【Pacific Auto Network New Car Channel】Recently, with the release of a new generation of Ford Mondeo (inquiry base price| check the reference), the new interior design has also ushered in an official debut. The new car adopts a design style similar to EVOS, and the huge screen that crosses the entire center console is particularly conspicuous, and is wrapped in a large number of soft materials, which integrates function and technology well.
Inside the car, the new car adopts a minimalist design style, and the entire central control panel is mainly replaced by a huge screen with a width of 1.1 meters, including a 12.3-inch LCD instrument and a 27-inch 4K central control screen, in addition to EVOS and Mondeo models, it will appear on more Ford models in the future.
The instrument panel is coated with a large number of soft materials, and the seat color material is also treated with a two-color treatment consistent with the instrument panel door panel, creating a young, sporty design atmosphere. In addition, the car is equipped with B&O brand audio, with a 10-speaker sound system, bringing more advanced sensory enjoyment. In addition, the configuration of the new car in terms of assisted driving and other aspects is not yet known.
In terms of appearance, the new generation of Mondeo adopts a new "potential energy aesthetics" family design, the front face is still a large-size polygonal grille, while inheriting the classic elements, it has been further expanded, and it can highlight the visual effect of strong forward. The light sets on both sides adopt a split design similar to those of the Ford EVOS, and are matched with through-LED light strips, which effectively extends the visual width of the vehicle horizontally.
In terms of human-vehicle interaction, the new car also has a grille welcome mode, including the rhythm of the grille breathing, the effect of the through-type headlights being lit in turn, and the taillight part also has a similar dynamic light language, which can better increase the interactive experience.
The side of the body adopts a relatively rear cockpit positioning, coupled with a very smooth body line, showing a more sporty body posture. In addition, the new car also adopts a blackened column design, creating a suspended roof while using a large number of chrome decorations for detailing, which enhances a lot of layering.
The lower side of the car is also matched with black highlight lines, which also reduces the thickness of the vehicle to a certain extent. At the same time, you can see that the connection between the C-pillar of the vehicle and the rear of the car is very smooth, and the hidden door handle design is also adopted, which brings a very smooth visual feeling.
In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4935/1875/1500mm, and a wheelbase of 2945mm, which is nearly 100mm more than the current model. The new car also features 19-inch cyclone rims and comes with sporty Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 series tires with tire sizes of 235/45 R19.
The rear of the car adopts a styling design that echoes the headlights, and the three-column element treatment allows us to see the shadow of the Ford Mustang, and also intentionally shows the pursuit of sportiness and speed. The upturned duck tail is not very mechanically stacked on the rear of the car, but is very well interlaced with the taillights.
The decorative end pipe design is adopted under the rear of the car, which further breaks the traditional perception of gasoline vehicles, and the black area inside also uses 3D scale armor.
In the power part, the new generation of Mondeo is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine model CAF488WQC, which can output a maximum power of 175 kW, which is 23 kW higher than the current 2.0T engine, and the peak torque is also increased from 354N·m to 376 N·m. In addition, the new car is mated to an 8-speed manual transmission.
(Text: Pacific Auto Network Yayong)