Ford brought the Explorer 30th Anniversary Edition in March, limited to 600 units, offering 6-seater/7-seater models at a price of $339,800. At present, the guidance price range of Ford's models on sale has reached 30.98-39.98 million yuan, and today we will take the 2022 EcoBoost 285 four-wheel drive 30th anniversary edition 6-seater as an example to talk about the cost of the Ford Explorer's car.
The Ford Explorer's shape is very powerful, its body length reached 5075mm, and the wheelbase reached 3025mm, which has a considerable advantage in the joint venture car. The commemorative version of the model adopts the previous style, the front face uses the "black samurai" style blackened grille, and there are red trims at the fog lights to enhance the sense of sportiness, making this medium and large SUV look more young and cool. There are also many red design elements around the body, plus the blackened multi-width wheels, which is very tempting.
The interior is still the original style, a large number of soft materials and wood grain trim is its feature, the large screen can also impress many consumers who have requirements for intelligence, of course, because this is a limited edition model, the explorer's black leather has exclusive red stitching embellishment, setting off the sports atmosphere inside the cockpit, and echoing the shape.
In terms of power, the Explorer 30th Anniversary Edition is equipped with the fourth generation of 2.3T EcoBoost engine, the maximum power is 203kW, the maximum torque is 425N·m, matched with a 10-speed automatic transmission, with a 50:50 gold front and rear axle balance counterweight, emphasizing the ability to achieve a more satisfactory driving experience in urban commuting and four-wheel drive off-road state, the official 100 km acceleration performance is 7.8s, and its comprehensive fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology NEDC is 8.9L.
Fuel cost: 0.77 yuan per kilometer, 15486 yuan per year
In terms of fuel cost, the 30th anniversary edition of the Ford Explorer is equipped with a 2.0T engine, the maximum power is 203KW, can be filled with No. 92 gasoline, the current oil price is 8.70 yuan / L, we take the start-up version of the model of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology fuel consumption of 8.9L / 100km as an example, a year according to the 20,000 km mileage calculation cost, you can calculate the ford explorer a year fuel cost is 15486 yuan.
Insurance cost: about 9621 yuan per year, about 801 yuan per month
At the level of insurance costs, we take the Ford Explorer 2022 EcoBoost 285 4WD 30th Anniversary Edition 6-seat as an example to illustrate that commercial insurance we only use the basic traffic insurance, vehicle and vessel tax, third-party liability insurance (1 million), vehicle loss insurance, excluding deductibles, spontaneous combustion insurance, wading insurance to calculate, the comprehensive cost of these items is about 9621 yuan.
Of course, when you buy a car, you can choose whether to buy other types of insurance such as glass insurance, car personnel insurance, etc. When you buy a car, in addition, we recommend that third-party liability insurance can buy 1.5 million or 2 million amounts, the premium increase is not much, in first-tier cities with a large amount of car ownership, road traffic conditions are complex, and high-amount third-party liability insurance is necessary.
Maintenance costs: The annual maintenance cost is about 2967 yuan
After talking about fuel costs and insurance costs, then the next is the maintenance cost, for most consumers, the warranty period is definitely in the 4S shop to maintain, after the warranty period some friends will choose to maintain in other third-party institutions, Ford Explorer maintenance interval is per 10000km, 60000km The total maintenance cost is 8902 yuan, according to the calculation of 20000 kilometers a year, the annual maintenance cost is about equal to 2967 yuan, the price is decent.
summary:
Combining insurance, maintenance and fuel costs, we get the Ford Explorer's annual expenses of about 28074 yuan, the average cost per month is 2339 yuan, the overall cost is not too cheap, the main reason is due to the relatively high cost of maintenance.