What is the C 1MCA platform?
Ford C 1 platform has been put into mass production of vehicles since 2003. According to the output rate of Ford C 1 platform, the car has crossed three models and four famous brands, totaling more than a dozen models. C 1MCA platform is an improved version of C 1 platform. C 1MCA platform is the key to manufacturing compact cars. Mazda Motor and Volvo Group both use C 1 platform to manufacture cars.
Vehicle suspension:
Fox's car suspension is a single McPherson suspension, and Fox's lower arm is a single-sided metal stamping, not a stainless steel plate. Compared with the previous generation of Fox, the lower arm of this generation of Fox has not changed much, but the key change is that the original two-layer metal stamping parts have become single-sided metal stamping parts. The difficulty coefficient and cost of processing technology are somewhat reduced, which belongs to the popular level in the same class.
Rear suspension system:
The rear suspension adopts E-link structure, which is not common in this class, which is probably the reason why the Fox chassis is excellent. Compared with the previous generation, the shock absorber has changed greatly, in which the lower fixed contact is directly connected with the lower adjusting arm instead of the original connection with the longitudinal arm. At the same time, as an interesting car, Fox actually left a design scheme of anti-roll bar on the rear suspension. The overall performance of the rear suspension is excellent and it is very competitive in the same class.
Other points:
The newly upgraded Fox lower arm is wrapped by epoxy waterproof board, which plays a great role in the aerodynamic performance under the chassis. In order to steal the weight better, the lower adjusting arm still dug a hole in the thick steel plate, which is of great help to relieve the unsprung weight of suspension. At the same time, there is no four-wheel drive design scheme for the car chassis, so it can be judged that Ford is not ready to release a four-wheel drive version with higher characteristics for Fox.
Summary: Many people say that Fox runs fast and smoothly. Actually, it's true. At first, Fox's car chassis was mainly excellent at high speed. The key factor is the single reason for choosing rear suspension, followed by excellent steering ratio. When it is fast, it focuses on touch, which makes Fox more mobile.