Changan Ford has frequently launched new cars last year and this year, including its Lincoln brand, which is also actively promoting localization, which can be seen as a clarion call for counterattack. Of course, as ordinary people, we only care about whether your car is good or not, and how cost-effective it is. The latest listed Ford Mondeo, the heat is very high, because the appearance of the interior is greatly changed, the standard 2.0T engine, the starting price also fell within 160,000 yuan, quite attractive. This makes us wonder why EVOS on the same platform should be sold for as little as 225,800 yuan? (The technology version of 199,800 yuan is the key customer version)
Looks almost like brothers
If you only look at the upper part, Mondeo and EVOS are almost a car, such as a polygonal middle net, the interior is a scaly finish, the two sides are split headlights, the upper part is a daytime lamp, and the interior has a three-stage light layout, and the center is connected by a light strip. The lower part is a headlight group, using led light sources, but the minimum configuration of Mondeo does not have adaptive near and far lights and automatic opening and closing functions. The lower bracket is also very close, the normal version is a relatively flat through-line, if it is an ST-Line model, there will be a sporty lower bracket.
On the side, Mondeo and EVOS are almost exactly the same, whether it is body line or proportional layout, the only difference may be the body structure, EVOS because it is an SUV, so the chassis is higher. If you only look at the first half, it is basically a car.
The general structure of the taillights is also similar, but there are some differences in some details, such as the Mondeo's car logo is above the taillights, and the interior shape of the taillights on both sides is more complex. The rest of the part is not much different, even the lower encircling shield is very close.
in Mondeo
(EVOS)
If you don't give the label probably can't tell who is who, the same large size connecting screen, the same steering wheel layout, the gear shift mechanism area is also infinitely close, and it is even possible that their accessories are universal. Highlights include a 27-inch screen, knob shifts, ST-Line's exclusive red trim and more. However, it should be noted that Mondeo's low-end car does not have a 27-inch screen, but a 13.2-inch central control screen.
The wheelbase is comparable and the space performance is not bad
in Mondeo
(EVOS)
Let's report the data of the two cars first, Mondeo length and width 4935 * 1875 * 1500mm, wheelbase 2945mm; EVOS length, width and height 4920 * 1920 * 1600mm, wheelbase 2945mm. From the data, it can be seen that their wheelbase is exactly the same, and the external dimensions are relatively close, so their internal spatial performance should be extremely similar. From the above two pictures, we can also see that Mondeo is no different from the second row of EVOS leg space, and the central bulge is not large. There are only a few differences, such as evos cars are higher, but because it is an SUV, there is no difference in the internal head space, and the EVOS series is equipped with a segmented sunroof, Mondeo high with two versions, low with two versions is an ordinary sunroof.
2.0T with a total of 238 hp
Both cars used 2.0T engines, maximum horsepower of 238Ps, maximum torque of 376N·m, the data is exactly the same, and the gearbox is also 8AT. You can fill No. 92 gasoline, which is relatively friendly. There is no official acceleration time of 0-100km/h, and we guess Mondeo will be slightly faster.
The difference is in the configuration
The two cars look similar in terms of exterior, interior, and power, so is the reason EVOS sells more expensive is because it's an SUV? Certainly not, even if the SUV is more expensive, it will not be so expensive. Then the gap is in the configuration. It can be said that Mondeo is relatively close to the people, although the configuration is low, but the starting price is also low, giving consumers room for choice. The evos are fully equipped as standard, and we have reason to believe that Ford is to distinguish between the two and avoid head-on competition.
If you compare the lowest models that can be bought between the two, that is, the Mondeo fashion model (159,800 yuan) and the EVOS fashion version (225,800 yuan), it can be seen that EVOS is 66,000 yuan more expensive. In terms of configuration, EVOS has great advantages, large size rims, a full set of active safety configurations, radar, cruise control, larger LCD dashboard, central control screen, induction wipers, automatic headlamps, adaptive near and far lights and so on.
If you want to achieve the basic parity of the two cars, by comparing the Mondeo Extreme (199,800 yuan) and EVOS Sport (245,800 yuan), EVOS advantages have a leather steering wheel with paddles, the second row of seat angle adjustment, and Mondeo has more front mobile phone wireless charging. The gap is very small, and the difference in the price of the two cars is 46,000 yuan. At first glance, it seems that Mondeo is more cost-effective, after all, the high passability and large trunk brought by the SUV are not enough in the face of the difference of 46,000 yuan.
We analyzed, the result is that EVOS and Mondeo are brother models, the chassis is shared, the shape is very similar, the power is exactly the same, the difference is that one is an SUV and one is a sedan, the configuration of EVOS starts high, and the threshold for Mondeo to enter is low. If the level of equal configuration, the difference between the two cars is 40,000-50,000 yuan, so it seems that Mondeo's cost performance is higher. Spending 40,000 or 50,000 more to change into an SUV always feels not too cost-effective.