In the highly competitive automobile market, for car companies, it seems that only continuous upgrading can maintain the competitiveness of products. This is well confirmed by the Ford Mondeo, as one of the first joint venture mid-size vehicles to enter the Chinese market, its highest annual sales can exceed 120,000 units. However, with the introduction of more and more new models in the B-segment market, Mondeo's sales have gradually declined. Although it has undergone many changes, on the whole, it is still difficult to change the soup and not change the medicine, and it is difficult to return to the previous peak period. However, recently, after 9 years, Mondeo finally ushered in the debut of its new generation of models, so does the new generation of Mondeo have the strength to share a piece of the hot models such as Accord and Camry? Can it still return to its previous grades? Let's take a closer look.
Fully "copied" EVOS, but with a more attractive look?
After we are accustomed to the more complex shape design of accord and Camry, let's look at Mondeo, whose appearance is more in line with the popular simple and sporty design style. The appearance of the new generation of Ford Mondeo can be said to be a new look compared to the current model, it looks even a bit "colliding" with EVOS, all of which use a large-size grille, the inside of the grille uses a scaly design, and when unlocking the vehicle, it can also show breathing ups and downs, which is interesting. In addition, there is a through-beam light strip on the front face, which is connected to the headlight shape on both sides, creating a unique scientific and technological atmosphere.
There are also many popular elements on the side of the body, such as hidden door handles, sneaky body and other designs, in addition, the segmented waist line in front of and behind the body is very characteristic, and the lines on the door cause a concave visual effect, which complements the bulge at the door handle and strengthens the sense of strength on the side of the body.
The rear part of the car has an upward-leaning ducktail design, the tail lights are also through-type shapes, but after lighting up is a three-stage effect, the recognition is still quite high, the layering of the rear is also very obvious, although the chrome exhaust port below is decorative, but it makes the tail shape look more coordinated. It can be seen that the appearance of the new generation of Mondeo is more fashionable than before, although the appearance of Accord and Camry adopts a completely different design style, but the overall shape is also relatively simple and durable, which should not be difficult for young consumers to accept.
Is there a triple screen that can "kill" the Accord/Camry?
(Pictured is the interior of the Ford EVOS)
Information on the interior section of the all-new Ford Mondeo has not yet been released, but we can roughly guess the future interior style of the Mondeo with reference to the latest family interior design on EVOS. EVOS is equipped with a 27-inch central control screen and a 12.3-inch LCD dashboard, and adopts a joint screen design, which gives people a sense of technology for new energy vehicles, and EVOS also uses a knob design on the gear shift mechanism, which is both simple and very advanced. Although the Accord's 8-inch central control screen and Camry's 10.1-inch central control screen are enough to meet the intelligent needs of the driving process, they are still slightly inferior in comparison. However, the abundant physical buttons on the Accord and Camry may be more convenient to operate when driving.
As for the configuration, although there is no specific information at present, from the appearance of the appearance that has been announced, the new generation of Mondeo is equipped with 4 parking radars and adaptive cruise radar on the front of the car, and there is a front-view camera on the front windshield, and a reversing image camera can also be seen on the rear of the car. In these aspects, Mondeo surpassed the entry-level models of accord and Camry. In addition, according to ford's latest triple screen design and SYNC+2.0 car engine system on evos, it is speculated that the future of Mondeo's scientific and technological performance and intelligent level will also be greatly upgraded, and compared with the relatively traditional Accord and Camry, which are relatively intelligent, it is presumably able to have a better scientific and technological performance.
Take nearly 3 meters wheelbase and 2.0T under the blood cost?
In terms of body size, the new generation of Ford Mondeo's length, width and height are 4935/1875/1500mm, the wheelbase is 2945mm, and there is no small improvement in all aspects of the size, and the wheelbase of nearly 3 meters is a leading level in the field of B-class cars. Compared to the Camry with a wheelbase of 2825mm and the Accord with a 2830mm wheelbase, Mondeo has a lot longer wheelbase. The Accord has a slight advantage over the Camry in terms of space performance, we are not strangers, its rear seat space is still quite generous, and the space utilization is very high, the storage space is also very sufficient, enough to meet the various passenger needs of daily cars. The larger, wider and taller Mondeo is expected to be more surprising in the future.
In terms of power, according to the tail mark of the new generation of Ford Mondeo, it can be inferred that it will be equipped with a 2.0T engine, with a maximum power of 238 horsepower and a maximum torque of 376 Nm, which is expected to be an 8-speed manual transmission, which is no stranger to this powertrain, and can be seen on EVOS. Compared to the Accord's main 1.5T engine, it is 44 horsepower higher, and compared to the Camry's main 2.5L naturally aspirated engine, it is even 29 horsepower higher, and the power performance is more powerful. However, in terms of fuel consumption, Accord, Camry, etc. have always been known for fuel saving, but fortunately, Mondeo equipped with 2.0T is expected to only need to add No. 92 gasoline, and the fuel cost of the later car maintenance should not be too high.
Write at the end
After 9 years, the new generation of Ford Mondeo can be said to have brought many surprises in all aspects, not only has a more fashionable and stylish vehicle design, but also has a wheelbase of nearly 3 meters and a powertrain of 2.0T+8AT is also at the leading level of the same level of models. Although Mondeo's competitiveness in the mid-size car market has not been as good as before in recent years, after this new upgrade, it even has a stronger product strength than hot models such as Accord and Camry. In the future, after the listing of the new generation of Mondeo, it is worth looking forward to whether it can return to the previous sales.