The domestic automobile market is becoming increasingly fierce, and each brand is also trying to come up with the greatest sincerity to capture consumers' reassurance, and the phenomenon of inner volume is endless, and Ford is even more counted as the "king of rolls". The pricing of 159,800-219,800 yuan, the powertrain of the whole series of 2.0T+8AT, far exceeding the wheelbase of normal B-class cars, and the Dalian screen of more than one meter outside the low-end... It Ford Mo is not crazy, launched such a new generation of Mondeo in the Chinese market.
Recently, the editors of "Dao Ge Say Car" also got the opportunity to participate in the test drive activity of Changan Ford's new generation Mondeo Beijing Station, and experienced a classic model that was replaced after 9 years. During the test drive, the author's biggest feeling is: Is the B-class car also rolled up like this?
As a heavyweight model of Changan Ford in the year, the new generation of Mondeo in a certain sense, has the responsibility to lead Changan Ford to regain its glory, and from the test drive experience, this is an absolute value for money model, whether it is power, technology or ride comfort, it is definitely a benchmark product in the B-class car. Of course, it is not completely without shortcomings, but these shortcomings may not be much for real car owners.
Power is strong enough to take some time to master the comfortable travel
The test drive model is the ST-Line version, that is, the top model, and most of the test drive sections are highways, so I am deeply impressed by the driving experience of the new generation of Mondeo's medium and high speeds. From the parameter point of view, the new generation of Mondeo equipped with the 2.0T EcoBoost engine has a maximum power of 238 horsepower and a maximum torque of 376 Nm, which is better than the similar models such as Maiteng and Accord.
In terms of actual experience, within 120km/h, the power reserves of the new generation of Mondeo are quite abundant, and the acceleration overtaking is completely stress-free. In general, the acceleration of the new generation of Mondeo is very fierce, and even has a sense of pushing back, because it has seen its 6.5 seconds of zero hundred acceleration data before, and has been prepared for this aspect, so there will not be much surprise, but this ability is rare in the same class. In addition, its matching 8AT gearbox shift is not fast, but the victory is smooth, there is no obvious frustration and sense of movement, and there is a certain blessing for comfort. It is worth mentioning that it only needs to add No. 92 gasoline, although the fuel consumption is not as low as that of the Japanese, but it also has a certain fuel economy.
However, the steering feel of the new generation of Mondeo still needs to be adapted by the owner with a certain amount of time, and the steering wheel in its low-speed state has a certain virtual position, which will become much smaller with the increase of speed. At the same time, its brake pedal is also relatively high, and it is very sensitive, and it takes a certain amount of time to master a comfortable stroke, otherwise there will be a certain sense of abruptness. In terms of the detour performance during the test drive, the roll of this car is very small and the driving is smooth.
In terms of driving experience, although the new generation of Mondeo has a powerful acceleration experience of 6.5 seconds to break the hundred, in fact, the vehicle itself does not belong to the full sense of the performance car, the comfortable tone is more obvious, especially if the owner after a period of adaptation, then this car will bring you a very good comfort experience, and these are also reflected in its cockpit and other aspects.
Cockpit comfort technology coexists With a new look, the appearance is durable and novel
Compared with the driving experience of the new generation of Mondeo, the author is more optimistic about its riding experience, in terms of size, its body length / width / height is 4935 / 1875 / 1500mm, and has a 2945mm ultra-long wheelbase, its wheelbase has obvious advantages over the Passat, Maiten, Camry, Asian Dragon and other similar models, perhaps called B+ class models more appropriate.
Correspondingly, there is abundant rear space, whether it is a leg or a head has a huge space, coupled with the seat design bias is comfortable, bringing the rear passengers a quite comfortable riding experience, in addition, it is equipped with the famous Danish brand B&O audio, the second generation of AAR enhanced "Blue Shield" intelligent Xinfeng system, etc., so the hearing and air in the car can bring people a good experience. At the same time, the new generation of Mondeo trunk capacity of up to 520L, and the cockpit storage space is also quite a lot, which is definitely the best choice for home travel.
Of course, what is more surprising is the intelligent attributes of this car, which is equipped with an advanced 1.1-meter ultra-wide area HD giant screen, integrated 12.3-inch full-color digital LCD dashboard and 27-inch large 4K central control screen, which is unique in the same class. But it is not a flower shelf, its built-in virtual artificial intelligent travel partner VPA's SYNC+2.0 intelligent travel interconnection system, the actual test operation is smooth, rapid response, "Ford" for the driver to issue instructions has accurate and fast execution, and in the process you can enjoy navigation, music, video and many other practical or entertainment experiences.
In addition, the new generation of Mondeo is equipped with up to 18 functions of ford Co-Pilot360 intelligent driving assistance system, including Ford's world's first L2 active driver assistance function BlueCruise, and equipped with the industry's first mass-produced V2I vehicle-to-road coordination system. However, these are not in line with the author's driving habits, so they have not been measured, and it is inconvenient to comment.
As for the appearance, the new generation of Mondeo adopts a new design language of "potential energy aesthetics", four-door coupe dynamic modeling, the popular invisible door handle, streamlined sneakback roof combined with 0.293Cd ultra-low wind resistance, the sporty style is still relatively obvious. In fact, compared to the previous generation of cars, the author believes that it is much better to see, especially worth mentioning that its "Wolong Awakening" welcome induction system will make the driver more ceremonial when getting on the car, especially the "awakening" action of its front grille is very innovative, and the current market is rare.
In general, the new generation of Mondeo's product strength is still very attractive, with its starting price of less than 160,000, will make it have a "value for money" feeling, and as Changan Ford's 2022 masterpiece, it has many more preferential sales policies and warranty policies, for the sales volume is not as good as the peak of Changan Ford, the emergence of a new generation of Mondeo makes people see the hope of Changan Ford to restore the peak.