control, ISOFIX mounts, rear sensors, and the 360-degree camera.
What you do not get is ADAS. There is no adaptive cruise, lane keeping, or autonomous emergency braking. On a provincial highway full of tricycles and swerving motorcycles, that has an upside: no false alarms or sudden beeps. You stay fully in charge, which suits a road where you are already braking for craters every few hundred meters.
Airbags are the Trend’s main safety gap. You get front and side airbags; curtain airbags start at the Titanium X.
Ownership Costs
Ownership costs favor the Trend because the costliest hardware is shared across the range.
- Warranty: 5 years or 150,000 km on the vehicle, plus 8 years on the high-voltage battery.
- PMS: Check estimated costs on Ford Philippines’ online Service Price Calculator, and ask your dealer about a free scheduled service plan; Ford has bundled 2 to 3 years of SSP with past promos.
- Financing: About ₱279,800 down and ₱23,194 a month for 60 months (20% down, sample bank computation).
- Coding: Exempt. Full hybrids fall under the EVIDA law (RA 11697) coding exemption, valid until April 15, 2030.
- Spare tire: Included, stored under the cargo floor.
Verdict
Buy the Trend if you want one car for coding-free weekdays in Metro Manila and long provincial drives on weekends. It gives you the full Territory Hybrid powertrain, a roomy cabin, and the coding exemption for ₱1.399M.
Skip it if you drive long night stretches often and want curtain airbags and adaptive cruise. Those justify the ₱200,000 step up to the Titanium X.
Twelve hours from Molino to Ligao City, five adults, ₱3,000 of fuel, an ice-cold cabin, and a wife who still says the passenger seat was comfortable.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many km/L does the Ford Territory Trend Hybrid get in real Philippine driving? On our almost 500-km drive from Bacoor, Cavite to Ligao City, Albay via the Maharlika Highway, the Ford Territory Trend Hybrid returned 14.7 km/L. That is ₱3,000 of fuel at ₱88 per liter, about ₱600 per 100 km, with five adults and a full trunk. Ford claims 19.6 km/L combined.
Is the Ford Territory Hybrid coding exempt? Yes. The Ford Territory Hybrid is a full hybrid electric vehicle, which qualifies for number coding exemption under the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (RA 11697). The exemption runs until April 15, 2030. Local governments enforce it at their discretion, so keep your OR/CR handy when driving in cities with their own coding schemes.
What’s the difference between the Ford Territory Trend and Titanium X Hybrid? Both share the same 1.5L hybrid powertrain, 185 mm ground clearance, and coding exemption. The ₱1.599M Titanium X adds curtain airbags, adaptive cruise, lane keeping, a 12.3-inch cluster, 19-inch wheels, ambient lighting, and a powered tailgate. The ₱1.399M Trend keeps the 360-degree camera and wireless smartphone mirroring.
Does the Ford Territory Hybrid fit a standard parking slot or condo garage? At 4,685 mm long and 1,935 mm wide, the Ford Territory Hybrid fits most standard mall slots but leaves tight door clearance. On our trip, gas stations and roadside parking along Maharlika posed no problem, and the 360-degree camera made tight spots easy. Measure your condo slot before buying, and leave room beside the driver door.
What is the warranty of the Ford Territory Hybrid? The Ford Territory Hybrid carries a 5-year or 150,000-km vehicle warranty and a separate 8-year high-voltage battery warranty. For PMS costs, check Ford Philippines’ online Service Price Calculator, and ask dealers about free scheduled service plans bundled with current promos.
How much is the monthly amortization of the Ford Territory Trend Hybrid? With 20% down (about ₱279,800) on the ₱1,399,000 SRP and a 60-month loan, a sample bank computation puts the Ford Territory Trend Hybrid at roughly ₱23,194 a month. Rates vary by bank and promo, so use the TechPatrol car loan calculator below to test your own down payment and term.
Where to Buy and Test Drive
Book a test drive at any Ford Philippines dealership through ford.com.ph.
