Fuel-saving economy + joint venture quality, Fox can be strong, but the whole series of three cylinders
In the domestic hatchback market, in fact, there are many well-known models, such as Honda Fit, Ford Focus, etc., which have successfully attracted the attention of many consumers with the delicacy and compactness of the hatchback, such as Ford's Focus, which has a very good performance in the market before, but now the whole series of three cylinders has led to its dismal sales.
Price analysis
Fox's guidance price range is 108,88-153,800 yuan, the current car is generally preferential 15,000 yuan, the price range of the naked car after the discount is 9.38-138,800 yuan, in other words, the car is currently less than 100,000 yuan naked car price can buy a low-end model, even if the top hunting version model, the full landing price is only in the early 150,000 yuan, its price is not too high for a joint venture compact car, but the Focus is all three cylinders, which leads to many people are reluctant to consider Fox.
In terms of appearance, this real-time model is the Fox's hunting version, as a hunting version, the car retains the shape and design of Fox in terms of appearance, and also has some of the unique logos and designs of the hunting version, the most obvious, in fact, it is the bilateral double exhaust layout under the rear of the car, and the exhaust of the car also has chrome decorative embellishments, making it look more visually impactful.
When it comes to the car, the design of Fox's overall car is relatively simple, whether it is the center console, armrest or gear lever area, it is very simple and capable. But at the same time, the car is equipped with a relatively rich function, like the 8-inch full LCD dashboard or even the standard of the whole series, while there is a 12.3-inch central control screen, although it does not support some mobile phone interconnection, but the central control screen itself supports navigation, car networking, voice recognition control and OTA upgrades and other functions, so even if there is no mobile phone interconnection can fully meet the vast majority of car needs.
As a hunting version, Fox's interior seats also have some details differences with the ordinary version, the overall comfort of the Fox seats is OK, the key is that the Fox main driver supports waist adjustment, you can get a relatively comfortable riding experience. Thanks to the wheelbase of more than two meters seven, Fox's overall front and rear seating space is also relatively spacious, although the middle floor of the second row has a bulge, but the overall riding experience is not much impact, therefore, in terms of riding experience, Fox's performance is acceptable.
In terms of power, Fox's current 21 models on sale are still all three-cylinder, divided into 1.5L +6MT/6AT and 1.5T+8AT two sets of power combinations, the maximum power is 122 horsepower and 174 horsepower, even if it is the 1.5L version, its power is not bad, the zero hundred acceleration performance of the manual transmission model is 11.2s, which is not bad for a model equipped with a 1.5L engine. The 1.5T engine has the blessing of the 8-speed automatic transmission, the overall power is stronger, the reserve power is more abundant, the zero hundred acceleration performance is only 8.9s, the most critical thing is that the Fox as an American car, the 1.5T model of the NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption is only 5.5L/100km, its fuel consumption is not high, and the same level of Japanese cars are still worse, but it does not belong to the same level of German cars, but the Fox all three-cylinder, unstable factors are more.
Editor's Comments:
On the whole, Fox's overall performance is acceptable, whether it is the appearance, interior, configuration, space and power and price, although the performance is not particularly excellent, but it is not said to be very poor, it is decent, coupled with the positioning of the hatchback, in fact, in this price range can get a good market performance, but the Fox full series of three cylinders, which is unacceptable to the vast majority of domestic consumers, after all, with the same price to buy a four-cylinder car, obviously more cost-effective and realistic than the three-cylinder car, Reliability is also much stronger, so that's the main reason why Fox sales are so dismal today.