On June 16, 2020, Changan Ford released the domestic explorer through the live webcast, with the price of 309,800 ~ 399,800, and changed the previous horizontal platform into a vertical platform, all of which were equipped with 2.3T? Ecoboost engine, with length, width and height of 5075/2004/ 1778mm and wheelbase of 3025mm.
As many friends know, although I am a "plastic American powder", I have always had a good impression on this muscular American car.
Today, I will talk to you about this Ford Explorer, which was born in 1990.
The newly released Ford Explorer has five configurations, and there are 6-seat and 7-seat versions to choose from. This car is based on the brand-new "CD6 rear-drive platform", which not only maintains a high degree of consistency with overseas versions, but also makes scientific improvements in the interior.
Of course, from my personal point of view, this kind of interior is a bit too hard. Sometimes the bigger the screen, the better.
In terms of power, the new explorer adopted 2.3T? Ecoboost engine+10AT gearbox, and the four-wheel drive version is also equipped with a timely four-wheel drive system.
Can you guess whether this power configuration is the same as Mustang?
If I have to choose to buy this car, my first choice must be the 379,800 ST-LINE? 6-seat edition. Although many people say that this version has the lowest cost performance, including three knives, it doesn't make sense. According to his idea, we should choose the titanium version of 359,800 yuan.
But I choose this sacred line? There are several reasons for the 6-seat version.
First of all, I won't choose the 7-seat version because I don't need that many seats, and I hope it has a 5-seat version.
Second, the surround of the ST-LINE version looks better. The original factory is equipped with the same 2 1 inch wheel as the overseas version, and the Pirelli SCORPION with the parameter of 275/45/2 1? Zero fetus.
Third, there is basically no difference in configuration between the ST-LINE version and the Platinum version, but the price is 20,000 cheaper than the top version.
Of course, if I buy this car back, the first thing to do is to replace the front wheel brake with a 6-piston brake. The original brakes ... see for yourself.
Of course, if you don't care about this set of 2 1 inch tires and that set of ST-LINE, and just want to buy an SUV big enough to meet the needs of the family, then the fashionable version of the rear drive of 309,800 yuan is enough. After all, even with the lowest model, its configuration is enough. How useful can a timely four-wheel drive system be on urban roads?
In fact, the history of explorers is also very interesting. It is precisely because of this car that the 96-year cooperative relationship between Ford and Hearthstone broke down. Until a few years ago, firestone's parent company, Bridgestone, took the lead, and the two companies continued to maintain business contacts.
Time is back to 1988. At that time, due to the amazing sales of Taurus and F- 150, and the trend of trucks and family cars going hand in hand, Ford created the myth of "D-line counterattack". At that time, Ford became the most profitable automobile manufacturer in the world, and pushed the former leader General Motors to the ground.
(First generation Ford Taurus)
However, the sales of cars and pickup trucks alone have been difficult to satisfy Ford. In addition, the wheel of history also entered the 1990s, and the SUV craze began to rise. Ford also wants a piece of the SUV market.
At that time, Ford had only one SUV. II ",and this car has been criticized for its safety problems, so it can't compete with JEEP's second-generation Cherokee (code: XJ, which was sent and received in 1984 and discontinued in 200 1 year).
According to the statistics of the American Highway Safety Administration, in 1987, 43 drivers were arrested by Bronco? I rolled over and died. According to the report released by the American Highway Safety Insurance Association, about 70 people die every year from Ford Bronco? II rollover accidents, the number of rollover accidents accounted for 88% of the total number of accidents.
Even the Toyota LC90, later known as the "rollover king", failed to achieve such a record.
At first glance, something was wrong with Ford, but due to too many management levels, it was not until 1990 that it decided to stop production.
It has been discontinued. Wild horse? II After this rollover king, Ford took out their "big killer"-the first generation of explorers.
1990 in March, Ford launched the first generation of explorers. This car is not only available in two-door and four-door versions at the same time, but also equipped with leather seats, JBL audio system supporting CD playback and other luxurious configurations, and equipped with a 4.0L-V6 engine with 155 horsepower (model 1993 was upgraded to 160 horsepower).
The most attractive thing is that this car has two four-wheel drive system modes to choose from. Ford is equipped with a button called "Touch Driving" on the center console. As long as you press it, you can change the car from "two-wheel drive" to "high-speed four-wheel drive" and "low-speed four-wheel drive"
Not only that, you can also use the joystick to manually control the driving mode.
From the official sale of 199 1 year to the discontinuation of 1994, this first-generation explorer sold more than 290,000 vehicles annually, making it the best-selling SUV in one fell swoop.
With the sales momentum of the first generation of explorers, Ford launched the second generation of explorers while the iron was hot.
The second generation of explorers made great changes in modeling, and further improved the interior and comfort configuration. The most important thing is that this car is equipped with airbags in the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and accordion-like folds are added in the key parts of the frame and body structure to better protect the safety of passengers.
At first, this car was only equipped with the old 4.0-V6 engine after training. Until 1996, Ford finally installed a 5.0L-V8 heart for this car. At 1997, a 4.0L-V6 overhead dual camshaft engine was added.
By 2000, the profits brought by this second-generation explorer to Ford had accounted for 2/3 of the total profits. As a result, the arrival of the "flat tire incident" brought such hot sales to an abrupt end.
As the US Highway Safety Administration keeps receiving complaints from consumers, the explorer they were driving (originally an independent company, later acquired by Bridgestone with 1988) caused a car accident, resulting in 88 deaths and more than 250 injuries.
(Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Warren Harding and Harvery Samuel Firestone are on vacation together)
Subsequently, Ford said that after its own investigation, it was found that 15 inch ATX and ATX? II and the wilderness? AT three types of tires are easy to fall off under some working conditions, which has great safety hazards and even leads to the death of drivers or passengers in serious cases.
By August 9, 2000, firestone was really unable to deal with more than 50 lawsuits and investigations by various institutions, so it had to announce the recall of more than 6.5 million tires with the support of its parent company Bridgestone.
At this point, things seem to have been solved perfectly, but sometimes God always likes to play plot inversion.
Although firestone recalled these tires, firestone found that things were not that simple through subsequent maintenance and inspection. They pointed out that because of the defects in vehicle design, Ford explorers are particularly prone to flat tires while driving, so I can't be held responsible alone, and Ford should also be held responsible.
Hearing the news, Ford couldn't sit still. After all, these two companies are both prominent big companies. Since you have torn your face, I don't need to care about the past. The "X-Tearing War" about the flat tire incident began, which also led to the breakdown of the 96-year cooperative relationship between Hearthstone and Ford.
Later, in 200 1 year, Ford once again found Bridgestone (the parent company of Hearthstone) and proposed another larger tire replacement plan. However, Bridgestone directly rejected Ford this time, and Ford had no choice but to carry out the second recall alone and bear the relevant expenses.
For Ford, this incident caused great losses. The third-generation explorer they originally planned to launch in 2000 had to arrive in late 2002. Ford, who knew the influence of market reputation on car sales, had no expectations for this third-generation explorer and thought that since it was produced, it would be better to sell it.
As a result, God blessed Ford again.
This third-generation explorer with brand-new design and configuration has made great progress in the market, which makes Ford feel incredible.
Coupled with Ford's "zero interest loan service" to attract consumers, the sales volume in August 2002 was 5 102 1 set.
In 2006, the fourth generation of explorers appeared.
The fourth generation of explorers not only changed in appearance, interior and power, but also put on a brand-new non-loaded platform, and the supplier became Magna.
Many people think that explorers are no longer hard-core off-road vehicles from the third generation, but in my opinion, the fourth generation is the beginning of the transition from hard-core off-road vehicles to urban off-road vehicles.
At the same time, no matter how the configuration of Ford Explorer is upgraded, it is difficult to resist the increasingly fierce market competition, so that the annual sales of this generation of explorers can only hover around 654.38+ 10,000 vehicles.
20 10 in July, the fifth generation of Ford Explorer was released, which was the first time that our consumers in China came into contact with the Explorer model.
Although the size of the car body has been further increased and the configuration has made a qualitative leap, the explorer based on "D4 precursor platform" not only reduced the displacement, but also turned into a transverse engine, and even the non-load-bearing car body became a load-bearing car body.
It can be said that this generation of explorers symbolizes that this car has begun to fully compromise the market. Although the annual sales volume of this car is close to 654.38+0.7 million, such a change is unacceptable for off-road enthusiasts and American hard-core off-road vehicles.
As for our domestic consumers and explorers, it was not until the Beijing Auto Show in 20 12 that Ford brought the fifth generation of explorers in the form of all imports. It was not until March of 20 13 that this car was officially launched.
In the early days, when the 20 13 model was released, only the 3.5L version was provided in China. Later, when the 20 16 model was released, there were only 2.3T and 3.5T versions.
On June 16, 2020, the sixth generation of explorers also met with you, and not all of them were imported and sold this time, but were assembled and produced by Changan Ford in China.
1990 has been 30 years.
Although this historical heritage is not long in the automobile world, this car has become the epitome of the demands of the whole market for SUV models, from "all-round" to "quality", and has experienced the change of six generations of models.
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