As a civilian sports car sought after by young people, the Ford Mustang has been galloping in the domestic market for many years, but under the wave of electrification, the popularity of this model is weakening day by day. The Ford brand may be looking at the influence of this model, the first electric model launched in China is based on the car, and this model is our protagonist today - Ford Electric Horse, but unfortunately the sales performance of the car in the domestic market is very pulling, which has led to the Ford brand's electrification transformation road has fallen behind from the beginning.
Recently, the 2022 Ford Electric Horse was officially launched, and the car was launched in 4 configurations, with a price range of 24.99~369,900 yuan. The new model is mainly adjusted for the configuration this time, and the price remains unchanged, let's take a look at its specific performance.
Exterior design
The new Ford Electric Horse still maintains the styling design of the current model, and the car retains some of the design elements of the Ford Mustang, inheriting the sports gene while showing a certain fashion atmosphere. Specifically, the front of the car is equipped with a family-style flat middle net, the interior adopts a dark pattern similar to the traditional grille shape, the overall shape of the headlight group on both sides is flattened, the functional areas are clearly divided, and the high and low beams are all LED light sources. At the same time, the fog lamps and the lower surround are painted in bright black, and the details are well depicted.
In terms of body dimensions, the new model has a length× 188×6 1621/1613 mm in length, width and height, and a wheelbase of 2984 mm. From the data point of view, the size of this model is not large in its class, but the front and rear overhangs of the car are relatively short, and more attention is paid to the space performance inside the car. In addition, the front face of the shark nose uses an arc to create a tendency for the front of the car to lean down, thus achieving a visual diving effect.
The rear part of the Ford electric horse maintains the fullness that SUV models should have, and the entire rear end pays more attention to the use of horizontal lines, and the sense of layering is good. The three-pillar taillight group shape on both sides is proof of the lineage of the Mustang family, and its three-dimensional layout is even more personalized than the Mustang's taillight group.
Interior design
The interior design of Ford Electric Horse is much more low-key and conservative than the exterior, and for a new energy model, the entire interior lacks a sense of future and technology, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is not like an electric vehicle. The car uses many popular design elements, such as through-air conditioning vents, floating large screens, etc., but such designs have appeared on too many models, so there is no novelty. The car's large-size vertical central control display screen matches the new generation of SYNC+ intelligent connected car system, and the whole system is localized and upgraded, which is more in line with the usage scenarios and actual needs of Chinese users.
The interior seats of this model are uniformly wrapped in imitation leather fabric, and the functions are equipped with electric adjustment of the main and passenger seats and heated front seats as standard. Its front seat shape design is not good, it looks too simple, the entire seat surface is relatively flat, not too wrapped.
The padding of the rear seats is not called sofa-style softness, the overall padding is thick enough, and the two sides have a certain wrapping. However, the rear space performance of the car is really average, the legroom is only about one fist and four fingers, and the remaining three fingers of headroom, for a mid-size SUV product, such a space performance is indeed failing.
dynamical system
Ford Electric Horse Power offers a single-motor version and a dual-motor version, of which the single-motor version matches the drive motor with a maximum output of 201 kW and 224 kW respectively, while the combined maximum output of the two-motor version is 260 kW and 359 kW, respectively, and the official acceleration time of the top-equipped version is 3.65 seconds per 100 km/h. In addition, the car provides a battery pack of 61.5 kWh and 80.3 kWh, and the pure electric range from low to high configuration is 513 km, 619 km, 554 km and 492 km respectively.
Model configuration and purchase advice
As a regular annual facelift, the new Ford Electric Horse is mainly adjusted for the configuration, of which the new car cancels the automatic parking option, and the Ford Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance Upgrade Package Lite version is available as an option, as a reference, the overall option price of the driving assistance system including a one-key parking assistance system before the facelift is 15,800 yuan. The new car has launched a total of 4 configurations this time, the price range is 24.99~369,900 yuan, let's analyze them one by one to see which one is more cost-effective.
2022 Yueshi rear-drive version
Recommended index: ★★★
Configuration comments: The configuration performance is comprehensive and cost-effective
The guide price is 249,900 yuan, with L2 level intelligent driving assistance system, the function provides non-opening panoramic sunroof, keyless entry of the whole car, active closed grille, 10.2-inch full LCD instrument cluster, mobile phone wireless charging, electric adjustment of the main and passenger seats, front seat heating, 15.5-inch touch LCD screen, Bluetooth car phone, voice recognition control, 4G network, car network, OTA upgrade, mobile phone APP remote control, adaptive high and low beam, automatic headlights, headlight height adjustable, interior ambient lights, rear side privacy glass, rear wipers, automatic air conditioning, temperature zone control, car air purifier, etc , the basic configuration performance is very comprehensive, cost-effective.
2022 Borderless Rear-Drive Edition
Recommended index: ★★
Configuration Review: Luxury configuration added
The guide price is 288,900 yuan, the maximum output power of the rear drive motor of this configuration is increased from 201 kW to 224 kW, and the function is increased by induction trunk, steering wheel heating, driver's seat power seat, B&O speaker, matrix lighting, front multi-layer soundproof glass, exterior mirror reverse automatic roll-down, interior rearview mirror automatic anti-glare, rain sensing wipers, etc., luxury configuration is further increased.
2022 Wind Chasing All-Wheel Drive Deluxe Edition
Recommended index: ★★
Configuration review: Matching dual motor system
The guide price is 349,900 yuan, matching the front and rear dual motors, the comprehensive maximum output power of the system is 260 kilowatts, and the official acceleration result of 100 kilometers has reached 4.6 seconds.
2022 GT
Recommended index: ★
Configuration review: Performance has been further improved
The guide price is 369,900 yuan, the comprehensive maximum output power of the system is 359 kilowatts, and the official acceleration score of 100 kilometers is 3.65 seconds, and the performance is further improved, but the overall price is high, and the cost performance is relatively average.
Uncle Che concluded
In general, the new Ford Electric Horse will focus on the configuration of the adjustment this time, and the impact on the entire model will not be large. As a key work of the electrification transformation of the Ford brand, Ford has almost all its chips pressed on the electric horse model, but the market performance of this model is not satisfactory, of which its cumulative sales data for the whole year of 2022 is only 4,860 units, which is indeed not on the table.
In addition, Ford Electric Horse, which has been in China for less than two years, has also exposed safety inspection software problems and high-voltage relay problems. Therefore, for this electric car that is not like an electric car, Uncle Che's final opinion is not worth buying.