Lincoln Z will be officially listed on March 12 this year, the pre-price is 25.50-34.20 million yuan, in time for it to go public, want to nag with everyone about this car. Directly to the conclusion, I am not optimistic about the market performance of this car, although its pre-price is relatively reasonable. In general, the official price is lower than the pre-sale price, This shows that the entry price of Lincoln Z will be lower than 255,000 yuan, it seems very thick, if you compare it horizontally, you will find that its price has no advantage, and the price of the same class of models in other second-tier luxury brands is not high, such as Cadillac CT5 is 279,700 yuan, there are currently about 35,000-40,000 yuan of discounts, after about 240,000 yuan can buy entry models, and Lincoln brand discounts have not been large, Lincoln Z compared to Cadillac CT5 is not dominant.
Lincoln Z is also a "Chinese special car", which is not sold in other markets around the world, and consumers who buy luxury B-class cars should have a hard time accepting special cars, right? The pit avoidance guide once said that the purchase of luxury brands should avoid special supply + shell change, and Lincoln Z has taken advantage of both, it is based on the Ford C2 platform, and Ford's new Mondeo platform, it can also be regarded as Lincoln's version of "Mondeo". You may say that Audi also "changes the shell", why not say Audi? Yes, audi also has models based on the MQB platform to build, such as Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf with the same platform to build, Audi Q2L and Volkswagen Tange with the platform to create, Audi Q3 and Volkswagen to explore the same platform to build, but you have to see that this is only Audi's relatively low-end model, from B-class cars above (including B-class cars), Audi is based on the MLB platform, is the root of the red Audi platform, such as Audi A4L, Audi A6L and Audi Q5L are all built on the MLB platform. The Lincoln Z is a luxury B-class car, and it also uses the Ford platform.
Like the new Mondeo platform, lincoln Z's "three big pieces" are no doubt, exactly the same as the new Mondeo, it is equipped with a 2.0T turbo engine model CAF488WQC, the maximum power is 246 horsepower, the maximum torque is 376 Nm, the drivetrain is 8AT gearbox, the chassis suspension is the front McPherson rear multi-link, the same powertrain and chassis suspension structure we can also find from the new Mondeo. Although the exterior design of Lincoln Z is very sporty and the interior is also very technological, the special supply + shell change is the reason why I am not optimistic about Lincoln Z.
BBA's luxury B-class cars needless to say, are based on the longitudinal platform to build, even cadillac CT5 is based on the longitudinal platform to create, and Lincoln Z is based on the horizontal platform to build, not that the horizontal platform is not good, but in the front suspension structure and counterweight, the horizontal platform from the bone is not as balanced as the vertical platform, the engine position of the horizontal platform is relatively front, easy to "top-heavy", affecting the handling, and the engine horizontal is bound to occupy the space of the front suspension, It is impossible to use a more balanced front double wishbone and front multi-link suspension, only the simple structure, low cost of the front McPherson suspension, as long as you drive the front double wishbone and the front multi-link suspension car, and then drive the front McPherson suspension car (except for Porsche), you will find that these are two kinds of cars. Therefore, from the platform to the bottom, Lincoln Z has no advantage, at least compared to the same price, the same level of Cadillac CT5 has no advantage.
New Mondeo interior
Since it is based on the Ford C2 platform, the electrification architecture of the Lincoln Z will be exactly the same as the new Mondeo, which means that its central control layout will be similar to the new Mondeo, the difference must be that the Lincoln Z is a button shift mechanism, and the new Mondeo is a knob shift mechanism. On the whole, the driving texture of Lincoln Z is difficult to distinguish from the new Mondeo, and the horizontal platform is built plus special supply + shell change, I think it will not go very far, and there are better options at the same price. So, what do you think about lincoln Z?