Or return to the “four-cylinder” camp, will Fox choose Changan’s “Blue Whale” engine?

In the circle of a Class A, Fox, who entered the Chinese market in 2005, has also been the existence of the north and south of the river. Among them, the hatchback version is a small number of vehicles that can match the Volkswagen Golf, and the sedan version or even the Toyota Carolla.

Unfortunately, it is “the end of the year”, after the fourth-generation Fox is listed in 2018, due to the whole system, the three-cylinder strategy (1.0L, 1.0T, 1.5 T), sales and word-of-mouth encountered Waterloo. And currently selling is the three-cylinder (1.5L, 1.5T), and the average monthly sales of 2020 is less than 4,000, the monthly sales of nearly 40,000, and everyone is awkward.

Recently, there is media exposure. Changan Ford has established a “four-cylinder” team, and will add four-cylinder version to Fox. In this regard, many netizens clamped their hands and thought that Ford finally wake up. After all, like Buick Yinglang, Honda Lingpai, etc. After returning to four cylinders, it is not only the pressure of public opinion, but sales have also improved.

Honda Lingpai

If Fox adds four-cylinder version, perhaps It is also possible to boost the morale and sales. In fact, look at the entire three-cylinder market, like BMW 1 Series, Geely Bun, Chevrolet Cuze, Most of the three-cylinder / four-cylinder, even newly added Carolla and Rayling, the same. Like Fox, the whole system is fully implemented, and it is a relatively radical strategy.

Toyota Ling

And last year Changan Ford relies on academy, adventure The promotion of the company, the annual sales reached 213,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 16.7 percentage, and at the same time ended 3 years negative growth. At this time, Changan Ford, if you can go well, give Fox four cylinders, which should have a good effect and positive meaning.

Of course, there is currently about this four-cylinder engineThe source has not yet clear news, so it has also triggered the guessing of the outside world. There are three main statements: First, in the existing 1.5L, 1.5T three-cylinder machine, “expansion” upgrade.

Second, it takes the old engine, there is a friend, and the Fords last generation model, specifically to 2015-2018, in fact, there is a 1.5T four-cylinder engine , Maximum horsepower 181PS, maximum torque 240nm, and emissions belong to national five standards. At present, there is also an equipped in Mondeo and Wing Tiger, but has been upgraded to national six, the maximum horsepower 182PS, the maximum torque 243nm.

Ford Wing Tiger

Three is equipped with blue from Changan Auto Whale series engine, this is not random guess. As early as last year, there was a media to explode Ford and Changan Automobile Discussion on “Changan Blue Whale Series Engine Map on Changan Ford”.

Ford has already had a precedent in this regard, another joint venture brand – Jiangling Ford’s leading world, the 1.5T engine adopted from domestic brands Jiangling Motors, even the gearbox is a domestic state of CVT. Therefore, for Ford’s engine, it is not possible.

Changan’s growth in the engine field has been obvious to the Uni-T mounted blue whale NE1.5T engine, its maximum horsepower 180PS, maximum torque 300nm, meets the national six B standard, heat efficiency is as high as 40%, and the future can also be compatible with 48V, HEV, PHEV, REEV design.

Changan Uni-T

compared to the mid-to-cylinder, or to extend the old engine, with Changan Blue Whale It is not a fast effective solution. Of course, the dispute estimate of this program will be the largest.

In many people’s impression, even if the domestic power of these years has a sharp progress, the three major research and development strength, the joint venture brand is still a radio, and it is also always a high-quality brand. For the 100-year-old car company such as Ford, if even the engine is used in China, it is inevitable that it is less than being “non-discussion.”

In the domestic market, it is always the power of domestic car joint venture brands. It is a very small number of domestically produced brands. Although it is expected to be under the price cost, but many people’s eyes, this will not only pull the grade of the joint venture brand, but also the question of “changing the shell”.

Write at the last

In fact, Ford’s research and development strength in core technology has always been online. Its main ECOOST series started from 2010, 8 times in 10 years, “Ward Top Ten Engines”, such a score, is already embarrassing Ford in technology. So if Ford really uses Changan engine, I believe that many people’s first feel is shocking or incredible.

However, due to the fact that the Ford in the three-cylinder machine in the three-cylinder field, Ford did not have new works on small displacement four-cylinder engines. And with the promotion of new energy and upgrading of energy conservation and emission reduction requirements, Ford reroutes great efforts to develop a new four-cylinder power, which seems to be not practical. As for the end, will Ford choose Changan’s engine? Let’s wait and see! Welcome to “the” vehicle domain “, please leave a message below, share your views on Fox.