In China, the word three-cylinder can be said to be criticized by consumers, the reason is very simple, the early three-cylinder engine in terms of technology and mature reliability is far inferior to the four-cylinder engine, in many cases have a high maintenance cost and poor experience of use. The most intuitive, after the Ford Focus adopted a three-cylinder engine, it directly went from 10,000 or 20,000 sales in a single month of that year to 1,000 or 2,000 today. Ford obviously knows what its problems are, so in the latest MIIT new car declaration information, we found a new four-cylinder Focus, as a medium-term modification of the model it now urgently needs to change, is to replace a new set of four-cylinder engines.
From the declaration information, it can be seen that Ford's new Focus uses a 1.5T engine code-named CAF479WQ6, which is the same as the engine above the current Mondeo and Wing Tiger, only slightly different from the code name, and slightly higher in terms of maximum output power, reaching 130kW, while although the drivetrain is not stated, it is expected to still use an 8AT transmission.
Secondly, as a mid-term redesign model, the appearance design of the new Focus is still very different from the current model, and more is to continue the design style of the overseas version of the model, becoming more radical and sporty. Especially in terms of details, there is still a certain difference between the domestic version of the model and the overseas version of the version on sale. From the perspective of the figure, the front bracketing shape in the declaration figure is quite different from the overseas version of the model.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to the ordinary version of the model, Fox will still provide two special versions, namely ST Line version and S EDITION version, and these two versions will provide exclusive body drawing and detail design, ST Line will have a more sporty kit, S EDITION is expected to use more personalized wheels, black rear spoiler and body drawing and other highlights of particularity.
In addition, the new Focus will still provide hatchback and sedan versions for different consumers to choose from, and a slight increase in body length is expected, but the wheelbase will remain unchanged. Taking the sedan version as an example, the body length of the new model will be higher than the current model's 4647mm, while the wheelbase will still be 2705mm, which can be used as a daily household.
In terms of interior design, it is not shown in the declaration information, but it is expected to be consistent with the current model and will not be modified too much. The central control adopts a large-size screen with a floating type, internal integrated voice control and various rich functions to improve the convenience of use.
The configuration of some of the current models is already high enough, in addition to the minimum equipped with leather seats, keyless entry, keyless start and multimedia systems, etc., and the new remodeled model is expected to have a configuration upgrade, further improving the competitiveness of the product.
The most important change of the new mid-term redesign of Fox is to abandon the original three-cylinder engine and change to the four-cylinder engine that domestic consumers prefer, knowing that domestic consumers have always had a skeptical attitude towards the three-cylinder engine. After changing to a four-cylinder engine, combined with its original strong product strength, sales returned to the original single month of 10,000 or 20,000 is still worth looking forward to. And now the last problem, but also the most important problem is the pricing strategy, according to the cash point of view, the price of fox after the change of the model if between 100,000-150,000 yuan, combined with the later discount, may be able to get a new life.