The thousand-year-old capital is filled with the thickness of vicissitudes of history, and there is no lack of brilliance in the era of passion.
The century-old car market reverberates with the roar of the fuel era and is also full of changes in the intelligent era.
On the evening of December 12, in Beijing, a traditional model labeled with intelligent labels, the EVOS, brought a new feeling, although it was not the first time. At this year's Guangzhou Auto Show, Changan Ford EVOS was officially listed, with an official price of 199,800-25.98 million yuan, and its Chinese name was named "Light Chaser".
Break the curing
"This is a model that is different from all the previous models, and it will become a benchmark to break the boundaries of traditional car companies."
Neither like an SUV nor a sedan, it is neither charged, but it is smart. The Ford EVOS, which has a distinct crossover style, is called "Ford's new high-end medium and large SUV" in the official introduction. But no matter how the final product label is defined, the car is an important symbol of the Ford brand's intellectualization.
"1.1m giant screen, FNV intelligent network architecture, vehicle multi-module OTA, vehicle-road collaboration", the above keywords, in today's seem to have evolved into a fixed word of new energy vehicle companies, and Ford EVOS breaks the solidification of thinking.
Compared with the three major pieces of the fuel vehicle era, the most serious "competition" of car companies today is inseparable from a screen.
"Can you imagine what it would be like for 13 phones to be connected side by side?" Ford EVOS's 1.1-meter ultra-wide-area giant screen is not only the largest size in the same class of fuel models, but also one of the best in electric vehicles. According to the manufacturer's engineers, in the design process at that time, in order to find such a large size of the screen, can reach more than 4K resolution, and to ensure that the airbag burst and other unexpected situations will not let the screen crack, spent a lot of effort, and did 500-600 rounds of complete testing for this.
In addition, unlike other similar large-screen car companies, Ford has developed more ways to use EVOS. The industry's first "joint driving fun" function is introduced, through the 27-inch large screen of the split screen, the free switching of the whole screen, it can allow the co-driver passengers to view navigation, vehicle conditions, road signs and other information in the split screen state, and also allow the co-driver passengers to switch the navigation address, and manually scratch the screen to the main driver; the main co-driver works together to increase driving safety.
To build intelligent cars, it is inevitable to be inseparable from intelligent driving.
At present, the high-level driver assistance system can be described as the basis of a smart car, in this regard, EVOS is equipped with BlueCruise active driving assistance function, support L2 level or above driving assistance function, can achieve long-term automatic follow-up and automatic steering on specific sections of high-speed and urban expressways, and ensure that the vehicle remains in the center of the lane.
In addition, Changan Ford EVOS is equipped with a vehicle-to-road collaboration system based on cellular vehicle networking technology (C-V2X), which provides owners with timely push of traffic light information and countdown, green wave speed, green light start reminder, traffic information broadcast and other information for car owners through the interconnection between vehicles, intelligent infrastructure and the city's traffic cloud control platform, helping car owners to predict risks, thereby improving driving safety and traffic efficiency.
At present, the system has covered specific open roads in Wuxi and Changsha, and then plans to upgrade and access more cities' smart transportation systems through OTA.
There is a saying in the industry: smart cars that do not support OTA upgrades cannot be smart.
Previously, the term OTA appeared more on pure electric new energy models, but Changan Ford also opened the "intelligent era" on fuel vehicles. EVOS's vehicle-wide OTA upgrade function can upgrade 95% of the in-car modules in the air, including intelligent cockpit, intelligent driving and power-related modules, and can also realize the vehicle background non-sensor upgrade, supporting the breakpoint relay function.
When everyone is talking about intelligence and flaunting new forces, Changan Ford uses EVOS to tell people that traditional car companies can also do a good job of intelligence. And, can do better.
The genes have not changed
Although it is newly dressed, the things in Ford's bones have not changed.
"It's good to have fun." Ford EVOS is equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine and 8AT transmission, the maximum horsepower of the engine is 238Ps, the maximum torque is 376N·m, which can achieve 6.6 seconds of 100 km acceleration, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of NEDC is 7.5L/100km; in addition, the new car is also tuned for the traffic environment of the Chinese market, supplemented by a variety of driving mode options, which can fully meet the needs of different groups of people for SUV performance and control.
"American refinement has always been". The body length of 4920mm has a long wheelbase of up to 2945mm. It is reported that while providing ample riding space, the vehicle can also bring 550L luggage compartment volume. This feeling of large space and large sofa is still very "American". In addition, evos use a 10-speaker Ford royal BO sound, which is also a familiar taste.
It is worth mentioning that the "Wolong Awakening" intelligent welcome induction system is the first to be carried by the new car, which is automatically opened at the moment when the owner is close, the head and tail lights are lit in turn, the grille is undulating like scales, and the hidden door handle slowly pops out. From the moment you board the bus, let the sense of technological ceremony run through it.
Of course, the biggest constant is the ambition to occupy the "mainstream".
Among them, the pricing range of 199,800-259,800 yuan reduces the threshold for the transition of SUV users to intelligent products, and also increases the cost performance of traditional fuel vehicles "intelligent technology".
At the same time, Changan Ford is focusing on building a ford intelligent third space, including showroom renewal, after-sales service process upgrades and online member community - Fuyu APP, which will run a digital, more convenient and thoughtful experience throughout the purchase decision, to the entire life cycle of the product and service experience after the car.
This is a different Ford, but also a symphony of the old and new eras.
A hundred years ago, Ford pioneered the large-scale assembly line production of automobiles, taking the lead in bringing cars into ordinary people's homes, and now, Ford will once again bring fuel SUVs into the era of intelligence through EVOS.
The wave of intelligence is irresistible, which is a battle that all car companies cannot bypass, and EVOS fired the first shot for Changan Ford.