Some time ago, the news of Ford's new generation of Mondeo listing was brushed, the starting price of 159,800 yuan made everyone call "true fragrance", as Ford's heaviest model in the Chinese market this year, Mondeo's performance is crucial. Personally, I am still very optimistic about this car, after all, if you spend the money of the A+ class car, you can buy a B-class car, or the whole series of 2.0T+8AT. Ford turned over this year, and this car is key.
Similarly, in the field of SUVs, Ford has a big move this year, that is, a new explorer. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a new explorer declaration map, the new car is expected to be listed in the second quarter, friends who want to buy a big car can pay attention to it.
(Cash Explorer)
The Explorer currently on sale is the sixth-generation model, which will be officially produced in 2020. The whole series of 2.3T engine + 10AT gearbox, the guidance price of 309,800 yuan - 399,800 yuan, the main competitors are Volkswagen Lanjing, Volkswagen Tuon, Buick Encore Flag, Cadillac XT6 these medium and large SUVs. The changes in this revision are mainly focused on the appearance and interior design, and the changes are not small.
On the front face, the grille style and size of the new car have been adjusted, the original hexagonal grille has become a more square shape, the interior embellishment is not so dense, the silver trim strip above is still connected to the headlight group, the shape of the light group has not changed, and the original fog light area below has been adjusted to decorate with "L" shaped friezes. In addition, depending on the configuration, the "EXPLORER" logo will not appear on the engine cover of the entry-level model, and this logo should only appear on the mid-to-high-end models.
(Cash Explorer)
Coming to the rear of the car, the current model looks very rugged and large, very typical American car style.
The new model as a whole has become more refined, and the details have been handled more well. The tail light has changed from a square vertical light set to a through-type light strip (not fully connected, with a LOGO in the middle), and a silver through strip is also inlaid under the light strip. The exhaust from the two sides that were originally exposed was also decorated with a square exhaust hood.
In terms of body size, the new model has no major changes compared with the old model, with a length, width and height of 5063/2004/1778mm, and a wheelbase of 3025mm. The overall size and wheelbase are slightly larger than the competitors of Volkswagen Tuon and Buickon.
(Current Explorer Interior)
The interior changes of the new Explorer are a major highlight, although the old model uses more materials than the European car of tuon, but the overall design is still too beautiful to be rough style, and the sense of technology and refinement is slightly inferior.
(New interior, picture from the Internet)
The new model has been greatly adjusted, eliminating the vertical large screen and adopting a large horizontal through-screen with a large size. The air conditioner outlet is placed under the large screen, still using the gear shift knob, and the color of the interior also gives four color schemes of pure brown, pure black, black brown and black purple. Judging from the spy photos, the interior of the new car is much more exquisite than the current model, and the materials still look luxurious.
In terms of power, the new model will still use the power system of 2.3T+10AT, with a maximum horsepower of 276Ps and a maximum torque of 425N·m, with four-wheel drive and rear-drive options. This power system is much fiercer than the European opponents of the same level, but Tuon has a V6 option, and the power system is more abundant than that of the Explorer.
The changes of the new explorer, to sum up: the exterior design is no longer rugged and large, and the basic conditions of the American large SUV are more refined. The interior materials are still luxurious on the basis of the sense of technology has become stronger. The power system is still strong, the whole series of 2.3T+10AT. If you have a budget of three or four hundred thousand and want to buy a medium and large SUV, in addition to Tuon and Highlander, this car can also be a good alternative.