With the continuous improvement of the income of Chinese residents, the people's requirements for the quality of life are also getting higher and higher, and consumption upgrading is a matter of course, which is one of the reasons why car luxury brands are getting better and better in domestic sales. As one of the representatives of American luxury brands, Lincoln, in order to comply with the development of the domestic automobile market, has gradually realized the localization of its products in the past two years, bringing consumers more grounded models and prices. As the first SUV model after the localization of Lincoln Motors, the Lincoln Adventurer has achieved quite good sales results since it was put on sale.
Lincoln Adventurer positioning is a compact SUV, from the official guide price, competitors are Audi Q3, Mercedes-Benz GLA, BMW X1 and other mainstream luxury brands of hot models. In the face of such a strong competitor, what are the outstanding points of the Lincoln adventurers? The author has just participated in the Lincoln Adventurer's Suzhou test drive activity, the following by the author according to this test driving experience to give you a detailed introduction.
The Lincoln Adventurer test drive is the full range of 2022 Adventurers, including PHEV models and limited edition MONO models (only 500 units are produced in series). Some time ago, when I saw the official promotional poster of the Lincoln Adventurer limited edition MONO model, I was attracted by its unique color scheme, and it was a "limited edition", and young people have a natural yearning for "limited edition" things. Fortunately, in this Lincoln Adventurer test drive, the author drew a lottery for the Lincoln Adventurer Limited Edition MONO model as his own car, and it seems that "I will never forget it, and there will be an echo".
The Lincoln Adventurer Limited Edition MONO is made of pure white throughout the body, including the front grille, which gives people an elegant style from a distance. It features 19-inch bright black wheels and a suspended black roof to create a sporty look. The Collector's Knight Star logo on the hood is a unique logo of the Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition, highlighting its "limited edition" identity. Adaptive LED headlights with automatic level adjustment and automatic high beam control, integrated through-horizon LED taillights and other Lincoln eye-catching configurations also appear on the Adventurer MONO Limited Edition.
The interior of the Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition is my personal favorite. Lincoln has its own unique style in terms of luxury creation. The entire instrument cluster is well-designed, with a 12.3-inch all-digital instrument panel and a 12.8-inch high-definition touch screen that adds a sense of technology to the interior. Topa Blue Premium Leather-Wrapped Instrument Panel, Door Handles and Seats give a sense of comfort and elegance. The luxury features are not only that, the car is also equipped with a comfort atmosphere mode, Lincoln fragrance system matching, seven-color LED interior cabin mood lights, 9 speakers plus an external amplifier Lincoln premium sound system, bringing the driver and occupants a quiet and comfortable time in the car.
Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition is equipped with SYNC+ Intelligent Mobility Interconnection (3rd Generation) system, which supports OTA, Lincoln Vehicle-to-Road Collaboration, Lincoln Way APP, Lincoln Interconnection with Car Wi-Fi Hotspot and other functions. Among them, the Lincoln vehicle-road coordination function is very distinctive, it can remind the driver of the traffic light situation in front of the car machine system, so that the driver can prepare in advance. When the vehicle is waiting for a red light, it also has a green light reminder function, and it will no longer be urged by the rear car because the driver is distracted. However, this function is currently only opened in a few specific cities that support smart traffic lights, and more cities will be added in the later stage to facilitate user use.
In terms of intelligent driving assistance system, the Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition has more than 20 user-friendly driving assistance and safety technology configurations. These include the Lincoln Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance System, the ACC Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop & Go Auto-Follow Function, the PCA Collision Avoidance Warning System with Pedestrian Monitoring and AEB Active Emergency Braking (which helps drivers actively brake to low risk speeds or even direct braking in emergency situations), the LDW Lane Departure Warning System and the LKA Lane Keeping Assist System. Lane keeping system and BLIS blind spot monitoring system with oncoming warning functions on both sides.
In practical use, the Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition Intelligent Driver Assistance System performs satisfactorily. ACC intelligent adaptive cruise control system's stop &go automatic follow-up function, whether it is the maintenance of the distance, or the braking and starting effect of the vehicle's follow-up can be done naturally, and it will not make people feel stiff. Secondly, AEB's performance is also commendable, and its probe is sensitive to maintaining a distance from the car in front.
During the driving process of the vehicle, when the driver is slightly distracted, the AEB system predicts that the car is too close or will be dangerous when it will issue an emergency warning sound of pre-collision, so that the driver can pay attention to or intervene in the braking action. If the driver is still not paying attention, the vehicle will automatically brake to avoid a collision when it enters the dangerous distance. Although many cars are currently equipped with AEB systems, the Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition has enough clear tones for the driver to pay attention to in terms of prompting attention to the distance; it is smooth during the automatic braking process and does not bring discomfort to the driver. The performance of the above two points, the author in the test drive of other competitors of the same level, the performance of the Adventurer MONO Limited Edition is the most trustworthy to the author.
The Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition power section features a 2.0T turbo engine with a maximum of 245 horsepower and 390 Nm of maximum torque, matched by an 8-speed automatic transmission. From the data alone, the Adventurer MONO Limited Edition is more eye-catching than the competitors. In the actual experience, the power output of this car is indeed better than that of competitors, the power makes corresponding feedback with the change of the depth of the throttle, and its power reserve gives the driver enough confidence to respond, overtaking or accelerating and other actions to drive at will. Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition also offers a variety of driving modes such as standard, dynamic, and slippery roads for drivers to choose from, and calmly face a variety of driving scenarios.
Chassis, equipped with a set of CCD adaptive suspension, can monitor the road conditions at a frequency of 500 times per second and independently adjust the shock absorber of a single wheel at a frequency of 100 times per second, whether it is a paved road with good road conditions or a potholed sand road, the Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition can calmly face a variety of complex road conditions. In simple terms, the adaptive suspension of this car can provide sufficient support to the vehicle when it is hard, and it can bring a high-grade filtration effect to the driver and occupant when it is comfortable. It is worth mentioning that its quiet performance is also quite outstanding. In the car, the driver and occupants can hardly hear the engine sound, tire noise, and the noise from the chassis filter, thanks to the effect of Lincoln spending a lot of money on chassis sound insulation, glass sound insulation and so on.
Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition priced at 289,800 yuan, placed in the same level of luxury brands, it is similar to the price of competitors, but luxury configuration, technology configuration and power parameters, etc., but much higher than competitors. Especially compared to first-line luxury brands such as BBA, the Lincoln Adventurer MONO Limited Edition is only equivalent to the price of their matching, but it is higher than their top configuration, which is believed to be the sincerity of the Lincoln brand to exert efforts in the domestic luxury car market. While the Lincoln Adventurer MONO is a limited edition, the other 2022 Adventurers are also very cost-effective. As for how consumers choose, they may wish to go to the brand store to test drive and compare.