Introduction: In today's domestic market, among the joint venture brands, such as Japan and Germany, which occupy almost half of the market share, other traditional car brands are unconsciously being 'marginalized', and even so, car companies are still constantly updating their products, trying to find a way to break the game in the process, including the American brand we want to talk about today - Ford.
From the release of the new Mondeo last month, to the new Focus return to the four cylinders, Ford has come up with the momentum to give it a go this year, and just recently, the new Ford Explorer has been exposed on the Internet, so what are the changes and highlights of the new car as the main model that supports the sales of Ford cars?
New real cars
From the declaration information, the exterior design of the new car uses two different design versions, one set is the dot matrix type in front of the net, while the other set of the net on the basis of the former to increase the horizontal penetration of chrome trim, 'double-sided' shape is also a common design idea used by many car companies at present, in order to achieve the appearance of the update at the same time, can also meet the aesthetics of most users as much as possible.
In addition to the internal design of the central net, the outline of the grille has also been changed, adjusted from the current hexagonal design to a more rounded style, the headlamp group has also been readjusted, and chrome decoration has been added to the air vents on both sides, which has enhanced a certain sense of refinement, and there is no change in the overall momentum.
Old model
The taillights are the most obvious positions for rear changes, the horizontal light group design makes the vision of the new car more spacious, and the chrome decoration through the black elements is well combined with the light groups on both sides to create a penetrating tail light effect, and the sense of hierarchy is also very rich.
New
The focus of the new car is coming, the change in the interior is very obvious, the large joint screen design is the design elements that have been used in the new cars launched by Ford recently, such as the new Ford Mondeo released last month, it is interesting that the joint screen of the Ford Explorer is different from Mondeo, EVOS and other models, it is the layout combination of the central control + co-driver, extended to the front of the co-driver, the scientific and technological atmosphere has improved a lot, and after replacing the interior layout, the overall is more simple.
Vintage interior
New interior
Finally, in terms of hardware, the new car will continue to be equipped with a 2.3T engine, matching the 10AT automatic transmission, with a maximum power of 203kW, a maximum torque of 425N·m, and providing front-mounted rear-drive and four-wheel drive drive, so at the hardware level, the Ford Explorer is still very capable of playing in its peers.
Ah Chuan commented on the car
Looking back at previous years, the overall sales performance of the Ford brand is not prominent, but in the SUV, showing a stable growth trend, became last year's performance highlights, Ford Explorer last year's sales increased by 43.4% year-on-year, which is also the embodiment of product strength, today's mid-term remodeled models, Ford's new explorer adjustment is still relatively direct, while retaining its own advantages, the interior of the large screen is also for the shortcomings and improvements made, it is understood that the new car plan will be unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April this year, It is expected to be announced in the first half of the year, and friends who hold coins to be purchased can look forward to it.