Finally from behind the scenes, Ford's new generation everest roadblocker was officially released. It seems that accustomed to the previous spy photos and imaginary pictures, when the new car comes out, it takes a lot of freshness, but it has to be said that the new generation of models has indeed been significantly improved inside and out.
The new generation of roadbreakers this time adopts the upgraded Ford T6 architecture, which previously gave birth to the Ford Bronco hardcore SUV model, so the two cars can be "called brothers" to some extent, but the two styles are completely different. In addition, the Ford T6 architecture will also launch a new Ranger pickup truck next year. Ford's plans for this wave of new car updates go quite 666.
The Ford Roadbreaker is positioned as a three-row midsize SUV, and overseas, its competitors are Toyota's Speedmaster 4Runner, and even its own Ford Bronco, but the competitors are all five-seat SUVs. As a result, Ford is more worried that the car will steal a portion of the market for the Ford Explorers. Ford officials said that the new Road Runner will launch a new Road Runner in some countries where the Ford Bronco and Explorer cannot be sold, which means that the new model will most likely not be sold in China. You know, the sales of the old road shakers in the hands of Jiangling Ford are also average.
Of course, it is still the guessing stage, which does not affect our understanding of the new car information.
The front face of the new road shaker has changed significantly, adopting a design style similar to that of pickup truck models, with headlights, mid-grid grille and tail lines all newly designed, and the visual sense is not bad. Overseas regions will propose three model configurations, namely Titanium, Sport and Platinum.
The interior of the new Roadbreaker is also very similar to the new Ranger pickup, the digital meter is divided into 8 inches and 12.4 inches according to the configuration, and the size of the central control large vertical screen includes 10.1 inches and 12 inches. The new car is equipped with panoramic images, and the high-end model also includes safety features such as driver assistance systems and blind spot monitoring.
The new roadbreaker will have three power options, including 2.3T turbo gasoline engine, 2.0T turbo diesel engine and 3.0T turbo diesel engine according to different regional sales, matching 6AT or 10AT transmission, and available in rear-drive and four-wheel drive versions according to the configuration.
The new Road Shakers have improved their ability to tow up to 7700 pounds, or about 3493 kilograms. The roof can support 220 pounds, about 100 kg dynamic load (load driving) and 770 pounds, about 350 kg static load (in place), and the original wading depth is 800mm.
At present, we are speculating whether the new road shaker will launch a raptor version, after all, the new Ranger pickup truck has been determined to launch the raptor version, and ford bronco will also be launched, the two cars will be equipped with the same 3.0T twin-turbo V6 engine, the maximum power can reach 400 horsepower, and as a new road shaker launched on the same platform, Ford's information is quite rare, but it revealed that the new road runner will launch a hybrid version in the future.
The new Ford Roadbreaker is currently in production at Ford's Thailand and Ford South Africa plants and is expected to be available in selected countries later this year. Can Jiangling Ford continue to produce domestic roadbreakers? Everything is unknown at the moment.