As a new masterpiece of the Ford brand, the new fifth-generation Mondeo of "Ten Years of Grinding a Sword" is full of sincerity and competitiveness from the perspective of product strength and pricing range. While a number of Japanese opponents are making a big deal out of their youthfulness and athleticism, Mondeo has already imprinted sports on his genes. Therefore, the new generation of Mondeo, while maintaining its sporty nature, is more thinking about how to give fuel vehicles more intelligent technology.
In terms of appearance, the new Mondeo adopts a new design language, the previous "Martin face" has disappeared, the front face is occupied by a large blackened intake grille, and the interior is a scale design. Here it must be said that the new Mondeo's "Wolong Awakening" welcome sensor system, when we approach with the key, the scaly grille will make a "wake-up" action, while the daytime lights will be lit, and the hidden door handle will also pop out, so that the sense of ceremony on the car will be directly full.
As a model that imprints the sports gene in its bones, the four-door coupe dynamic shape, the suspension roof design, the streamlined back roof, plus the 0.293cd ultra-low wind resistance, red brake calipers, sporty tail fins and other sporty elements will suddenly hold the dynamic temperament of the new Mondeo very well.
Inside the car, the biggest highlight of the new Mondeo interior is the 1.1-meter-long ultra-wide area HD giant screen of the instrument cluster, which is composed of a new 12.3-inch digital LCD dashboard and a 27-inch ultra-large true 4K central control screen, and the display effect and fluency performance are very good. Among them, the 27-inch central control screen integrates Ford SYNC+2.0 at the same time, but also integrates a series of intelligent technologies such as driver assistance control, entertainment interaction, voice interaction and vehicle OTA, even compared with the new forces of car manufacturing.
The interior space of the Mondeo is really quite comfortable, thanks to its ultra-long wheelbase of 2945 mm, the body length, width and height dimensions are 4935 mm, 1875 mm, 1500 mm, coupled with the famous Danish brand B&O audio, creating an immersive audiovisual space in the car. In the actual driving experience, the body size of the cross-level gives the rear seat an excellent ride space experience, there is still a lot of leg and head space, and the tail compartment volume of up to 520 liters is enough to rank among the first-class level of the same level, whether it is daily travel or self-driving travel can cope with it.
In terms of safety configuration, the new Mondeo is equipped with up to 18 Ford Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance Systems, including Ford's world's first L2-level active driver assistance function BlueCruise, and equipped with the industry's first mass-produced V2I vehicle-to-road coordination system. Access to the urban intelligent transportation system, so that drivers have insight into the road ahead, alleviating anxiety about unknown road conditions.
The biggest highlight of the new Mondeo is the 2.0T+8AT powertrain as standard, with a maximum power of 238 horsepower and a peak torque of 376 Nm. In actual driving, the acceleration performance of the new Mondeo is impressive; especially when doing kickdown acceleration, not only the gearbox downshift reacts quickly, the power of the engine is also very rapid, and even brings a more obvious feeling of pushing back. The 8AT gearbox maintains smooth gear changes in most situations without noticeable frustration. In addition, the new Mondeo only needs to add No. 92 gasoline, although the fuel consumption is not as low as the Japanese counterparts, but it still has a good fuel economy overall.
Overall, the new Mondeo's product strength is very comprehensive, it can be said that there are no shortcomings in all aspects, combined with its starting price of 160,000 yuan, it is indeed worthy of the praise of "value for money" in the mid-level car market.