A few days ago, we learned from official channels that Changan Ford's new generation of Mondeo opened pre-sale, and a total of 4 models were launched for new cars, and its official guidance pre-price was 159,800 yuan to 219,800 yuan. It is understood that the new car will be officially listed at the Beijing Auto Show.
In the past few years, the situation of Changan Ford Group is very embarrassing, compared with nearly one million annual sales in 2016, today's Ford has long been different from the past, whether it is the iteration between models or the replacement of engines that ignore public opinion, so that many popular models are destroyed, such as: the previous Fox, Mondeo, Ruijie and other models are good examples.
Some people say that Changan Ford, which was once dim, is because designers and engineers entertain themselves, regardless of market needs, insist on launching or changing products, so after some product iterations, there is a scene of "water and soil".
But 2022 seems to be a major turning point for Ford models in China. Previously exposed, Fox wants to replace the full range of four-cylinder engines, coupled with the perennial Mondeo, has also made changes, these may be the Ford brand compromise with the Chinese market, or perhaps the Ford brand is eye-catching.
The new Mondeo can be described as a world-changing change, the appearance of the "potential energy aesthetics" of the new design, and the evos in the family is basically the same. However, in the small editor's point of view, this is a scaled-down version of EVOS. The large size of the front face cool black intake grille, with the split light group, in its body in addition to the logo, it seems that the figure of the previous generation can not be seen at all.
In the side part, the smooth multi-heel waist line intersects with each other, creating a sense of layering and strengthening the youthful atmosphere of the new generation of Mondeo. The hidden door handles and black mirrors and roof undoubtedly deepen the young positioning of the car. On the tail, it seems to be a integrated through-type taillight, but in fact, the interior is composed of three light strips, and after lighting, whether it is the cool style inside the tail lamp or the overall visual sense of the segment, giving people a feeling can be described as full of recognition.
In terms of interior, the wrap-around cockpit design comes into view, using the same 1.1 meters through the large screen as THEOVS, the overall visual impact is extremely strong, and inside the screen, Ford also joined the latest generation of car and machine system SYNC+2.0 Zhixing interconnection system, which covers multi-touch, gesture control, facial recognition, AI speech recognition, OTA upgrades and other functions. In terms of configuration, the new generation of Mondeo is equipped with panoramic electric sunroof, vehicle-road coordination, Denmark's famous B&O audio, L2-level active assisted driving, Ford Co-Pilot360 intelligent driving assistance system, etc.
In terms of power, the new generation of Mondeo is equipped with the fourth generation of the Ford family Ecobost 2.0T engine, which has a maximum power of 175 kW, a peak torque of 376 Nm, and an acceleration time of 0-100 km/h of 6.5 seconds. The transmission is matched by an 8-speed manual transmission and an 8-speed automatic transmission.
In fact, when Mondeo was released, many netizens compared it with the public "spicy steamed buns". In the small editor's point of view, the frameless car door and hatchback tailgate are indeed bright enough, but the overall shape of the smiley face or the grimace makes the editor feel that Mondeo is more suitable for a variety of people, which can be said to be all-you-can-eat, who does not feel violated, and the public "spicy steamed buns" is somewhat different, the extremely personalized style makes its use of the crowd extremely compressed, more urgent user range, will also greatly impress the final sales.
So back to the Mondeo model, people often say "good rice is not afraid of late", whether it is the Fox back to the four-cylinder engine or now the innovation of the face of the Mondeo, the product strength will definitely not be bad, in the face of the market; in the face of competitors, the choice of strength I think Ford has long been planned, although the price of Fox is still known, the product configuration is not well known, but only look at the Mondeo, the price is expected to be further reduced, I believe that the product strength and cost performance will also grow again, "this bowl of good rice is really not late."