Recently, the mid-term redesign of the Fox declaration information was exposed, and the domestic Fox declaration model included hatchback version, sedan version and corresponding ST Line and S EDITION versions.
First of all, the new car has obvious adjustments in appearance, which is basically consistent with the overseas version that has been released, but it has also been localized in some details. For example, the front surround adopts a through-through design, a new style of headlights and a fish-scale front grille, making the whole car look more youthful and aggressive.
In terms of body size, the sedan version has a length, width and height of 4664 (4672)/1824/1467 (1460) mm and a wheelbase of 2705 mm, while the hatchback version has a length, width and height of 4404 (4401)/1824/1453 (1470) mm and a wheelbase of 2705 mm. Compared with the current model, the wheelbase has not changed, but the body size has increased slightly, and the internal seating space should not change much.
Of course, the biggest highlight of the new car is the replacement of the entire series with a four-cylinder engine, and the declaration information shows that the mid-term modification of the Fox will be equipped with a 1.5T engine codenamed CAF479WQ6, with a maximum power of 130kW.
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In fact, from the perspective of energy conservation and emission reduction, the three-cylinder engine is not wrong, but suffering from the Chinese consumer market's "stereotyped" cognition of the three-cylinder engine, the three-cylinder engine has never ushered in the spring of sales in the Chinese market, and The Focus can change back to the four-cylinder engine in its entirety, which is undoubtedly the embodiment of Ford China 2.0 "more Ford, more Chinese".
But switching back to a four-cylinder engine doesn't mean Fox can easily get back to the top, and Fox's sales highlight was in 2014. In that year, the Ford Focus sold more than 390,000 vehicles, winning the sales champion in the sedan segment for three consecutive years.
Although fox after the mid-term restructuring will have a great improvement in appearance and performance, but today's family car market has long been a strong set, in addition to civic, Langyi and other joint venture old rivals, Chinese brands have recently emerged MG6, Shadow Leopard and other sports coupe models, from the appearance to the quality can already compete with the same level of joint venture products.
In particular, the upcoming Changan UNI-V is also a displacement of 1.5T, and the performance parameters are also relatively advantageous. Therefore, after switching back to the four-cylinder engine, Fox needs to show greater sincerity if it wants to make a difference. We will continue to pay attention to more product information about new cars!