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For some car companies, only when they are hit by the market, they know that they are "wrong", and Changan Ford is like this!
In fact, when it comes to Changan Ford, many people should be impressed, after all, it was once one of the brands that consumers could not buy a car, with annual sales of nearly one million vehicles in the heyday, and it is not too much to call it the first echelon of the joint venture.
In particular, its Magic Car Fox, the market heat at that time was comparable to Volkswagen Golf. But now golf is still being talked about, and Fox is only left with a sigh, and reality has given The replacement Fox a heavy blow!
Once upon a time, the Ford Focus won the hearts of many Chinese consumers with its good chassis and handling, becoming one of the best-selling compact cars in the market.
On the other hand, now, its average monthly sales are only about 2,000 vehicles, the reason is that I personally feel that the whole series of three-cylinder machines have to "back the pot". In July 2019, Fox ushered in its own replacement model, in addition to the exterior and interior of the new look, it also boldly replaced the four-cylinder engine with a three-cylinder engine.
However, the market has not bought it, the three-cylinder engine is always unacceptable, no matter how advanced your technology is, how much the power parameters are comparable to the four-cylinder machine, how well the vibration suppression and NVH are in place, sorry I can't accept the three-cylinder machine.
In other words, consumers' cognition of the three-cylinder machine has not yet met the initial expectations of the manufacturer, so what to do? Classic models are always reluctant to give up, so Fox finally compromised with the market.
Recently, in the latest issue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology declaration directory, we saw the figure of The Ford Focus again, this time it also brought us a surprise, will use the code name CAF479WQ6 1.5T four-cylinder engine.
Yes, it was previously used on Mondeo and Wing Tiger, Ford owners should be no stranger to it, the declaration information shows the maximum power of 130KW (177Ps). It is reported that this new car will be released in the second quarter of this year.
As a mid-term revamp, in addition to this big "big change" in power, the appearance of the Fox in the declaration chart has also changed, and the front face adopts a front surround of the through-through design, while the new style of headlights and front grille are replaced, giving people a more sporty visual effect.
This design style is basically the same as that of overseas models, and it is still available in hatchback and sedan versions, as well as the corresponding ST Line and S EDITION versions.
In terms of size, the sedan model has a length, width and height of 4664 (4672)/1824/1467 (1460) mm, and a wheelbase of 2705 mm. The hatchback model is 4404 (4401)/1824/1453 (1470) mm in length, width and height, and has a wheelbase of 2705 mm.
From the data point of view, the new car has a slight increase in body size, but the wheelbase remains unchanged, so the change in the entire interior space should not be particularly large. As for the interior, this time there is no exposure to refer to the overseas version of the model.
In fact, from the beginning of Fox sales, it was rumored to change back to the four-cylinder engine, but Ford has not made up its mind, but after seeing Buick Yinglang increase the four-cylinder engine, sales have rebounded significantly, and Ford finally can't sit still, after all, sales have fallen too badly in recent years!
To be honest, I have always felt that the Focus full range of three-cylinder engines is too aggressive, if the high-end model uses a four-cylinder engine, I believe the overall sales will not be so.
Of course, touching this "minefield", obviously more than one Fox, Nissan X-Trail claims to spend a lot of money to develop a three-cylinder engine, but consumers just do not pay, the current monthly sales maintained at the level of 4,000 vehicles, it had to resume production of the old generation of X-Trail.
Therefore, it is not difficult to see that the current consumers are complaining and boycotting the three-cylinder engine, and those car companies that want to "try" must carefully consider Oh!
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