What kind of spark will collide when a 2.5L Toyota Camry, a 2.0T Volkswagen Magotan and a new generation of Mondeo are "assembled" together on the track?
On April 22, a "race to dominate the track" about performance and the control of B-class cars kicked off at the Chongqing Youth Hui Peak Speed Track. This race of track domination, initiated by the new generation of Mondeo, attracted the "peak challenge" of the 2.5L Toyota Camry and the 2.0T Volkswagen Magotan.
It should be known that as the first professional racing track in Chongqing, the Youth Hui Peak Speed Track has 17 different turning radius corners, 6 left turns, 11 right turns, the maximum height difference of the track is 20 meters, from south to north is a long downhill, and the southernmost end of the track is a typical 180 ° bend.
Running laps in such a winding and rugged track is naturally quite exciting, of course, more importantly, it can be tested here to test the vehicle's handling at high speed corners and the support of chassis suspension, as well as the braking ability and instantaneous acceleration of the vehicle.
On the day of the event, a new generation of Mondeo was driven by professional drivers for a lap challenge. Each car is tested only two laps, with the best lap speed as the final result. The second lap of the new generation of Mondeo after the warm-up, reflecting the impressive performance and handling strength, finally with the fastest lap of 1 minute and 03 seconds, won the "B class car control king" throne. Volkswagen Magotan and Toyota Camry finished second and third with 1 minute 08 seconds and 1 minute 11 seconds respectively.
Behind the strength to crush the Camry and Maiten's "control king" of the B-class car, it is naturally inseparable from the new generation of Mondeo's standard 2.0T engine + 8AT automatic transmission, which is a set of golden power combinations, which can output a maximum power of 238 horsepower and a peak torque of 376N·m, which is quite hardcore from the book data alone. So after the "three-car competition", the author couldn't help but try what the new generation of Mondeo Kai felt like on the track.
As we all know, more and more models are now gradually taking a sports route in order to meet the aesthetic needs of young people and the needs of cars, but it is not enough to have a sporty appearance, but also to have a "strong heart" that can match it, adhering to the new generation of Mondeo that has adhered to the century-old Ford sports gene.
In actual driving, the new generation of Mondeo did not disappoint the author, the throttle pedal and brake pedal feedback is very linear, whether it is a sharp acceleration or a sharp deceleration, the new generation of Mondeo can adapt freely. If you step the accelerator pedal, you will obviously feel the speed climbing, the car will always remain stable, the power response is just right, and there is basically no feeling of discomfort. When cornering, the steering feedback is uniform, the direction is also very precise, and each acceleration and cornering will not appear so abrupt, and the steering is stable enough.
Just a minute or two on the track is enough to feel the good driving sensation of the new generation of Mondeo, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is one of the few B-class cars on the market that has enough driving pleasure.
Not only that, the new generation of Mondeo has also raised the industry standard to a higher level in terms of intelligence and technology, such as SYNC+ 2.0 Zhixing interconnection system sinking to 179,800 yuan luxury type, high-end version in the 200,000 yuan range has Denmark's famous B&O brand audio, panoramic electric sunroof and 18 intelligent driving assistance functions of the Ford Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance System. Compared with the opponent, the new generation of Mondeo has a cost-effective advantage of more than 20,000 yuan in configuration.
In addition, the new generation of Mondeo is equipped with Ford's new generation Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance System. Its L2+ autonomous driving function, BlueCruise Active Driver Assistance, makes it easy to achieve "quasi-automatic assisted driving" on selected sections of highways and urban expressways.
There is no doubt that good handling and cross-level configuration are the core advantages of the new generation of Mondeo's next conquest of the B-class car market. Coupled with the fact that the price of the new generation of Mondeo is more than 30,000 yuan lower than the previous Mondeo (the new generation of Mondeo is priced at 159,800-216,800 yuan), the author is very optimistic about its future market performance.