Changan Ford's new generation of Mondeo recently opened pre-sale, 4 models with different configurations, the pre-price ranged from 159,800 yuan to 219,800 yuan.
Seriously, the moment we saw the pre-price, we were stunned, to know the popular Honda New Civic, the 2022 top model knows that it is also 163,900 yuan. Compared with the guidance price of 1928-213,800 yuan for the current 2020 Mondeo models on sale, the price reduction of the new generation of Mondeo entry-level models has exceeded 30,000 yuan.
Such a hot price has made many friends put forward their own views on the new Mondeo.
Some friends believe: "The power of 2.0T+8AT 0-100km/h can do more than 6 seconds, which is much better than the 1.5T and 2.0L Japanese mid-level cars. ”
Another friend felt: "From the texture of EVOS, the shattered earthquake resonance is there, and Mondeo is probably worse, but when you look at the top match of only 200,000, Ford must have won again this time." ”
Some friends even said: "The price of the new Mondeo is more than that of domestic incense, and it is definitely a strong opponent of French cars." ”
What about New Mondeo? Let's analyze them one by one.
Historically, Ford's first generation of Mondeo research and development work began as early as 1986, the 6 billion US dollars dropped was also the budget ceiling of Ford's research and development of cars at that time, and after the new car was listed in Europe, it was also rated as the European annual car of the year, which can be described as the peak of its debut.
But now, after fusion was discontinued in March 2021, the Euro Mondeo model will also be discontinued in March this year. This means that the new Mondeo is a special car that does not know how to compromise.
Of course, the upgrade of the new Mondeo is obvious, the powertrain specifications of the 2.0+8AT standard in the whole series are quite high, the powertrain is the same as that of EVOS, the maximum power of the engine is 238 horsepower, and the maximum torque is 376 Nm. What's more, the engine only needs to be filled with No. 92 gasoline to meet the requirements.
From the driving experience, the performance of urban working conditions is still good, the power can basically be done with the step, but in some working conditions such as traffic jams, transmission driving will have some setbacks, and the engine often appears noise at medium and high speeds, affecting the quality of driving. As for fuel consumption, that's probably not neo-Mondeo's strength.
It should be noted that in order to please consumers in the European market, the previous Mondeo models often put a certain emphasis on the chassis and control parts. But the new Mondeo is more considerate of the needs of Chinese consumers, taking the comfortable route, the steering wheel feel is also light, and can no longer find the sense of stability unique to European cars.
Because of the modification of the model positioning, the wheelbase of the new Mondeo has been increased from 2850mm to 2945mm of the previous generation model, and the wheelbase has directly increased by 95mm, which is obviously more advantageous than the popular joint venture mid-level cars such as Accord and Camry.
In terms of configuration, the pre-sale price of 159,800 yuan is in addition to buying a 2.0+8AT power system, there are LED headlights, rearview mirror heating, active closed air intake grille, hidden electric door handles, electric sunroof, reversing image, automatic parking, keyless entry + one-button start, automatic air conditioning, rear air conditioning outlet, leather-clad steering wheel and fabric seats, 8-inch dashboard and 13.2-inch multimedia screen, and the standard can have 3 front/rear 2 USB interfaces. And 6 sound speakers. For a mid-level joint venture car, the configuration can basically meet the needs of the vast majority of consumers.
If you can upgrade the budget slightly, choose a sub-low model with a pre-price of 179,800 yuan, you can also get additional knee airbags, as well as an automatic driving assistance system including parallel assist, lane departure warning, lane keeping assistance, active braking (but the adaptive cruise function needs to be equipped with a higher configuration); there are also rear parking radar, reversing side warning system, rearview mirror electric folding, rain sensor wiper and other functions.
On top of that, the seat fabric of the sub-low model was upgraded to a leather + fabric mix, and the electric adjustment function of the main passenger seat was added, and the dashboard was upgraded to a 12.3-inch full LCD screen, and the multimedia screen became 27 inches. 20,000 yuan budget, can choose so many configurations, or very cost-effective.
Of course, the price of the 2020 Mondeo models that were previously cleared in stock, the price of the entry-level model after the actual discount and the new Mondeo are not too big.
Leaving aside the power and space of the new Mondeo upgrade, only comparing the configuration of the two cars, the 2020 Mondeo entry-level model will be equipped with knee airbags, rear parking radar, cruise control, rearview mirror electric folding and even car air purifiers, which are all seen on the second-lowest new Mondeo, and even the coating material of the 2020 Mondeo steering wheel is still leather.
Therefore, it is too early to say that the new Mondeo will definitely become a spoiler in the joint venture mid-level car market.