Perhaps everyone knows that this generation of Ford Focus is equipped with a three-cylinder engine, which has fallen to this point, and the market share has been declining. But in fact, the old Fox is because of the quality of the gearbox, after the 3·15 party, it led to the double collapse of word of mouth and sales, and even we can simply understand that compared to the three-cylinder engine is despised by consumers, Ford does not want to be remembered by everyone because of quality problems.
With the rise of the Chinese car market, Ford is also constantly adjusting its strategy in the Chinese market, one is the launch of a new generation of Mondeo some time ago, which is the first replacement of the current model in 9 years, the new car adopts a new design language and powertrain; secondly, our protagonist today, the star model of the compact hatchback sedan, the only competitor of the Volkswagen Golf, the mid-term redesign of the Ford Focus.
Recently, in the latest batch of new car declaration information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the new Focus was officially unveiled, and the most eye-catching new car was replaced by a 1.5T four-cylinder turbocharged engine. At the same time, the new car has also been greatly adjusted in terms of appearance design.
Specifically, the front face of the new Focus adopts a polygonal air intake grille, the interior is honeycomb-like design, after the blackening treatment, with the narrow and sharp headlight group on both sides, the sporty temperament and combat atmosphere of the entire front face are far stronger than the current model. In addition, the front bracket ends of the ordinary version of Fox are fangs designed, while the version equipped with ST-Line components, the front surround sides are G-shaped, which is much better in visual effect.
As a mid-term redesign, the sides and tail of the new car have not been adjusted too much, but have been fine-tuned in some details, such as designing a small groove in the license plate area of the rear to reflect the layering of the tail. In general, the side design of the current Fox is already excellent enough, the sharp waistline, side skirt design and blackened multi-width sports wheels, the sporty atmosphere of the whole car is still the most outstanding in the same class.
In terms of body size, the new Focus still provides hatchback models and sedan versions, of which the hatchback version has a length, width and height of 4401/1824/1470mm and a wheelbase of 2705mm, while the sedan version is 4672/1842/1460mm, and the wheelbase is also 2705mm. In addition to the wheelbase being consistent with the current model, the other length, width and height data, the new car is different from the current model.
In terms of power, there have been rumors that if Fox is replaced by a four-cylinder engine, it is likely to choose a Changan Blue Whale engine, but according to the information in the declaration information, the new Focus is still a Ford engine, because the 1.5T four-cylinder engine with the model CAF479WQ6 comes from Changan Ford. Therefore, according to the news of all parties, the engine equipped with the new car this time is the same as the current 1.5T engine of Mondeo, but it will be different in tuning, and the new Focus is equipped with a powertrain of 1.5T+8AT this time, with a maximum power of 130kW and a peak torque of 243N·m.
With a new exterior shape, a more reliable 1.5T+8AT powertrain, and a four-cylinder turbocharged engine that the Chinese people like, it seems that Ford is already celebrating with champagne in advance, so can the new car really return to the top in the highly competitive car market?
Xiaobian privately thought it was very hanging, but it was not ruled out that the new Focus would once again become the sales pillar of the Ford brand in China. On the one hand, Fox has always had excellent mechanical quality and accumulated a deep fan base, and they are waiting for the return of the four-cylinder machine; on the other hand, in the segment of the sports car advertised by Fox, in addition to facing old rivals such as Honda Civic and Volkswagen Golf, there is no shortage of new star models such as Trumpchi Shadow Leopard and MG 6 in the autonomous camp, so the competition in the field of sports cars is not fierce. So do you think that the new Focus, which has returned to the four-cylinder engine this time, can still call the wind and rain in the Chinese car market as before?