In fact, the situation of station wagon in China is quite embarrassing. Many people like it, but the real feedback from sales is bleak. The reason is that station wagons originated in the European market, and they like station wagons just as American consumers are keen on pickup trucks. However, in China, the optional reasons for station wagons are not so rich. After all, cars and SUVs can meet the needs of people and goods. Why do you have to choose a station wagon?

Therefore, the different concept of using cars leads to the popularity of station wagons in China. However, the existence is reasonable, and there are always some people expecting more station wagons to enter China. If they like it, they will also pay. And at the Guangzhou Auto Show in 2020, Ford is brand new? Fox hunting version is officially launched, and the new car only provides one configuration model, with the guide price of 153800 yuan.

First of all, the Fox Hunting Edition is not unique to China. Is the overseas version of Fox active? The station wagon is the prototype. Secondly, after the launch of the new car, the domestic "Fox Series" is the same as overseas, with three products with different positioning, and the other two are the ordinary version of Fox and the cross-border version of Fox Active.

In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4678/18411555 mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2705 mm Compared with the domestic Focus (hatchback), although the wheelbase of the travel version is the same, the longer body will definitely bring more abundant trunk storage space. Secondly, from the positioning point of view, the most direct competitor of Fox Hunting Edition is Ming Rui Travel Edition, both of which are positioned as compact joint-venture station wagons, with little difference in size between the two cars, and the wheelbase of Fox Hunting Edition is dominant.

From the appearance, the domestic fox hunting version has a bright black grille at the front, and the overseas version is consistent with the ordinary fox. As for the reason for the change, the professor thinks it is in line with the fact that China people prefer "big mouth". In addition, the headlight groups on both sides are also integrated with the grille to increase the visual width, and the front enclosed radiator is surrounded by chrome-plated decorative strips, reflecting the change of "adapting to local conditions".

On the side of the car body, the new car adopts the design of standard station wagon, which is highly similar to the overseas version. It emphasizes identity through the fender and the black plastic wheel eyebrows on the roof rack. In addition, the new car also uses double five-spoke wheels similar to petals, and there are chrome-plated decorative strips above the window, presumably to meet the needs of Chinese people.

There are not many bright spots at the rear of the car, and the overall design is not much different from that of Fox. However, the travel version added a larger spoiler to match the shape, and the exhaust port became a bilateral layout.

As the top model of "Fox Series", Fox Hunting Edition has improved the interior compared with the ordinary version of Fox. While maintaining the family style as a whole, the new car adds a full LCD instrument panel, and the size of the central control screen is further increased.

It is worth mentioning that the floating central control panel supports touch operation and adopts the newly developed SYNC? +Internet system, clear interface, simple function allocation and easy to use.

In addition, the air conditioning control area has also changed greatly. The original large number of physical buttons are simplified, and only the adjustment knobs and five function buttons on both sides are reserved. On the whole, the interior of Fox Hunting Edition has been obviously improved, and it looks more scientific and technological as a whole, which is also in line with the highest-end positioning of Fox Series.

Since it is a hunting station wagon, the storage of the trunk is also the focus. First, its rear seats support a ratio of 4/6, and the space after being laid down is relatively regular. The maximum depth of the trunk reaches 1870mm, which is 230mm longer than the ordinary hatchback version, and can definitely meet various daily use needs.

The Fox Hunting Edition launched this time is equipped with a 1.5T three-cylinder engine, and the transmission is matched with an 8-speed automatic gearbox. Maximum power 174 HP and maximum torque of 243 nm. Or the normal version of fox.

In terms of suspension, the new car adopts the form of front McPherson+rear multi-link independent suspension. As a classic model of Ford, Fox maintains the brand's consistent manipulation genes and is widely praised in driving. Therefore, as a derivative model, it is expected that the fox hunting version will also inherit the handling.

Although there are not many optional travel models in China, fortunately, within the range of 6.5438+0.5 million, consumers who like station wagons still have the opportunity to start, such as Ming Rui Travel Edition and Buick Reading Lang. In fact, these two models can be regarded as derivative versions, among which Buick Hideo can be understood as the travel version of Buick Hideo, while Ming Rui is more famous and has corresponding overseas models.

Therefore, the future direct competing products of Fox Hunting Edition can basically be locked, but in terms of sales volume, compared with traditional cars, the travel version derived from it is really not very eye-catching, and what kind of market performance does Fox Hunting Edition have as a latecomer? We might as well look forward to it.

In addition, the professor believes that the significance of Fox Hunting Edition lies not only in sales volume, but also in quickly filling Ford's domestic product lineup. We all know that Ford was at a low ebb in China a few years ago, and the main reason was the slow speed of vehicle renewal and few choices. So Ford has been solving this problem for two years, from launching new SUV products to Fox derivative models. These actions can show Ford's determination.

In China, station wagons give people the impression that "only station wagons can buy station wagons", but in fact, from a rational point of view, station wagons are one of the automobile categories. Like cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, good feedback from European markets and other overseas markets is enough to prove their significance.

Therefore, the professor thinks that since the station wagon was not "born" in China, we don't need to look at it with the slogan of "station wagon feelings". We should explore the advantages of station wagon, for example, it has more storage space than cars and lower center of gravity than SUVs, so as to obtain better handling and compare when choosing cars in a more rational way. In this way, the station wagon may have a better market prospect and be accepted by more people.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.