With 2.3T+10AT, limited to 600 vehicles, is the Ford Explorer 30th Anniversary Edition worth getting started?
When the body length of an SUV exceeds about 5 meters and the wheelbase is close to 3 meters, the sense of momentum pressure brought by it is far from being comparable to that of medium-sized SUVs, and people classify such "big men" as medium and large SUVs. As far as the current domestic auto market is concerned, the medium and large SUV segment is the "base camp" of the joint venture brand, and it is also the "martial arts training ground" for the joint venture car companies to show their "technical strength". Among them, Volkswagen Tuon is the darling of the current domestic medium and large SUV market, although the model fame time is not as good as the Ford Explorer, but sheng in the car from the beginning of the local production, has a relatively high price advantage. Today, after the Ford Explorer is domestically produced, the price has almost come to the opposite of volkswagen Tuon, and it has also brought a 30th anniversary edition limited to 600 vehicles, with a new car guidance price of 339,800 yuan and a 2.3T+10AT powertrain. So, the question is, what are the highlights of the 30th anniversary edition of the Ford Explorer after the domestic production? Is it worth getting started?
In terms of appearance, the overall shape of the Ford Explorer 30th Anniversary Edition is basically the same as that of the models on sale, the difference is that the new car has added a lot of appearance configuration, and the body color matching is more personalized. Specifically, the new car as a whole adopts red/black two-color collocation, the body body is mainly black/white, and the details such as the exterior mirror, the front surrounded wind duct decoration, the side skirt of the sill plate are embellished with red elements, and there is a red cutout logo of "WARRIOR" near the wheel arch on the front door to highlight the identity of the model. In addition, in order to distinguish the new car from ordinary models, it has also added configurations such as roof luggage racks, roof luggage baskets, electric hidden foot pedals, and high-gloss black wheels to make the vehicle look more recognizable.
In terms of configuration, the Ford Explorer 30th Anniversary Edition is the same as the lower price entry-level fashion edition, compared with the price of the Tuon 380TSI four-wheel drive premium deluxe version, more road traffic sign recognition, reversing side warning system, active closed air intake grille, remote start function, steering wheel shift, second row of independent seats, OTA upgrade, front multi-layer sound insulation glass, adaptive near and far light and other functions, practicality is better. However, the comfort technology configuration is more different from the price of the Touron, less 360-degree panoramic image, automatic parking, induction trunk, steering wheel heating, full LCD instrument, front/rear seat heating, 30-color atmosphere lights, headlights rain and fog mode, automatic anti-glare inner rearview mirror, rearview mirror reversing automatic flip down and other functions. Obviously, the new car has only "beautified" the appearance, and the interior remains unchanged.
In terms of space, the Ford Explorer 30th Anniversary Edition is no different from the ordinary version, thanks to the length and width of the body size of more than 5 meters and 2 meters respectively, coupled with the car has a wheelbase of 3025mm, the internal space is not crowded, and the new car also launched a special 6-seat version layout, which to a certain extent facilitates the travel conditions of Chinese family users, but the rear floor is more convex, and some affect the riding comfort. In addition, even if it is used as a 7-seater model, its third row of space is enough, it will not make the third row passengers feel too constrained, and the trunk retains enough practicality.
In terms of power, the Ford Explorer 30th Anniversary Edition is equipped with a 2.3T engine, although it is not the same powertrain as the Ford Mustang, but its maximum power has reached 276 horsepower, and the peak torque is as high as 425 Nm, matching the industry's rare 10AT gearbox, the gear ratio is more dense, the official zero-hundred acceleration of this power system takes only 7.8 seconds, and the measured performance is about 8.3 seconds, even if the results are slightly different, it is still better than the Volkswagen Tuon 380 at the same price The TSI 4WD version performs better. However, there are gains and losses, the new car's NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption is 8.9L/100km, slightly higher than the Volkswagen Tourang 380TSI version, the average fuel consumption of the measured 100 km comprehensive road conditions reached 10.35 liters, the overall performance is in line with expectations, but lower than the average level of this level.
epilogue
As a limited edition model, the ford explorer 30th anniversary edition has a greater collection value than its own value, not only using a rare red double color match, but also red embellishment in the details of the body, coupled with roof racks and luggage baskets, as well as hidden electric side pedals and other hard-core equipment, through the "WARRIOR" model logo can highlight its special identity. From the perspective of product configuration, this new car is actually the same as the four-wheel drive version of the entry-level model fashion version configuration, and the price increased by 10,000 yuan in exchange for the above identity "label", which is still relatively appropriate. However, compared with the same price of Tuang four-wheel drive premium deluxe version, the comfort configuration of the new car is not rich enough, only the special "identity" and appearance configuration of the Explorer 30th Anniversary Edition can make people shine, and if the urban car scene is more abundant, it needs to be considered again.