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Today, Changan Ford's new generation of sharp boundary declaration chart appears in the latest issue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology declaration catalogue. the new car may go on sale in the second quarter of 2023 and will compete with Toyota Hanlanda. According to reports, Ford has registered the "EDGE L" trademark, and EDGE is the English name of Ruijie, and the new domestic Ruijie may be named Ruijie L. of course, the authorities have not yet confirmed this news, and whether it will eventually be named Ruijie L has yet to be officially announced.

The new car is a brand new SUV product based on the same C2 platform of Changan Ford EVOS. According to the comprehensive picture and declaration information, the new car has changed obviously compared with the cash model. In terms of appearance, the new car adopts a brand-new design style. The front face intake grille is connected to the headlights, and the air intake grille uses a smoked dot matrix middle net, with both sides of the through LED daytime driving lights, and the front bumper uses a black decorative strip, which stretches the visual width of the front face visually, making the whole look younger.

On the side of the body, the shape of the new car is more square, the distance between C and D columns has been increased, and there is a "L" sign hanging at the end of the rear door, which also shows that the new car uses a longer wheelbase. In details, the popular hidden door handle design and chrome-plated brand new 8-spoke rims also appear in the new car.

In the rear part, the new car taillights use the same design method of the new explorers, and the middle is connected by a light belt to form a penetrating visual effect. There is a "EDGE" capital English logo hanging in the middle of the new car trim panel, which is highly identified. the surrounding wide lamp is changed into a horizontal "one" shape and the double-sided rectangular exhaust is changed into a hidden exhaust.

In terms of body, the length, width and height of the new car are 5000/1961/1773mm and the wheelbase is 2950mm. As a comparison, the length, width and height of the models on sale are 4878/1925mm/1734mm and the wheelbase is 2850mm. By contrast, the size of the new car has been greatly lengthened, including an increase in wheelbase 100mm. And compared with Toyota Hanlanda, it is also a circle bigger.

In terms of power, according to the declaration information, the new car will continue to carry 2.0T engine, maximum power 185kW, transmission may use 8-block self-integrated transmission, in addition, the new car will also provide hybrid models in the future.

According to the information obtained by the automotive industry, in the domestic market, the first-generation Ford Ruijie launched a total of three models in December 2010; in January 2012, the 2012 Ford Ruijie launched and listed, and the power still carries a 3.5L V6 engine, and the price remains the same. In November 2014, Changan Ford released its new Changan Ford Ruijie car and launched a 7-seat version, equipped with 2.7T EcoBoost power and 2.0L EcoBoost turbocharged engine, with a choice of two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. In May 2016, the 2016 Ford Ruijie officially launched, and the car was optimized only in interior decoration and configuration. In October 2017, Changan Ford 2018 Ford Ruijie officially launched. The car continues to carry 2.0T and 2.7T turbocharged engines with maximum output power of 245hp and 329hp respectively. The transmission system matches the six-speed manual self-integrated gearbox. At the same time, some models are also equipped with a set of four-wheel drive system. In August 2019, the new Ford sharp boundary ST-Line and Ford sharp boundary ST were first launched at the Shanghai auto show. The new Ford sharp boundary ST-line is equipped with a 2.0T engine with a maximum power of 245hp, and the Ford sharp boundary ST is equipped with a 2.7T V6 engine with a maximum power of 322hp and a peak torque of 500N ·m. In terms of transmission, both cars are equipped with eight-speed manual self-integrated gearboxes. In November 2019, the new Ford Ruijie officially launched four new models, the deluxe version is equipped with 2.0T engine, the maximum power is 245hp (180kW), the peak torque is 390N ·m, with an 8-speed manual gearbox; in December 2020, Changan Ford Ruijie PLUS was officially launched in China, with a total of 6 new models with a price range of 22.98-309800 yuan On June 1 this year, Ruijie PLUS officially launched a new four-wheel drive seven-seat version with a manufacturer's guiding price of 259800 yuan.

According to the wholesale sales of FIFA, Ford's sharp sales from 2015 to 2021 were 65152, 123690, 106956, 59892, 32815, 25709 and 31, 091 respectively. As a medium-sized SUV model of Changan Ford, Ruijie was once one of the strongest competitors of Hanlanda, but due to the iteration of the model and the fierce competition in the medium-sized SUV market, Ruijie gradually opened the gap with Hanlanda. With the exposure of Changan Ford's new generation of sharp boundary declaration chart, it means that the new car will be on the market soon. Due to the limited information at present, it is still clear whether Ruijie can narrow the gap with Hanlanda at that time, but it is certain that Ruijie will be a strong competitor to Hanlanda models. According to the latest retail data from the Federation of passengers, Ford Ruijie sold a total of 12315 vehicles from January to July this year, compared with 57271 for Hanlanda.

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