Ford's debut of the new generation of Mondeo is undoubtedly a bombshell in the B-class car market, and the new interior and exterior design, coupled with the 2.0T power configuration and the starting price of 159,800, successfully define what the B-class car should look like.
After seeing the success of the new Mondeo, Ford also intended to cover this design to more models, such as the new Ford Taurus.
Like the earlier Mondeo, Ford Taurus has been in the "marginalized" model because of the little response in the domestic market, just looked at the Taurus sold in The country is still 2019, that is to say, the Taurus in the domestic market has not been changed for 3 years.
Unlike the depression in the domestic market, Ford Taurus is popular in the Middle East, so the new generation of Taurus will also be available in the region. At present, the new car has completed full testing in the Middle East and will be officially launched in the second half of the year.
It is worth mentioning that the new car will be produced by Changan Ford and exported to the Middle East.
Judging from the pictures obtained, the new generation of Taurus is very similar to the new Mondeo shape in the domestic market, including the front face design and tail shape are basically the same, and it is not too much to say that it is a resale model.
Of course, if you look closely, you can still find the difference between the two, for example, the two models use different designs in the front and rear of the vehicle and on the vehicle nameplate.
In addition to the difference in details, the new car is not the same in terms of size performance, according to the news shows that the size of the new car reached 5018/1884/1506mm, the wheelbase performance is 2949mm, from the data point of view, the size of the new car is better than the new Mondeo.
Different from the exterior design, Ford's new Taurus does not use the new Mondeo's large-size giant screen in the interior layout, but follows the design of the 8-inch LCD instrument + 12.3-inch central control screen on its lowest version of the model, although this design is not outstanding in the domestic market where new forces are gathered, but it brings strong competitiveness to the new car in the Middle East market.
It is true that the screen size of the new car is not as large as that of the new Mondeo, but the overall sense of technology it creates is still worth mentioning, such as its ambience lights in the car, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto interconnection, and the more popular wireless charging and other functions, which must be enough for users in the Middle East.
In terms of powertrain, the new car is still in line with the new Mondeo, equipped with the same 2.0T EcoBoost engine capable of outputting up to 238 horsepower, and the transmission system is still an 8AT manual transmission.
Although the power performance of this power system is relatively abundant, it is not compatible with performance. Of course, such a power performance is enough for the new Taurus, a "big guy" with a body of more than 5 meters.
As for whether the hybrid version of the model will be launched in the future, I personally feel that it is extremely likely, after all, in the face of the Same Class models such as accord and Camry, only one power system is still a bit of a loss.
Of course, this is also its advantage, after all, the entry of high matching is exactly what consumers want.
Although the new generation of Taurus is not sold in the domestic market, everyone does not feel sorry, although Taurus has always had a good reputation in China. But judging from the performance of the new Taurus, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "big" Mondeo. It is only because Taurus is quite popular in the Middle East market that the model will be produced by Changan Ford and transported to the Middle East market.
But then again, if the new generation of Taurus is released in the domestic market, Centennial Ford may fall into the "inner volume", after all, both models have been rooted in the domestic market for many years, and the product force is almost the same.
Therefore, the new generation of Taurus will not be released in the domestic market. After all, no company wants to fall into the "inner volume", and it is still the "inner volume" of its own products.