To this day, we have basically formed an inherent impression of all series of models, such as the Japanese fuel-efficient and durable, the American large displacement and high fuel consumption, and the domestic cheap bowl. The biggest reason for their success is actually due to hybrid models, especially the best-selling gasoline-electric hybrid models. But with the launch of the Ford Mondeo high-horsepower e-hybrid, its official 3The fuel consumption data of 81L 100km in urban conditions not only breaks the stereotype of high fuel consumption of American cars, but also challenges the position of Liangda in the oil hybrid market.
Recently, we were invited to participate in the Ford Mondeo Fuel Consumption Challenge, and conducted a fuel consumption test in the mountain city of Chongqing, and the results were surprising. I don't sell it here, but first give our measured data: the time is limited, and under the comprehensive working condition of 50km, we ran out of 3The result of 4L 100km is lower than the official figure. Of course, this is not enough, among our same batch of ** teachers, the best grades actually reached 25L 100km, and according to him, he has also run lower, worthy of the "** right foot".
Although the driver's skill has an impact on fuel consumption figures, the most important thing is to have a very efficient hybrid system to support it, which is the key to fuel efficiency in the Ford Mondeo high-horsepower e-hybrid. The secret of low fuel consumption Technically, Ford's hybrid system is not much different from Toyota's, both of which are power-splitting architectures. It is characterized by the formation of a power distributor through a planetary gear set, the energy output of the engine is distributed to the wheels and generators through this planetary gear set, and the planetary gear set can be driven with electricity at low speeds, thereby driving the vehicle;In hybrid mode, the engine starts to intervene and uses a portion of the power to drive the vehicle, while the other part is transferred to the engine-assisted drive vehicle. Its biggest advantage lies in the low-speed section of the city, because the low-speed is mainly driven by the motor, the ride is better, and the urban fuel consumption is lower, which is also the reason why the Mondeo Hybrid has lower fuel consumption in urban conditions. The biggest difference between the Mondeo's e-hybrid system and other hybrid systems is its 1The 5T hybrid engine is quite powerful, with a maximum power of 140kW (190PS), which is definitely the top in its class.
In addition, in the process of test driving, we also found several characteristics of this system, first of all, its motor power is not small, the maximum power reaches 96kw, so as long as the power is enough, the medium and low speed conditions are basically pure electric mode, and the drive motor undertakes the driving task. In our actual driving, we found that in the range of about 0-60km h, it is possible to maintain electric drive. Of course, the premise is to maintain a relatively stable and constant speed without excessive power demand. As you can see from the previous fuel consumption**, we are mostly electric.
Thanks to the advantages of the power split system we mentioned earlier, even if the battery is low and the engine starts to intervene, the overall ride will not be affected in the slightest. Secondly, back to the engine, because its horsepower is large enough, compared with Toyota's self-priming engine, it has a strong power generation and power retention capacity, and does not need the engine to start frequently, so it naturally performs better in terms of ride and economy. At the same time, it also has 7The result of breaking 100 in 5 seconds shows the strength.
Finally, let's look at the data, whether the Mondeo hybrid model is 3The fuel consumption of 81L 100km in urban conditions is still 4The fuel consumption of 56L 100km comprehensive working conditions is lower than that of Japanese hybrids of the same level, and it can actually be lower, as an American car, it has achieved better performance than Japanese cars. As for the driving level, let's talk about the chassis. The suspension tuning of the new car is the same as that of the ordinary version of the model, compared with the handling, more attention is paid to ride comfort, but I personally feel that the tuning of its suspension does not blindly pursue comfort, compared with Camry and other competing products, it is still slightly harder, and the support is good. In addition, the entire chassis shows a good sense of heaviness, and the handling of road vibrations is crisp and clean. In addition, the NVH part of the new car also performs remarkably, and the suppression of noise such as wind noise is relatively good. If the hexagonal warrior is only low fuel consumption, it is obviously not attractive enough for consumers, so the Mondeo is also working together in other aspects, striving to create the strongest "bucket car" in its class. The overall styling design of the Mondeo high-horsepower e-hybrid version is highly consistent with that of the regular model, with a low nose, sharp bonnet rib line and split headlight design, "stylish" and "sporty" throughout the body.
And one of the biggest selling points of this car is space, the new car length, width and height 4935 * 1875 * 1500mm, wheelbase 2945mm, size than the old rival Camry (length, width and height 4885 * 1840 * 1455mm, wheelbase 2825mm), Accord (length, width and height 4980 * 1862 * 1449mm, wheelbase 2830mm) has more advantages. In actual driving, 180cm passengers can get more stretch space in the front and rear rows. In addition, the car inside 12The 3-inch full-color digital LCD instrument cluster and 27-inch high-definition 4K center display are also not absent, and it is also equipped with Ford's new generation Sync+20 Zhixing interconnection system, supporting multi-touch, AI voice recognition, gesture control, facial recognition and other interaction methods.
As for the configuration, the reversing camera, L2 level intelligent driving assistance, electric adjustment of the main and passenger seats, dual-zone automatic air conditioning, and rear exhaust air vents are all standard equipment of the whole series. On the high-end model, it is also equipped with heated front seats, wireless charging of mobile phones, parallel assist, Danish national treasure B&O brand audio, ambient lighting, etc. Finally, in terms of safety, the body structure of the new car adopts a high-safety cage body design, in which the A-pillar adopts 1700MPa martensitic steel with 3D rolling process and is equipped with 7 airbags. The battery pack has passed 25°C-60°C high and low temperatures under different working conditions50,000 cycles of life test, salt spray erosion test time exceeded the national standard requirements by 14 times, and more stringent overcharge and acupuncture tests were carried out than the national standard. Written at the end: In summary, the biggest feature of the Ford Mondeo high-horsepower e-hybrid version is that it has lower fuel consumption performance than the fuel version, or even lower than the Japanese hybrid of the same level, which completely subverts the perception of American models by consumers in the past. At the same time, Mondeo's inherited advantages of large space and strong performance are still there, coupled with the improvement of configuration and intelligence, it is extremely competitive. With the arrival of the high-horsepower e-hybrid version, the Ford Mondeo family has formed three sets of power systems for users to choose from, and it is believed that it can meet the needs of more users.