At the end of last year, BYD officially ushered in the launch of a mid-size SUV, and many consumers have placed orders, this model is the formula leopard leopard 5 with strong off-road ability.
The Formula Leopard Leopard 5 is positioned as a plug-in hybrid mid-size SUV, which is highly sought after by the market due to its good off-road ability. In fact, in the past two years, hard-core off-road vehicles have become more and more favored by consumers, but the vast majority of them are new energy vehicles, so is there a fuel vehicle with a similar price? In September 2022, a new model officially came to us, this model is the Ford Explorer.
The current manufacturer's guide price of the Ford Explorer on sale is 309,800-399,800, and the pricing of this new car overlaps with the pricing of the Formula Leopard Leopard 5. But it's clear that the Ford Explorer is more of a leap forward, as it's a mid-to-large SUV.
There are many advantages of this Ford Explorer, first of all, the power system, the Ford Explorer uses pure fuel drive, equipped with a 2.3T inline four-cylinder engine, this engine has strong performance, with a maximum power of 276 horsepower and a peak torque of 425N·m, which only needs 92 gasoline, which is very good. At the same time, the new car adopts a 10-speed automatic transmission, and this power system is obviously more adaptable to off-road.
With the exception of the entry-level model, the Ford Explorer is available with all-wheel drive. What's more, the high-spec model also has a rear-axle limited-slip differential. The chassis of the new car adopts front and rear aluminum alloy swing arms, high-specification suspension structure, and the handling comfort is upgraded to a new level. The Ford Explorer's approach angle is 22 degrees, the departure angle is 23 degrees, the passing performance is not as good as the Leopard 5, and the ground clearance is relatively average, which is the main reason why the sales of this Ford Explorer are difficult to improve.
In terms of exterior styling, the Ford Explorer adopts a hard-core design, and from the side, there is a styling design with a stamped pickup truck. Unfortunately, the Ford Explorer didn't have a spare wheel rear hitch design. In terms of body data, the length, width and height of the Ford Explorer are 5063/2004/1778mm, and the wheelbase is 3025mm. This is a hard-core off-road model with six and seven seats, and it is also matched with a large 73L fuel tank, taking into account the fuel consumption of 9 per 100 kilometers, and the cruising range in the full fuel state exceeds 800km.
The interior styling contrasts markedly with the hard-core exterior, borrowing from the Ford Mondeo's design. For example, the central control part is matched with a 27-inch through-type LCD screen, which supports voice recognition control system and also has WiFi hotspot function. In addition, all models come standard with a 12.3-inch full LCD trip computer and a leather multi-function steering wheel. But one thing to say, the massive lack of in-car entertainment makes this Ford Explorer incompatible with a modern electric SUV.
But fortunately, the intelligent configuration is very complete, Ford Explorer is equipped with L2 level intelligent assisted driving system, matched with Co-Pilot360 intelligent driving, not only has a high-precision Baidu map, lane departure warning system, active braking system is also readily available. The mid-range and high-spec models also have a 360-degree surround view system.
The hard-core appearance of this Ford Explorer, the powerful powertrain all make us feel satisfied, and the starting price of the 300,000 level does not seem to be high, but the problem is that the entry version is too low, such as the lack of a rear axle differential lock, the use of a front-mounted rear-wheel drive chassis, and the seats are not even heated and ventilated, which makes people feel slightly lacking.