In the past, the domestic mid-level car market has always been dominated by Japanese cars represented by accord, Tianlai and Camry, and even Volkswagen's Passat is inferior to them. However, the automobile market is generally a few years of reincarnation, no one is the eternal king, especially the new generation of Mondeo some time ago made many netizens feel that the mid-level car market pattern will change, and even more said that the new generation of Mondeo will not take long to surpass the Japanese three masters.
Does the new generation of Mondeo have netizens who say so strongly? What about driving it? The travel bureau is here to tell you.
Speed is where the real fun of the car lies
Power is always the soul of a car, but also the fun of a car. In the current automotive environment, more and more car companies will only consider fuel economy, but ignore the user's demand for performance and driving pleasure, and people's driving in daily life is becoming less and less textured, and even feel tedious and tortured when driving.
In today's mid-level car market, the Japanese Sanjie has also changed its engine to 2.0L or 1.5T, no longer equipped with a 2.0T engine, and has become no different from a compact sedan in terms of power. Although such power is suitable for daily use, it can only be said to be enough, and the new generation of Mondeo can be said to completely break the previous convention in terms of power, once again bringing the driving pleasure back to consumers.
The new generation of Mondeo is equipped with ford EcoBoost 245 twin-scroll turbocharged direct injection engine, with a maximum power of 175 kW, a peak torque of 376N·m, and a match for an 8AT gearbox, and the whole set of power composition is quite powerful. With the help of its ultra-low wind resistance of 0.293Cd, the zero hundred acceleration of the new generation of Mondeo is only 6.5 seconds, can you stand it?
In the test drive process, the new generation of Mondeo's 8AT gearbox also gave full play to the good matching relationship with ford EcoBoost 245 twin-scroll turbocharged direct injection engine, the power response is very fast, it can be said that it is on the go, and there is no shift of frustration and discomfort, fully in line with the AT gearbox structure is the most complex, high cost, the most reliable technology, the most widely used identity status.
Giving a foot of floor oil, whether it is overtaking or changing lanes, can give you a strong confidence in driving the car, which is what strong power brings, and it is the feeling and experience that low-displacement models cannot give you.
Chassis tuning is in place
In terms of chassis tuning for the new generation of Mondeo, I thought it would be more sporty and lacking in comfort, but in the actual experience it was not. Even in sport mode, when the vehicle is driving on a bumpy cement road, the suspension as a whole does not feel particularly tight to you, and the transmission of road sense is not obvious. When the speed is raised to pass through some broken sections, it is only slightly felt a little impact, and there is no discomfort.
When adjusted to the standard mode, the suspension damping gives the driver a more relaxed feeling, which has a completely different feeling from the sport mode, and does not obviously feel the body floating up and down when passing through the speed bumps and broken sections, giving people a just right feeling. Overall, Mondeo's chassis tuning is very good, and it is quite in place for the points of movement and comfort.
In terms of chassis, the new generation of Mondeo is equipped with the suspension of the former McPherson rear multi-link, and in terms of tuning, with the technical background brought by Ford's long history of car manufacturing, I believe that whether in terms of sportiness or comfort, Ford will help the new generation of Mondeo find a balance point, the suspension ability to the extreme, to bring users exquisite and comfortable driving quality.
The appearance of the aura is full
What do young people value most? That must be the face value! Most of the current medium-sized cars are business-oriented, and the new generation of Mondeo is some sword to the side, directly abandoning all the previous designs, using a new design concept, so that the overall appearance of the vehicle is more innovative, more sporty, and even full of wild feelings, and its aura is not lost to the Mustang at all.
In the front part, although the new generation of Mondeo is still a large mouth grille, it has added an active intake grille function, which will show ups and downs like breathing when the vehicle is unlocked, the aura is powerful, and the movement is full. At the same time, the new generation of Mondeo also adopts a penetrating LED light strip, which will also flash after the vehicle is unlocked, which not only looks sci-fi, but also has a sense of ceremony.
The lines of the new generation of Mondeo's sides look extremely agile and have a strong tension, and the shoulder line runs through the entire side body, with the waist line to make it have a very rich variety of profile changes.
The new generation of Mondeo at the rear is equipped with black tail wings and taillights that pay tribute to The Ford Mustang model, which is very sporty, it is worth noting that the exhaust of the new generation of Mondeo is hidden exhaust, and it is not exposed, this design originally made the vehicle less athletic, but it added silver chrome decoration at the rear, so that the layering and sportiness of the tail have been improved.
In terms of size, the length, width and height are 4935/1875/1500mm, and the wheelbase is 2945mm, which is an amazing size, even longer than the standard wheelbase of the Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
Such a powerful, comfortable driving and powerful model announced the official price on April 13: 159,800-216,800 yuan. For consumers, the purchase of mid-level cars in the future is no longer limited to several products such as Tianlai, Camry, and Accord, and there is a new choice. As for whether it can surpass the Japanese sanjie as netizens said, it will take time to verify.