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On March 18, Changan Ford's new generation of Mondeo officially opened pre-sale. A total of 4 models were released in this pre-sale, and the pre-sale manufacturer guidance price was 159,800 yuan to 219,800 yuan. The new car is equipped with a 2.0T+8AT power combination, a wheelbase of 2945mm and a length of nearly 5 meters, and is equipped with a 1.1-meter ultra-wide area HD giant screen, which is a highlight of these products, and the degree of inner roll in the traditional B-class sedan market can be clearly felt.
The new generation of Mondeo adopts Ford's new family design language of "potential energy aesthetics", through extensive market research and local research, to gain insight into the unique insights and preferences of Chinese consumers for beauty.
The front end of the car is a sharp forward-leaning posture, while a slender, highly powerful sharp line extends backwards, running through the side of the body, and intersects with the strong shoulder line and the smooth and stretched roof curve at the rear of the car, depicting the overall agility and speed of the body, and also making the wind resistance coefficient of the new car reach 0.293Cd.
The daytime running lights that run across the front face have two angles on both sides of the body that resemble those found in traditional Chinese calligraphy, further enhancing the lateral width of the new generation of Mondeo. Inspired by the curtain wall of modern architecture, the shape, size and arrangement angle of each grid are different, and the combination of parametric calculations can present rich and delicate changes in light and shadow at different angles.
The welcome induction system called "Wolong Awakening" has a sense of ceremony, when the owner approaches the vehicle with a key or a Bluetooth mobile phone, the front/tail lights are lit sequentially from the inside to the outside, like a dragon opening its sharp eyes.
In terms of interior design, the new generation of Mondeo adopts a wrap-around cockpit design, the most eye-catching is the 110cm ultra-wide area HD 4K giant screen display system, which integrates a 12.3-inch full-color digital LCD instrument panel and a 27-inch 4K central control screen. The 12.3-inch LCD instrument cluster integrates AR navigation, entertainment, road condition mode and other functions. The 27-inch central control screen supports Ford's "joint driving fun" function, through the split screen, the whole screen of the free switching, can allow the main and co-drivers to cooperate, as if the navigator, in order to enhance the driving pleasure while increasing driving safety.
The new car is equipped with Ford's latest generation of car machine system SYNC+2.0 Zhixing interconnection system, integrates Baidu artificial intelligence technology and rich Internet application ecology, supports multi-touch, AI voice recognition, gesture control, facial recognition and other interactive methods, combined with Ford's world's first visual virtual artificial intelligence assistant VPA Zhixing partner, can continuously learn the preferences of car owners.
The new car shares the same new electronic and electrical platform as Ford pure electric models - Ford FNV intelligent interconnection network architecture, which not only has the intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving capabilities of the tram level, but also has the global OTA capability of the whole vehicle, which can be continuously upgraded and evolved.
The new car is equipped with Ford's next-generation Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance System, equipped with a visual perception system, equipped with 23 sensor configurations, which can achieve up to 18 intelligent driving assistance configurations, including Ford's L2 level active driving assistance function - BlueCruise active driving assistance function, which can achieve "quasi-automatic driving assistance" on specific sections of highways and urban expressways.
It is worth mentioning that the new generation of Mondeo is also equipped with Ford's vehicle-road coordination system, based on cellular vehicle networking (C-V2X) technology, vehicle access to the urban intelligent transportation system, enhance the vehicle's perception of road infrastructure such as traffic lights, this function has been experienced when test driving EVOS in Y car evaluation (click here to watch), which is helpful for alleviating traffic congestion and predicting and judging traffic routes for drivers.
In terms of the traditional artistic ability of car building, the new generation of Mondeo will further exert its advantages. The new body length 4935* width 1875* height 1500mm, with the largest 2945mm wheelbase in its class, whether it is driving or front and rear seating is more stretched. At the same time, the medium and high-end models are equipped with the famous Danish B&O audio, which improves the driving quality in the car.
In terms of power, the new generation of Mondeo is equipped with a 2.0T+8AT powertrain, and the official 0-100km/h acceleration is 6.5 seconds, which is the top in the same class. This Fourth-Generation Ecoboost 2.0T engine, based on Ford's many internationally awarded star models, is rated at 175 kW and has a peak torque of 376 N·m. Matches the upgraded 8AT gearbox. The new car also features three driving modes: Standard/Energy Saving/Sport.
According to the preferences of Chinese users, the new car has made deep improvements to the chassis and body structure, reduced the steering force at parking and low speeds, steered lighter, adjusted more comfortably, handled more smoothly, and also adopted a lightweight aluminum alloy lower control arm, making the Mondeo with a length of nearly 5 meters flexible.
In terms of safety, the new car adopts a cage body design, and the key parts are made of 1700Mpa ultra-high-strength material, and are equipped with 7 airbags.
In the face of more intelligent, personalized and diversified consumer demand, the new generation of Mondeo has changed greatly, and the more trendy design, increased space, still excellent performance and localized intelligent equipment are all in the realization of the "Ford China 2.0" strategy deployment, so that Ford's domestic models are close to the Chinese market, accelerate the response to the market, and reorganize Ford's Chinese market share.