Ford electric horse wins over Tesla Model Y on price
When the rise of new energy vehicles, the same price under the spell of acceleration, trams can completely put the oil car on the ground friction. But many trams also have a problem, that is simply fast, it is difficult to take into account the driving pleasure, especially some of the new power models. And when a traditional car brand known for its sports brings an electric model, will it also have such a problem? Today we deliberately found a sporty player, it is the inheritance of Mustang genes Ford electric horse, to see how its comprehensive strength in the end.
The same American pure electric mid-size SUV, Ford Electric Horse's market presence is not as good as Tesla Model Y, but its price has an advantage. There are 4 models in the series, with a guide price of 249,900-369,900 yuan, whether the entry model or the top is cheaper than the Model Y, and even lower than the price of some domestic SUVs of the same class. Of course, this may also be the Ford electric horse to play the "low price and low" set, as to whether this is the case, the following to look at the specific.
Perfectly inherited Ford Mustang genes
As mentioned earlier, Ford Electric Horse inherited Mustang genes, which can be found from the appearance of the end. The "Black Horse" badge on the front of the car is unmistakably a Mustang family member to passersby. Of course, even without the badge, it is estimated that Mustang enthusiasts familiar with the Mustang can also find traces of Mustang-like from the shark nose front. But for my kind of fake fan, really cover the logo, it is not necessarily visible and Mustang design approach out of the same vein, after all, one is an electric SUV, one is a fuel car, the front-end profile gap is still large. However, there are two designs of the front end that I personally like, one is that its logo supports illumination, and after illumination, it is fully recognizable; the second is that the front face is not fully electric, which makes it easier for people like me who are used to seeing traditional gas cars to accept it.
Not only the front, but also the side and rear of the Ford Electric Horse can be found in the classic design of the Mustang tribute. Its outwardly flared rear wheel arch design is a signature Mustang family element, combined with smoked mirrors, a large slider, and a muscular line design, highlighting a full sense of movement. Of course not all Ford electric horse is such a sporty design, where the entry model in the mirrors, wheels and other details have been restrained, and its wheels also from the top 20 inches, 19 inches in the middle, down to 18 inches, the visual effect is slightly inferior. In addition, careful car enthusiasts may also find that the Ford Electric Horse is neither a traditional door handle, nor hidden design, the entire side of the integrated, this is because it has changed to a button to open the door, the front and rear door unlock button are located in the lower end of the B, C pillar, the first time you may need to adapt to a period of time.
Exterior & Interior: Ford electric horse counted as competent family electric SUV
Size, Ford electric horse is only a conventional medium-sized SUV three circumference, body length, width and height of 4730 * 1886 * 1621/1613mm, length and width are shorter than the Model Y a few centimeters, but the wheelbase is ahead of the Model Y a lot, reaching 2984mm, visible Ford electric horse using a pure electric platform common short front and rear overhang design, rather than the product of oil to electricity.
At the rear, the Ford Electric Horse also has the signature Mustang family design, introducing the same three-pillar taillights as the Mustang, while on top of the original, it has a new arrow-feather design, creating a semi-through taillight effect that looks very unique. At the bottom of the rear, it replaces the exposed exhaust design with a rear diffuser, which gives a vague sense of sportiness, but is not as effective as the design with exhausts. But in terms of the overall appearance, the Ford Electric Horse is very sporty among pure electric SUVs.
As with most trams, the entire interior of the Ford Electric Horse is also being reduced. Looking around, the center console T-top area can hardly see the physical buttons, air conditioning, multimedia, driving mode and other functions are adjusted through the large center console screen, and this vertical screen is also large enough, the size of 15.5 inches, to enhance the sense of technology in the car, but the richness of built-in functions and playability and the performance of the top stream car machine is still a gap, of course, the common car navigation, voice control, OTA and other functions it is not absent . In addition, there are two details of the interior that I think deserve praise, one is that its headrests support the common up and down adjustment, but also support the rare tilt angle adjustment, which can better adapt to the passenger's head posture; the second is that it still retains the Astat button, taking care of the users who are used to driving traditional gas cars.
In terms of space, although its three circumferences are not as good as the Model Y, but from the third-party test data, the Ford Electric Horse's passenger space is not much behind, except for the more "slippery" roof shape, resulting in slightly less headroom in the rear, its front headroom and rear legroom are not inferior to the Model Y. On the contrary, thanks to the longer On the contrary, thanks to the longer wheelbase, it also has better rear legroom, which is enough to satisfy the 181cm tall experience to sit comfortably. However, it must be admitted that it is a little less comfortable to be fully loaded because of the slightly shorter cushion in the middle of the rear row.
Storage part, the regular door storage compartment, glove box, including the roof glasses box and other details of storage are available, the rear also has a cup holder armrest box, to achieve a family SUV should be performance. As for the trunk, the regular storage volume is 518L, after the rear row can reach 1385L, and the whole floor is relatively neat, the sides of the projection is also relatively small, there is a 12V power connector, as well as 100L front trunk available, more than enough to meet daily use, of course, if more hooks, net pockets and other thoughtful design would be better.
Ford Electric Horse is well equipped and cost-effective
Back to the question at the beginning, does it have a "low price and low features"? In fact, if you open its configuration table, you can find that the Ford Electric Horse has a lot of standard features, except for the entry model, which is missing 10 BOSS audio system, main driver memory, heated steering wheel and a few other high-value features, it has no obvious slot in the configuration performance, instead its safety and technology features are basically on par with the top model. Not only does it have safety equipment including knee airbags, but it also has a full set of L2 intelligent assisted driving features, including rear collision warning, lane assist, reverse car side warning and so on. Of course, some people may be confused, so how does the Ford Electric Horse pull off the price difference? This problem is actually mainly in the power and range.
Ford Electric Horse has a total of 4 models, the first 2 models are single motor configuration, equipped with 61.5kWh, 80.3 kWh battery pack, and through different power tuning, so that its official 0-100km / h acceleration were 6.2 seconds, 6.5 seconds, and the corresponding models of CLTC pure electric range were 513km, 619km. as for the other 2 models are equipped with dual As for the other two models are equipped with dual electric motors, making their official 0-100km/h acceleration reach 4.6 seconds and 3.65 seconds respectively. The top model is more catered to the performance needs due to the power tuning, resulting in these two models, although both are 80.3 kWh battery pack, but the top CLTC pure electric range is inferior, only 492km, and the second top model is 554km.
In terms of the actual driving experience, although we test drive is not more performance of the high 2 models, but the overall power is still very strong, and the suspension is mainly sports tuning, in a higher speed into the corner can still give the driver a good confidence. Although the suspension is difficult to completely isolate vibrations through the ditches, but the rebound is crisp and sharp, without a sense of cheapness, with three adjustable modes: whispering, winning and unrestrained, driving without a sense of dullness, even when set to the whispering mode similar to the economic driving mode, its steering road sense is clear enough to praise. However, it should be noted that its brakes are hard at the beginning, and it may take some time to get used to it for the first time.
Summary: Ford Electric Horse can be seen as an electric version of the "Mustang", although it takes into account some of the characteristics of the family SUV, but the overall feeling is still very sporty, this movement is not only in the face, but also includes power and chassis tuning and other "internal This is not only in the face, but also in the power and chassis tuning and other "inner" aspects, to meet the simple fast and good driving pleasure, which distinguishes it from many existing new power models. As for how to choose this car, if the pursuit of the ultimate driving pleasure, then naturally to the top; however, I personally do not recommend it, because the second lowest can also meet our pursuit of driving pleasure, and the longest range of the whole system, the price is relatively low, the value is higher.
