New Car Notes
Written by | Chen Hui
On January 17, taking advantage of the opening of the Ford China Design Center, Ford unveiled the appearance of a new generation of Mondeo (hereinafter referred to as the replacement of Mondeo).
Yes, only the appearance.
At this point, nearly 9 years have passed since the previous generation of Mondeo made its domestic debut. Usually, the replacement cycle of a main sales model is about 7 years - the replacement of Mondeo makes consumers wait for two more years, the question is, is the wait for the "wait party" worth it?
No "Martin Face", but does it matter?
Designers decide the styling style of a car. It is reported that the new car styling design is led by Ford's young Chinese design team, which accounts for more than three-quarters of designers under the age of 35, which at least ensures that the replacement of Mondeo will not be a "middle-aged cadre". So, what did the replacement of Mondeo look like? Let's take a look.
The first is a significant increase in body size, the previous generation of Mondeo is a standard B-class sedan, the replacement of Mondeo has been upgraded in an all-round way on the basis of the previous generation, its length increased by 62mm to 4935mm, the width increased by 23mm to 1875mm, the height also increased by 30mm to 1500mm, the wheelbase change is more obvious, fully increased by 95mm to 2945mm, which is close to the size of the C-class sedan.
The front face was replaced quite thoroughly, the "Martin face" disappeared, replaced by Ford's new generation of "octagonal" family face, like EVOS, the size of the central net is huge, the decoration of the built-in breathing 3D parametric scale grille, and the interior of the middle net is the active intake grille of the Ford family; the split light group is more special and equipped with a penetrating front light strip. In this regard, netizen comments are divided into two factions, one faction said "miss Martin's face", and the other faction said "the new face is not bad, the movement feels in place".
The side is very recognizable, but also personally believe that the design of the most successful place, the big slip back movement is strong, and also brings a better wind resistance coefficient (Cd0.29); the profile is concave and convex, the muscle sense is very strong, reflecting the characteristics of the American car; in order to better create a sense of sport, the replacement of Mondeo also adopted the upper and lower two-color body color, and the wheel rim size of the new car also reached 19 inches. In this regard, there are two kinds of folk sounds, 70/80 generally believes that monochrome body is more elegant, and post-90s think that two-color is more sporty. It is worth mentioning that as a fuel vehicle, the replacement Mondeo also uses the electric hidden door handle commonly found in new energy vehicles.
The rear shape of the car is a good echo with the front face, the tail light shape is similar to the headlight shape, look closely, there is the shadow of the Mach-E taillights, the recognition is quite high; the upper part of the tail adopts the classic ducktail design, this detail can be seen in the previous generation of Mondeo and Mustang and other models, the exhaust of the left and right double below is also transverse modeling processing, and the real exhaust is hidden in the bumper.
Overall, although the size has been greatly improved, and even has reached the administrative level, the replacement of Mondeo still continues the main tone of the movement in terms of design, and the overall shape is young and dynamic.
Spoiler 1: The interior focuses on the sense of technology
As a veteran fan of the Mondeo car series, the author is very unhappy with the popular style of the automotive industry that "holds the pipa and half covers the face" - they have waited for so long that the whole conference only shows the appearance.
But it's Mondeo. Such a heavy model, how can there be no gossip? If you don't mind where the information comes from, read on.
Then there's the interior, as mentioned above, the exterior design of the replacement Mondeo, like EVOS, is the latest Ford family design language. Therefore, for Ford, which has long used the family design, the interior design of the replacement Mondeo should be basically the same as the interior design of EVOS - the main sense of technology, the combination of 12.3-inch LCD instrument and 27-inch ultra-long central control large screen is definitely the most luxurious existence of the same level.
Of course, the intelligent performance of the new car is worth looking forward to, and people who have experienced the EVOS car machine system know that Ford's car machine system is really easy to use, and the human-computer interaction logic and reaction speed are not lost to the best autonomous models at present.
Spoiler 2: Or the whole series comes standard with 2.0T+8AT
Next, let's analyze the dynamics. On the exterior picture, we can clearly see the tail mark of the EcoBoost 245, which is the same as the tail mark of EVOS. Therefore, this replacement Mondeo is likely to be equipped with the same 2.0T turbo engine as EVOS, with a maximum horsepower of 238 hp and a maximum torque of 376 Nm, and the matching gearbox should also be Ford's self-developed 8AT gearbox. You know, this set of power can make EVOS achieve 6.6 seconds to break the hundred, so it can be speculated that the replacement of Mondeo Zero Hundred Acceleration with a lower center of gravity and a smaller wind resistance coefficient should also be in the 6 second level.
In terms of chassis structure, the replacement Mondeo is consistent with the previous model, which is still a four-wheel independent suspension structure with multiple links in front McPherson. Not surprisingly, the suspension of the new car will also use aluminum alloy material, after all, the control is still the soul of Mondeo, which has been the case in previous models, not to mention the sharp edge and explorers have also used aluminum alloy suspension.
YY: "Hu Hansan" is back?
There is no doubt that in the late replacement of Mondeo, the domestic B-class car market has undergone tremendous changes, from the perspective of the pattern, the Japanese faction is dominant, even German cars have to fear three points. So, where are the advantages of the new generation of Mondeo? Is there a chance to say "I, Hu Hansan is back"?
The author personally believes that this advantage should and must be manipulated for three reasons:
First, as a century-old car company, the advantage engraved in Ford's genes is control, which stems from its hundred years of dedication to racing cars and the application of racing technology to civilian cars, after entering the Chinese market, Ford's Fox, Mondeo, Wing Tiger and other models launched in the Chinese market are known for their control, and have a good reputation among the masses. Handling is what Ford is good at, and it is also well known to consumers.
Second, over the years, Ford has also saved a large number of die-hard fans in China. Most of the "Fu fans" are obsessed with the excellent control of Ford cars, before, Mondeo has not been replaced, everyone can only "wash and sleep", and now that the replacement model is coming, the desire in their hearts will definitely be stimulated again. Of course, why are these people who like to manipulate? Consumers between the ages of 25 and 40 like to manipulate, not a few. What is not the opportunity for the replacement of Mondeo?
Third, the so-called competition is nothing more than using one's own strengths to control others' weaknesses. Although there are many models on the market now, there are very few that can achieve excellent levels of handling. Take the B-class car as an example, the Japanese are definitely typical homeists, not to say that they are not good, but at least not with the control; the German Maiteng can also play the control card, but in the past two years, the Volkswagen car has been greatly reduced, and the "IQ tax" will inevitably affect the feelings, on the whole, the Japanese system is too pragmatic, and the German limelight has decreased sharply, which undoubtedly gives more possibilities for the replacement of Mondeo.
『 Tell me the point of view 』
This replacement of Mondeo debut, although the official only announced the appearance, however, from the perspective of various news, the most core selling point of the replacement of Mondeo has been pickpocketed, leaving aside the appearance of the opinion, summed up three points, one, the size is large, the space advantage is obvious; second, the degree of intelligence is high, the level of the car machine hangs the same level of opponents; third, good control, for those who pay attention to the quality of control, the replacement of Mondeo is really fragrant.
Of course, for a 200,000-class B-class car, the pricing is also very critical, in which range will the price of the replacement Mondeo be set? Will we be surprised again? Let's wait for the mystery to be revealed.
For the replacement of Mondeo, what do you think, and welcome to interact with us in the background.
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