On January 17, the new Changan Ford Mondeo was officially unveiled, many people said that this model and Changan Ford EVOS have a very high degree of similarity, can be called EVOS sedan version, after all, in the body size and wheelbase are very close, but this model also reminds people of a new car in Changan Lincoln, this model debuted at last year's Guangzhou Auto Show and announced the pre-price, there are four i-cool models and three i-share models, The total pre-sale price range of the seven models is 255,000 to 342,000 yuan. Compared with the new Changan Ford Mondeo that has just been unveiled and the pre-sale time has not yet been determined, Lincoln Z is obviously a step ahead, but from the perspective of the different positioning of the Lincoln brand and the Ford brand, the new Changan Ford Mondeo will be much cheaper than the Changan Lincoln Z in terms of price, and the price range of the entry-level model is expected to enter within 200,000 yuan like EVOS. So, is the new Changan Ford Mondeo more worth the wait than the Changan Lincoln Z?
Lincoln Z luxury is stronger The new Changan Ford Mondeo is more sporty
In terms of exterior design, Changan Lincoln Z and the new Changan Ford Mondeo have similarities in the body line, but in the details of the two models obviously have their own style orientation, of which Changan Lincoln Z uses a large number of soft lines to outline the body, and uses i cool and i enjoy double appearance design, the structure inside the star shine front grille looks very much like an electric vehicle, the size of the grille is also very large, the LED light strip that runs through the grille will connect the headlights on the left and right sides of the led daytime running lights together. The sense of unity is very strong.
In contrast, the front face of the new Changan Ford Mondeo adopts the same new family design elements as EVOS, the front face is an octagonal grille, the interior is a scale-like layout, and EVOS can be accompanied by the unlocking action to adjust the angle of the scales, full of technology, with split lights and the three-stage intake design below, the overall look is more sporty than the Changan Lincoln Z.
In the design of the body side, the design of the Changan Lincoln Z body side looks more full than the new Changan Ford Mondeo, i enjoy and i cool models with their own distinctive integrated side logos, integrated with the induction hidden door handles, with the lateral extension design of the tail appear three-dimensional and layered sense is in place, the taillights of the tail adopt a new 3D suspension design, after lighting up, the recognition is very high, and the bottom uses the exhaust decoration of the new Changan Ford Mondeo modeling, which looks luxurious.
In contrast, the body side of the new Changan Ford Mondeo is more muscular than the Changan Lincoln Z, especially the area near the tail has added a rib line, with a convex and concave door curve, it seems that the entire side body tension is full, the hidden door handle shape is relatively close to the Changan Lincoln Z, and the taillight cavity of the taillight cavity at the tail end uses a classic "three vertical" structure similar to ford Muskang, which further enhances the sense of movement, and the exhaust decoration shape at the bottom is similar to the Changan Lincoln Z But if you look at the tail, the similarity between the two models is still very high.
In terms of body size, Changan Lincoln Z in addition to the slight advantage in body length, body width and height, wheelbase are shorter than the new Changan Ford Mondeo, especially in the wheelbase, the new Changan Ford Mondeo than Changan Lincoln Z is 15mm longer, while both models use a horizontal front-drive layout, the difference in the actual driving space in the car should not be very large, may be the new Changan Ford Mondeo in the head space and rear leg space will occupy a certain advantage.
70% similarity in interiors between the two models
In the interior design, the similarity between the Changan Lincoln Z and the new Changan Ford Mondeo reached 70%, and the most concerned is the penetrating integrated screen equipped with the two models. Among them, Changan Lincoln Z uses a 12.3-inch full LCD meter with a 27-inch through-type high-definition panoramic screen, while the new Changan Ford Mondeo also uses a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument with a 27-inch (4K) large joint screen, the horizontal width of the screen reaches 1.1 meters, in fact, because the new Changan Ford Mondeo is wider than the Changan Lincoln Z in the interior width, and Changan Lincoln Z adopts the horizon design principle to integrate the screen and the air conditioning outlet, so visually it feels that the screen coverage area of the new Changan Ford Mondeo is not as good as changan Lincoln Z.
In addition, in the interior details, Changan Lincoln Z and the new Changan Ford Mondeo have adopted a large area of soft material wrapping, the texture is still in place, but Changan Lincoln Z in the lower position of the center console set up a shift button, compared to the new Changan Ford Mondeo in front of the central armrest in front of the knob shift mechanism is more ingenious, in addition to the use of material positioning in the luxury medium-sized car Changan Lincoln Z use leather with piano paint buttons, wood grain trim combination, more quality.
At the same time, in the shape of the steering wheel, Changan Lincoln Z adopts a double-frame design, the multi-functional buttons in the direction of nine o'clock and six o'clock are touch-type, more technological and luxurious, while the new Changan Ford Mondeo adopts a three-spoke symmetrical steering wheel, and the multi-functional buttons use physical buttons with rollers, which is more convenient to operate. It is worth noting that from the current real shooting of the new Changan Ford Mondeo high-end model using B&O's sound system, while the Changan Lincoln Z high-end model is equipped with Revel Ruiwei audio, which is also Lincoln's official cooperative brand, what difference in the auditory effect remains to be experienced.
The powertrain is not much different, and the suspension structure is consistent
In terms of power, Changan Lincoln Z and the new Changan Ford Mondeo are equipped with 2.0T engines, but the performance is slightly adjusted, of which the 2.0T engine equipped with Changan Lincoln Z has a maximum power of 181kW and a peak torque of 376N·m, matching the 8-speed manual transmission, and the official zero-hundred acceleration is 6.8 seconds. In contrast, the 2.0T engine equipped with the new Changan Ford Mondeo has a maximum power of 175kW, the peak torque of 376N·m is the same as changan Lincoln Z, and it also matches the 8-speed manual transmission, and the chassis and Changan Lincoln Z use the suspension of the front McPherson rear multi-link, which shows that the difference between the two models is actually not very large.
Whether it is Changan Lincoln Z or the new Changan Ford Mondeo, under the increasingly fierce market competition in the domestic medium-sized car market, the market pressure it faces is not small, and the current pre-price of Changan Lincoln Z is compared to the same level of luxury medium-sized cars, although there is a certain price advantage, but it is still not enough to attract consumers, and the new Changan Ford Mondeo currently released relevant information, the product force is still very strong, if the price can enter the range of 200,000 yuan, and Lincoln Z to open the distance, then, I believe that for Changan Ford, it is a very good complementary model in the mid-size car market.