After the Ford Fiesta ushered in the mid-term redesign of the model in overseas markets, Ford officially released a new official map of the 2022 Focus model recently. The 2022 Fox unveiled a new Fox ST Edition version as early as the end of August this year, and the mid-term redesign of this time covers the ordinary version of the ordinary version, the ST version, and the Active Wagon version.
In 2022, Fox is about to be listed in overseas markets, and there are rumors in the domestic consumer market that it is expected to be put into production as soon as next year. In the mainstream compact car segment, Corolla and Leiling's "Japanese dual engine" and Volkswagen Langyi's economic durability have supported half of the sales market, and the new Fox's redesign and upgrade can occupy a place in the field of compact car in the future?
The front face of the ordinary version of the model "re-equipped" with a larger size honeycomb grille net, the lower bracketing style has also changed, and the effect of the black trim at the bottom is combined with the silver chrome trim on both sides to stretch the horizontal visual effect of the front face, which also enhances the delicacy of the front face.
The highlight of the front face is not only the change in design style, the headlight group adopts a new light body structure, and the daytime running lights wrap around the light body contour is very recognizable. The standard LED headlight assembly, its fog lamp function is also integrated into the lamp body assembly, so that its front face looks more concise and atmospheric. In addition, the pixel LED headlight function has an automatic anti-glare function, which can be selected according to user needs.
The ST version of the model has been modified in detail on the basis of the ordinary version, and the First Ofan Green paint is the exclusive color of the ST version of the model. This is also the "special point" that distinguishes the ST version from other versions of the model. The front face is marked with the word ST in the net, and the lower bracket design style is also wrapped in black trim to highlight the identity of the sporty tone.
On the side, exclusive black alloy wheels and red calipers also highlight the "performance taste" of the ST version, and the tire size is available in 18-inch and 19-inch wheel sizes.
Active Wagon is a crossover model derived from the Ford brand in the past two years, different from the stylized design of the ST version of sports fashion, the Active Wagon version of the model is more in line with the all-terrain cross-border characteristics in terms of style presentation.
The straight waterfall type of mid-grid grille makes its front face look more capable than the ST version. The front and rear surrounds and side skirts are decorated with a straight, regular chrome trim with a plastic brow design chassis. The Active Wagon version has the design elements of an all-terrain crossover model.
In addition to the redesign of the exterior design, the redesign of the interior cockpit is also particularly obvious. The first is that the central control adopts a larger 13.2-inch LCD touch screen. The use of larger screens incorporates more functional operations such as the system, so that the physical button area becomes more concise, and only some of the "necessary" key operations are retained.
Even in the regular version, the interior is covered with delicate matte trim and red stitching to highlight the sporty atmosphere of the cockpit. By the Way, according to the configuration of the power hardware and the different configuration of the model version, the shift mechanism design style is different. In addition to manual operation, the regular and ST versions of the automatic models use a knob operation, while the Active Wagon uses a gear lever operation.
The ST version of the model is a radical one-piece racing seat design, the steering wheel is marked with an exclusive "ST" logo, the overall sporty attribute is very strong.
In terms of configuration upgrades, not only has a larger LCD screen been brought, but the LCD display style of the directional instrument has also changed, which can bring more abundant vehicle dynamic information display. The car is equipped with Ford's latest SYNC 4 infotainment system, and the new Apple CarPlay and Android Auto mobile phone interconnection functions are added to meet the current young consumer audience's usage habits in terms of configuration.
The ST version offers a variety of driving modes to choose from, including Slipery, Normal, Sport, and Race Track modes. ST version of the model, in order to meet the driving pleasure in different use scenarios.
At present, for overseas versions, The Fox will continue to provide 1.5L and 1.5T gasoline three-cylinder engines with a maximum output of 95 hp and 120 hp, respectively. Its power level is slightly different from the domestic version of the model on sale. The drivetrain is a continuation of the old model with a 6-speed manual and an 8-speed automatic transmission.
When the domestic version of the model cancels the 1.0T three-cylinder power version, the ordinary version of the Fox overseas model still launches the power system of the 1.0T three-cylinder engine + 48V light mix system, and the maximum power is between 125-150 horsepower according to different tuning methods. Its power level book data is even more powerful than the 1.5T engine. Of course, thanks to the blessing of 48V, the 1.0T power version of the model is mainly fuel economy power output.
In overseas markets, the ST version will also be supplied with a 2.3T four-cylinder engine with a maximum output of 280 horsepower, and according to the official zero hundred acceleration performance, it will take only 5.7 seconds. In addition to the 6-speed manual transmission, the drivetrain will also provide a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission to choose from, and the power hardware is equipped to distinguish it from the regular version of the model.
From the book data, the Fox ST set of 2.3T power version is better than the current Golf GTI. However, with reference to the fact that the old Fox ST has not been introduced to the domestic market for "various reasons", everyone here can only look forward to the new Fox ST.
Compared with the old models, the redesign and upgrade of the new Focus can be said to be full of sincerity. The redesign of the styling design is more exquisite and fashionable, the atmosphere of the interior cockpit interprets more scientific and dynamic, and the model positioning options are rich. The highlight of the redesign is not only on the surface, the upgrade of intelligent configuration brings a richer car experience.
But for our domestic consumers, in the face of the so-called "three cylinders", how much "consumer confidence" can be saved by the redesign and upgrading of design, configuration and materials? It is not that the current three-cylinder machine is not good, but our people always have a kind of consumer psychology of "being bitten by a snake for ten years and afraid of the well rope". Perhaps when the new Focus is introduced to China, if you want to occupy a position in the mainstream compact home car, you may really have to consider the audience of the three-cylinder engine market.
From the perspective of competitive strategy, the domestic version of Fox has lowered the consumption threshold to less than 100,000. Considering the highlights of the upgrade of the new Fox, when the domestic consumer market is introduced in the future, it is understandable that there will be a slight increase in pricing. In this regard, do you think that the new Fox will be the first choice for young consumer audiences for the family car?