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Just last week, the new Mondeo was officially put on sale at a price of 15.98-21.68 million yuan, whether it is a car circle peer or a eagerly awaited prospective owner, the news is basically completely familiar.
The price advantage obviously brings good traffic to the new Mondeo, but I am more interested in a model that has completed a new generation after nine years, and it is also the most critical product created by the Ford China team, and what kind of product quality will show. Considering this, it is necessary to explore the virtual reality of the new car, the new Mondeo test drive report, this is arranged!
The space advantage is outstanding, and the comfort of the cushion still needs to be improved
Considering that anyone who pays attention to this new model has basically already had a general impression of the interior and exterior design, the interior and exterior design is directly ignored, and this time it is directly on the dry goods.
First of all, after all, it is a B+ grade product with a length of nearly 5m, and the wheelbase has also been stretched to a level close to 3m by the Chinese team that knows the needs of the Chinese people, and the space part is the first to bear the brunt. The front space does not need to be overemphasized, and if you want a comfortable space, a car can be adjusted to individual needs. After the front row is fixed, the size advantage of the new Mondeo is easily expressed in the back row, and the large knee space and head space can make any regular adult male can easily "half lie" inside, even if it is a second leg, it is not difficult. Space is no problem, but what about the comfort of the ride? Xiaobian height 184cm, weight 93 kg, if in accordance with the standard sitting posture, the softness of the backstage cushion is not bad, but when Xiaobian wants to make full use of the large space, when the "Ge You lie", there is a strange appearance under the buttocks, perhaps the reason for excessive weight, in the Second Row of Ge You lying posture, the two horizontal "skeletons" in front of the seat will be very obvious To the diaphragm Xiaobian's gluteal muscles, as if sitting on two beams. For this feeling, I still hope that Ford will replace the former American sofa with the new Mondeo.
Technology configuration, to give praise
After figuring out the first sensory experience of entering the car, how the strength of science and technology has become the second element without controversy, for no other reason, the size of the central control screen is too large.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire central control of the new Mondeo is basically occupied by the screen, but it needs to be emphasized that the LCD instrument and the entertainment secondary screen are not integrated, and the black transition in the middle is still quite wide. Of course, not being integrated does not affect the final experience, the overall resolution of the screen is excellent, and the default brightness setting is just right. Secondly, in terms of UI design, the central area is mostly related to driving assistance functions, including settings and navigation, while the front of the co-pilot is mostly entertainment functions, and the experience is also quite smooth. In addition to the inconvenience of some settings from the main driver, there is basically no slot point on this screen and intelligent system.
In addition, look at the intelligent configuration, Xiaobian this test drive is the supreme type, L2 level driving assistance, 10 speaker Bang & Olufsen audio, partition temperature control air conditioning, wireless charging and other configurations are also in place at one time, no doubt in the cost performance of a lot higher. Counting the 20,000 price difference with the top ST-Line, the cost performance of the supreme type is what ordinary consumers should consider.
In addition to motivation, tuning is the focus
Finally comes the key and the power part of the finale. The entire Mondeo series is equipped with a 2.0T engine and 8AT transmission, and the chassis part is the front McPherson rear multi-link configuration, so this test drive can fully represent the driving experience of the whole series.
First of all, the most critical dynamics, from the sports attributes, this American B-class sedan is not a problem at all, 6.5s to break the strength of the hundred, easily among the 6 second club. But what Xiaobian wants to emphasize is not the ultimate performance, and no ordinary consumer will go on the road to jumping. In standard mode, whether it is the starting acceleration or overtaking stage, the new Mondeo is most of the time in a relatively stable state, not a radical anomaly as the appearance suggests. Obviously, this is the most important thing for daily travel.
Under this power tuning, the Ford family's good chassis tuning skills are still inherited in the new Mondeo, but the chassis feeling does not follow the movement and becomes particularly tough, and comfort is the main emphasis on a variety of roads. In this tuning mode, the vibration and noise of the new Mondeo can also be controlled at a good level, and toughness and heaviness are the main features.
The final focus is of course this Ford self-driving 8AT, if the overall score to a 75 is certainly no problem, but in the bias to non-linear driving process, this 8AT will still have a little bit of gear change jitter, but this feeling is more than the previous Focus on the 8AT has been optimized a lot, when Ford's engineers, I hope you will continue to work hard to continue to optimize this 8AT well.
Taste of the car:
For the overall performance of the new Mondeo, we can make such a summary: the large space that the Chinese people love the most is in place in one step; the power limit is good but most of the time it is stable; the technology configuration is outstanding and the performance is eye-catching. Of course, there are also individual UI designs that require subsequent OTA enhancements. This overall strength with a price of 159,800 yuan is still quite outstanding, from a certain point of view, the new Mondeo meets most of the requirements of the Chinese family for a mid-level car, not exaggerated.