It's hard to imagine a midsize SUV with a body width of more than 1.9 meters. In the mid-size SUV market, the Tiguan L has a body width of 1859mm and an Oncovi PLUS body width of 1883mm. It seems that a body width of more than 1.9 meters can be stepped into a medium-sized SUV.
However, this law was finally broken by American brands, and Ford's latest "wide-body SUV" introduced to China, Ford Lingrui, officially began to accept reservations on January 10, 2022.
At present, the specific body size of the car is still unknown, but the wheelbase data of 2726mm disclosed by the manufacturer indicates that its positioning line is also a medium-sized SUV. However, it is unbelievable that the body width of this car reaches 1935mm, and even if it is positioned in the mid-sizeD SUV Highlander and Ford Ruijie, their body widths are only 1930mm and 1925mm, respectively.
That is to say, no matter how tall or long the car is, its lateral space can fully meet the needs of "large people".
In terms of power, the whole series is equipped with a Ford EcoBoost170 turbocharged engine (1.5T engine) as standard, with a maximum power of 125kW and a peak torque of 260Nm, which once again confirms the actual positioning of the car at the level of compact SUV.
According to the manufacturer, the new car will be officially listed in the first quarter of 2022, the first three configuration versions, January 10 to February 13 for the pre-regular period, the deposit is only 99 yuan.
As can be seen from the pictures revealed by the manufacturer, the seats of the car are very wide, and the large platform of the central armrest in the front row gives people a sense of "Lincoln Navigator" déjà vu.
The front row central control design adopts the panoramic double 12.3-inch immersive giant screen, E-Shifter electronic knob shift, rotor motor vibration touch button and other scientific and technological elements, and the newly upgraded Tencent TAI 4.0 intelligent car machine system is equipped with lane-level accurate AR real-life navigation, preset on-board WeChat and other intelligent interactive software.
In terms of intelligent driving, the car adopts more than 20 high-specification fusion sensor solutions, equipped with Mobileye EYEQ4 high-performance intelligent driving processing chip, which ensures the rapid response of 360° sensors.
Therefore, the car has more than 20 intelligent driving assistance technologies such as the fifth-generation ACC full-speed domain adaptive cruise with "queuing function", BLIS blind spot monitoring, LCA lane change assist, FCW collision warning, narrow alley track reversing assist, etc., that is to say, such a "widened" SUV can also cope with the use of alleys.
From the limited data, it is speculated that the price of the car should be within 200,000, after all, the 1.5T engine and the wheelbase of 2726mm are doomed to be not a high-level SUV. But whether it's the width of the 1935mm car or the fully loaded intelligent driving system, this car is worth looking forward to, after all, for a "fat man" like me, the width of the space inside the car is more important than anything else.