The official price of the all-new Ford Mondeo has been announced: 159,800-216,800 yuan, all models are equipped with a 2.0T+8AT engine, with an acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds.
Compared to the pre-sale price, this price remains basically consistent, with only a 3,000 yuan decrease in the top-of-the-line ST-Line. It can be seen that after the pre-sale price was released for trial, the public has a relatively high acceptance of this price.
The dimensions of the new Mondeo are:
- length x width x height: 4,935 x 1,875 x 1,500 mm, with a wheelbase of 2,945 mm.
The front face of the new Mondeo, like the Ford EVOS, adopts a breathing scale grille and dynamic LED headlights. The side of the car is designed with concealed door handles to create a streamlined body shape, which can be popped out by induction. The through-style taillight is treated with a smoked black interior.
Regarding the interior, the new generation Mondeo is built based on the Ford FNV Smart Interconnect Network architecture. Except for the lowest configuration model, the new Mondeo is equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel that supports map mapping and AR navigation, with a resolution of up to 2K. The multimedia screen has a size of 27 inches and a resolution of 4K, supporting full-screen map display. However, it is regrettable that the car’s chip uses the Qualcomm 820A.
In the supreme model and above, the same 10-speaker B&O sound system as the EVOS, panoramic sunroof and Ford Co-Pilot360™ intelligent driving assistance system are included. The system also includes the Ford driving assistance function BlueCruise. The driving assistance chip is the Mobileye EyeQ4. Based on our previous test drives of the Ford Lingrui with the same system, Ford’s system has performed well in lane centering, follow-up distance control, and signaling lane change, and is among the best in its price range for lateral driving assistance.
For the new Ford Mondeo, there are three main points we want to share with you.
Firstly, the price. Let’s take a look at the selling prices of Mondeo’s competitors on the mid-size car market:
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For Volkswagen Passat 2.0T models, the selling price ranges from RMB 203,900 to RMB 250,900, and the high-power model is priced at RMB 231,900 to RMB 250,900.
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For Toyota Camry 2.0L naturally aspirated models, the selling price ranges from RMB 179,800 to RMB 205,800.
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For Honda Accord 1.5T models, the selling price ranges from RMB 169,800 to RMB 215,800.
Unlike the Chevrolet Malibu, which is wildly discounted in the terminal market, Mondeo directly puts the official pricing in a very cost-effective range. Mondeo’s exterior and interior have been redesigned, and the texture and functionality are much better than the Malibu.
However, it should be noted that the basic configuration of the lowest Mondeo model lacks many highlight features, and is clearly there to lower the selling price. The high-volume models are expected to be the luxury models priced at RMB 179,800.
Secondly, the smart cockpit. The large screen of the new Mondeo’s interior design is not bad, and I even think that it looks better than most new force models that claim to have a sense of technology.
SYNC®+ 2.0, jointly developed by Ford and Baidu, is also one of the rare systems that has been deeply localized in traditional joint venture automakers. It has functions such as voice recognition, intelligent navigation, and third-party application access including iQiyi, which is more functional than most traditional joint venture gasoline cars. The equipped 820A chip is somewhat regrettable, but it can also pass.
Thirdly, the Ford Mondeo is equipped with V2I (vehicle-to-infrastructure communication), which is connected to the city’s smart transportation system. This is very interesting. In ideal conditions, this system can achieve interesting functions such as green wave speed reminder, red and green light countdown reminder, running red light warning, and road information broadcasting.
At the recently concluded China Electric Vehicle Hundred People’s Congress, the industry giants basically recognized that vehicle-road coordination is the direction of development for China’s future smart cities and intelligent cities. Although this system can only be used on specific public roads in cities such as Wuxi, Changsha, and Guangzhou, Ford’s research in this area has great imagination space with the increase of roadside intelligent devices. Finally, welcome everyone to download the 42 Garage App to learn about the latest new energy information. If you want more real-time communication, you can click here to join our community.
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