Fox this car has been very popular since the second generation was introduced into The country, because the 05-model Fox has been a full-car single suspension and AT transmission after the former McPherson, in that period, the vast majority of models at the same price are plate suspension and CVT, plus Ford's chassis tuning and hatchback Fox short body, Fox has the name of excellent chassis control, monthly sales of more than 30,000 units close to 40,000 units is a common thing, until the end of 2018.
But when the 2019 Fox came on the market, monthly sales plummeted directly to about two or three thousand units, and then have been sluggish to the present, monthly sales have recently been only 141 units, which is unique before, and the culprit of all this is because all 19 Fox series are equipped with three-cylinder engines as standard.
Although there are previous lessons from Yinglang, Lingpai and Maribal XL and other models, fox still uses a three-cylinder engine, although it has a mid-direct injection double injection system, closed cylinder technology, crankshaft eccentric design and other technical blessings, and although one cylinder is missing, but the power is almost the same, the maximum power of the current three-cylinder Fox is 128kw, only 2kw less than the four-cylinder engine. But it is clear that domestic consumers are not buying this engine with lower power consumption and similar power.
And recently, the new Fox declaration news flowed out, the new Fox will be listed as soon as the second quarter of this year, will have a new sports kit and interior, the biggest highlight is the full range of four-cylinder engines, the declaration information shows that the mid-term modification of the Fox will be equipped with a 1.5T engine codenamed CAF479WQ6, the maximum power is 130kW, and Mondeo and The Wing Tiger is the same model of engine.
Can Fox, who has returned to the four-cylinder, be able to salvage the sales that have almost collapsed? At least from now on, it seems that it is not too late to make amends. Because from the full series of three-cylinder models to now only about 3 years, and although the three-cylinder has been changed, the reputation of Fox's good control is still there.
It is foreseeable that the Fox for the four-cylinder will still be very popular with the Chinese, and the increase in sales is inevitable, you may wish to refer to the similar example of Yinglang, but I don't know if it can reach the previous sales level. Fox also once again confirmed in The country that the three-cylinder road is not feasible.
To put it in, in fact, what the Chinese people refuse is not three cylinders, but three cylinders that have no cost performance. Three cylinders than four cylinders less than a cylinder, bringing energy saving and emission reduction, environmental protection is a good thing for car companies, but for consumers, three cylinders do not bring any benefits, fuel consumption is not necessarily much lower than four cylinders, but the cost is the price of four cylinders, how to calculate is not worth the deal.
Why should we consumers risk a three-cylinder engine with reduced comfort in a few years to buy a three-cylinder with the same price as a four-cylinder? Of course, as long as the price is in place, let alone a three-cylinder engine, it is two cylinders, and what should be sold will still be sold.
And although the NVH control can be used in the early stage, it can also be solved by replacing the foot glue in the later stage, but one cylinder less than the four cylinders is still a natural defect of the three cylinders.
Digression: CAF479WQ6 engine has been a product of many years ago, the technology is not advanced, although it is one more cylinder than the current Focus, but there is little difference in the power experience, and the fuel consumption will increase, I feel that the Ford that returns to this four-cylinder engine is helpless, and it is really up to the market to act.
(Image from the Internet)
Edit | yy