Last year's car market has both challenges and opportunities, the arrival of the chip crisis did not stop the major car companies from releasing new cars, and after the shortage of chip supply in 2022 eases, the new car tide may go further, so friends who are ready to buy a car this year can have to polish their eyes and choose well, and if you are really dazzled, then the following three blockbuster new cars that are about to be replaced may be worthy of your attention.
Volkswagen Lingdu
Generally speaking, even after a car is replaced, it will more or less inherit some of the design elements of the previous generation model, but Lingdu may be an exception, from the previously exposed declaration chart, the new Lingdu compared with the current model, in addition to the name and LOGO, basically have nothing to do with it.
It is worth mentioning that the new Lingdu is wider, its body size is 4784/1831/1469mm, the wheelbase is 2731mm, with a full range of upgrades, luxury wide-body coupe PLUS belongs to yes. However, the biggest point of controversy of the new car is actually the design, especially the magic front face, although it has a supercar style, but it is really contrary to put on a compact family car, and the interior has changed the traditional shape of the public today, and the integrated through-screen composed of a large-size LCD screen + a large-size central control screen is replaced, in addition, the new car also has a frameless door, a sneaky body and other selling points, and the sports attribute is further enhanced. In the power part, the new Lingdu still provides two power versions of the 1.4T engine, the maximum power is 131 horsepower and 150 horsepower, and in the future, after the large-scale mass production of the new 1.5T engine, the 1.5T version may be launched later.
If nothing else, the new Lingdu is about to be officially released this month, is expected to be listed in the first quarter, the price or still maintain in the range of cash, are you optimistic about the prospects of new cars?
Ford Mondeo
This generation of Mondeo has gone through nearly 9 years since its release in 2013, and sales have long since ceased to be the courage of the year, so it is imperative to change generations, and with the new generation of Mondeo's declaration map exposed online, the new car will come in the first half of the year without accident.
In other parts of the world, Mondeo has either disappeared or is about to stop production, so this generation will focus on the Chinese market in the future, in other words, it may be a Chinese specialty car. From the design point of view, the new Mondeo is almost a sedan version of EVOS, the front face shape is almost the same, its body length and width are 4935/1875/1500mm, the wheelbase is 2945mm, a circle larger than the old model, directly approaching the family flagship Ford Taurus, the new car will be launched after the listing of the ST Line version. The power part is the 2.0T turbocharged engine that we are familiar with, with a maximum power of 238 horsepower, matched with an 8AT gearbox, which has been installed on models such as Ruiji and EVOS, and the book parameters and actual experience can be satisfactory.
If the entire Mondeo series is a 2.0T engine, the starting price may be directly close to 200,000, which is not competitive for the mid-size car market, which is already heavily involved, how do you think the new Mondeo should be priced?
Mitsubishi Orlander
In the blink of an eye, this generation of Outlander has been listed for nearly a decade, and the domestic version has also been in the joint venture compact SUV market for many years since its release in 2016, and the replacement can be described as imminent, but the new Outlander has actually been released overseas at the beginning of last year, but until this year it will be introduced into domestic production.
I have to say that the appearance design of the new Outlander is very eye-catching, similar to the front of the Car of Pajero Jinchang brings a heavy visual effect, with the tough and straight body lines, the tough guy atmosphere comes out at once, and at the moment when the design of the urban SUV has been "off-road", the new Outlander can be said to have mastered the wealth code. And in the interior that everyone has been complaining about for a long time, the new Outlander finally has a shame, not only the layout is more concise and generous, the variety of materials and color collocations make it look even a little luxurious, it is worth mentioning that the new car still provides a 2+3+2 7-seat layout. As a member of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, the interior of the new Outlander, although full of Nissan flavor, did not follow Nissan's aggressive three-cylinder strategy in terms of power, but was equipped with a 2.5L engine, matched with a CVT gearbox, and it is likely to continue to use the combination of 2.0L/2.5L engine after domestic production.
After solving the shortcomings in the interior, the new Outlander is undoubtedly more fragrant, if the domestic production can continue to maintain the current more people-friendly pricing strategy, then it is not impossible for it to rank among the top sales of joint venture SUVs, do you think?