Ford Sharp： The second generation is the most beautiful, and it won’t accept any refutation. What is Ford Sharp now？

First of all, let me ask you a question. Is the second generation white or black?

When it comes to American medium-sized SUVs, Ford Sharp is definitely indispensable. As the most successful SUV under Ford, Ford Sharp has a high reputation in China. At the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2013, Ford released a brand-new Edge concept car, which is the concept model of the second-generation sharp production car. In 2014, the domestic Ford Sharp was first launched in Guangzhou and listed in China in May 2015.

Compared with the old-fashioned traditional American SUV of the first generation Ford Sharp, the second generation Ford Sharp has made a brand-new design in appearance. The protruding ribs on the hood are particularly powerful, and they also draw lessons from the design of hexagonal front air intake grille, which is more tough in shape and decorated with chrome trim strips to make the whole front face look more luxurious. The lower enclosure of the front face is very wide, with fog lights on the left and right sides, and can also be used as steering auxiliary lights, making driving safer at night.

The proportion of Ford Sharp’s car body is very harmonious, and the design of low front and high back is adopted. A waistline runs from the door handle to the rear of the car, which makes the whole side more layered and looks less bloated. With sports wheels, it gives people a sense of movement, and the wheels of Ford Sharp are the best among all medium-sized SUVs at that time.

Chrome-plated bright strips are used around the window to decorate it, and the whole side looks more exquisite. The roof is also equipped with aluminum luggage rack, which further expands the loading capacity. However, the lowest Ford Sharp has no luggage rack, which gives people the feeling of being bald and makes people look awkward.

The rear of the car is designed to be narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, which makes people feel very solid, but lacks some domineering; There is a slight deficiency in the width of the car body. It would be better if it were wider. The taillights and logo are connected in series with chrome trim, which looks very neat. The bumper is made of black plastic bars, and is equipped with double-sided single exhaust.

The design of the second generation Ford Sharp was very novel at that time, and its appearance was very popular with Chinese people at that time, so its sales were very good in that year.

In the interior, Sharp’s interior is very similar to Mondeo’s. Compared with the old Sharp, the interior of the new Ford Sharp has changed a lot, and it is still based on the sense of technology that Ford has always built. Personally, I feel that its interior design is better than that of Toyota in the same period. The instrument panel adopts liquid crystal display, and the active safety configuration of the vehicle can be set through the multi-function buttons of the steering wheel.

The car machine used the SYNC system, which was also very good in the same class at that time, and it was also equipped with Sony stereo in the high-profile model. ACC intelligent adaptive cruise control system can automatically adjust the speed and keep a set distance from the preceding vehicle, which can alleviate the driver’s fatigue to some extent.

Ford Sharp’s seat comfort is quite good, the seat is moderately soft and hard, and the support position and wrapping feeling are in place. Except for the lowest model, all other models are equipped with third row seats, and the front and rear driver’s seats are equipped with functions such as ten-way electric seats and front seat heating.

Ford’s second and third rows of seats support the function of electric adjustment and folding, which can realize a variety of seat combinations and meet a variety of different use needs. However, the third row of seats is still a little cramped for adults and is only suitable for temporary emergencies.

In addition, Ford Sharp is also equipped with a large skylight, and the lighting effect is very good. Equipped with activated carbon filter, activated carbon can absorb harmful gases in the air, which provides a guarantee for a good air environment in the car.

In terms of power, Sharp is equipped with two turbocharged engines, 2.0T and 2.7T, which are divided into two types: two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. 2.7L six-cylinder turbocharged direct injection engine has a maximum power of 242kW and a maximum torque of 475N.m. The maximum power of the 2.0L turbocharged direct injection engine is 180kW and the maximum torque is 350N.m. Matching these two engines is a 6-speed automatic manual transmission. After 2017, the 2.7T engine was cancelled. Since then, Ford Sharp has been a 2.0t engine.

Ford Sharp adopted the Ford CD4 platform, as well as a new generation of Mondeo and. It uses a stronger boron steel material on the chassis, which means that the models built on this new platform will have a stronger chassis and a better suspension system. Sharp driving gives people a very good feeling, and the acceleration gives people a very dense feeling and makes people full of confidence; The chassis feels very solid and tight, and it is very supportive when cornering, and there is no extra bounce when passing through potholes.

Ford Sharp uses a double-deck sound insulation glass in the front row, and its sound insulation effect should be the best in its class. Closing the window can isolate the noise in the car and make the car quieter.

However, the biggest disadvantage of this car is its gearbox. Although the matching of 6AT gearbox is good, its fuel economy is not very ideal. In addition, the self-weight of American SUV is large, and the fuel consumption of Ford Sharp is high. I believe many car owners have a deep understanding.

In terms of safety configuration, Ford Sharp has adopted a high-strength energy-absorbing body, complete body stability control systems such as ABS, EBD, ESC and TCS, which provide a guarantee for driving safety. Seven airbags/air curtains are used to protect the occupants in case of accidents.

The second generation of Ford Sharp belongs to the peak of debut, but later Sharp did not grasp the market well, which led to a further decline in sales. First of all, Sharp cancelled the 2.7T V6 engine, and many people were very disappointed. In 2019, Sharp’s interior introduced a vertical 12.8-inch super-large central control screen, and the proportion of the central control screen was very uncoordinated in the interior, which was spit out like a standing tombstone. The only good thing is that the gearboxes of all models have been upgraded from 6AT to 8AT. Sharp’s appearance has also been slightly changed, but the uglier it gets, the feeling is like a plastic surgery failure.

Nowadays, Ford Sharp doesn’t feel like one or four, SUV is not like SUV, MPV is not like MPV; In the past, the appearance of the atmosphere is ugly now, which is not as good as the appearance of domestic cars now. The proportion of the side body is extremely uncoordinated, and it feels like obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is a pity that a generation of classic models have been ruined.

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